The self-titled debut sold 311 copies its first week. However, through touring, and TVT support, the album gained charting success through Billboard and earned gold certification.
Bassist Vince Hornsby joined drummer Morgan Rose in 1994, in a band called Snake Nation. John Connolly, a drummer, left his current band and joined Snake Nation as a guitarist. They recorded their first demo. Not happy with vocals, however, Snake Nation spent a year searching for a new singer before finding Lajon Witherspoon. Six months passed, Clint Lowery joined the band and they renamed themselves Rumblefish.
Rumblefish was short-lived, however, because they found another band with the same name. They renamed themselves Crawlspace, and released My Ruin on the Mortal Kombat soundtrack album entitled More Kombat through TVT Records in 1996. Shortly after, another band named Crawlspace sent notice that they wanted $50,000 for the rights to their name. Rather than purchase the rights, the band members chose to rename themselves Sevendust.
Sevendust released their self-titled debut on April 15, 1997, known for its heavy riffs, angry vocals and thrash-like drumming, as the songs Black and Bitch. Black was the opening song for nearly every Sevendust concert until 2004. The debut album also contains the song My Ruin, from the Mortal Kombat soundtrack. Sevendust appeared on the Billboard 200, remained there for sixteen weeks and peaked at 165 on April 4, 1998. The album went gold on May 19, 1999.
In 1998, Sevendust performed at Dynamo Open Air (May 29–31) and Ozzfest 1998 (July through August). In the same year they released a compilation called Live and Loud which featured live footage of the bands September 16, 1998 performance at Chicago's Metro.
On August 24, 1999, they released their second album, Home. The album peaked at 19 on the Billboard 200 and featured Skin from Skunk Anansie and Chino Moreno from Deftones as guest vocalists. The two singles from the album, "Denial" and "Waffle", gave the band moderate chart success, and the latter of which was played on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show. They appeared in Woodstock 1999 and have toured with many bands such as Korn, Staind, Nonpoint, Reveille, Godsmack, Mudvayne, Mushroomhead, Powerman 5000, Creed, Kid Rock, Machine Head, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, and Metallica. In 1999, they gained European exposure by opening for Skunk Anansie at various shows in Germany. They also opened with Kid Rock and Ted Nugent for Metallica on New Year's Eve in 1999 at the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, Michigan. They also joined Slipknot, Coal Chamber and other bands on the Tattoo the Earth Tour in June 2000.
In November 2001, the band released their third album, Animosity. This album went gold and gained the band commercial success thanks to the success of singles "Praise" and "Angel's Son", which peaked at 15 and 11, respectively, on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Angel's Son" was a tribute to Lynn Strait, the lead singer of the band Snot, whom the members of Sevendust were friends with. Strait had died in a car accident in 1998. In addition to being included on Animosity, the song was included on the compilation album Strait Up. The band made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman playing an acoustic version of "Angel's Son" featuring Paul Shaffer on keyboards.
In the same year Sevendust was seen in the Chris Rock movie Down to Earth as a partial clip of "Waffle" is played.
Another friend of the band, Dave Williams the lead singer of Drowning Pool, died in 2002. Tragedy would strike again when Lajon Witherspoon's younger brother was shot and killed later that year. Due to his death, Sevendust went on hiatus in 2002.
In 2003, Sevendust returned with their fourth album, Seasons. The album debuted at #14 in the US, selling around 68,000 copies in its first week. This was one of the band's best received albums and to date features their highest charting single (tied with "Driven"), "Enemy," which peaked at #10 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. "Enemy" was made the official theme song for WWE Unforgiven 2003. Other singles released from the album, "Broken Down" and "Face to Face," met with more moderate success charting at 20 and 22, respectively.
In 2004, for the first time in the band's career, they released a live album on a CD/DVD double disk package titled Southside Double-Wide Acoustic Live. Both the CD and the DVD include a cover of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails which is dedicated to Johnny Cash.
On December 11, 2004, after playing a show in Columbus, Ohio, it was announced that Clint Lowery had left the band mid-tour, because he wanted to play with his brother Corey Lowery in his new band Dark New Day, who had reportedly just signed with Warner Bros. Records. A replacement was found for the rest of the dates and was eventually replaced by Sonny Mayo from Snot and Amen. At roughly the same time, Sevendust and TVT Records parted ways.
On March 26, 2008, Sevendust announced that Clint Lowery, former guitarist and vocalist for the band, had quit his duties as guitarist for Dark New Day and would be returning to the Sevendust lineup in place of Sonny Mayo. On Lowery's return, Morgan Rose stated "This was extremely tough considering Sonny is our brother and has been amazing to work with. [Sonny] didn't do anything wrong at all; we just owe it to ourselves and all the folks that grew up with us to put our original band back together."
Since formation, Sevendust has released thirteen studio albums, earned additional charting success and gold sales certifications. Their eighth studio album, titled Cold Day Memory was released on April 20, 2010. More recent studio albums include: Black Out the Sun, released on March 26, 2013, Time Travelers & Bonfires, released on April 15, 2014, Kill the Flaw, released on October 2, 2015, All I See Is War, released on May 11, 2018 and Blood & Stone, released on October 23, 2020
They also re-released their self-titled debut album as Sevendust: Definitive Edition which contains five new tracks and a DVD.
Burned Out
Sevendust Lyrics
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You always come around
When my sill is broken
And I can bearly stand on my two feet
Was it something, I said
That you can't forget
But you know it's something you need
To make it
But the fact still remains that
You can never take back what you say
But I take back everything
I feel so empty
Why'd you do this now
When all the color left in my face is fading out
I won't ride that evil suicide wave
No matter what you hear me say
[Chorus]
Why does it feel like the sun is just burned out
Why does it feel like everyone waiting for us
TO crumble and just break down
Where's that helpin hand that you pull away
Everything I'm in the back of the line
If I start to fall out
On the last mile
Just wash the blood off my face
I feel so empty
Why'd you do this now
The vicious circle of life
Tears me up all inside
Sevendust's song Burned Out seems to be about the frustrations and challenges that come with relationships. The lyrics paint a picture of a person who's been deeply hurt or disappointed by someone they care about, and they're struggling to make sense of it all. They seem to be questioning why this person is always coming around when things are tough, and why they can't seem to find any support when they need it the most. There's a sense of loneliness and isolation that permeates the lyrics, as the person laments their pain and wonders why the world seems to be waiting for them to fail.
The chorus speaks to the feelings of emptiness and despair that come with a broken relationship. The "sun is just burned out" and "everyone waiting for us to crumble and break down" create a sense of hopelessness and defeat. Yet, there's also a sense of determination and resilience in the lyrics as the person refuses to "ride that evil suicide wave" and promises to keep fighting no matter how hard things get. They may be at the back of the line, but they're not giving up.
Overall, Burned Out seems to be a deeply personal song that speaks to the universal struggles of relationships and the toll they can take on our mental and emotional wellbeing. It's a powerful anthem for anyone who's ever been hurt by someone they love and is fighting to keep going in the face of adversity.
Line by Line Meaning
Stick around to see the ugly look on my face
You only come around when things are bad for me, and you enjoy seeing me suffer.
You always come around
When my sill is broken
And I can barely stand on my two feet
Whenever I'm at my lowest point, you come back into my life.
Was it something, I said
That you can't forget
But you know it's something you need
To make it
All work out
Did something I say make you react this way? But deep down, you know you need me to make things work.
But the fact still remains that
You can never take back what you say
But I take back everything
Words are powerful and can't be taken back, but I take back everything I've said to you and about you.
I feel so empty
Why'd you do this now
When all the color left in my face is fading out
I feel empty inside, and the way you treat me is draining the life out of me.
I won't ride that evil suicide wave
No matter what you hear me say
I won't succumb to despair and take harmful actions, no matter what I may say in the moment.
Why does it feel like the sun is just burned out
Why does it feel like everyone waiting for us
TO crumble and just break down
I feel like everything is hopeless, and everyone is just waiting for us to fail.
Where's that helping hand that you pull away
Everything I'm in the back of the line
If I start to fall out
On the last mile
Just wash the blood off my face
I need your help, but you always pull away. I'm always last in line, and if I fall apart at the end, I know you won't be there for me.
The vicious circle of life
Tears me up all inside
Life is a never-ending cycle of pain and struggle that tears me apart from the inside out.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BUTCH WALKER, CLINT LOWERY, JOHN CONNOLLY, LA JON WITHERSPOON, MORGAN ROSE, VINCE HORNSBY
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Marcelo Ferraz
Such a sweet song. The singing melodies, the riffs, the beautiful chorus...everything.
theo burke
sevendust is one of the best things that ever happened to music .. we are all lucky they do what they do so well
Alex Cruz
For real. I’ve seen them live 3 times and always are amazing to see live. Love these guys
Machine Gun Messiah
and they are even better live
SquidwardAddams
Amen
DTB1128
Every 7D album is almost like a movie. They keep getting better every time.
cardflopper
Clint’s backup vocals are always on point
Andrew Scars
This album really speaks to my soul. 💯❤️
Beau Long
Mine too.🖤
Coyote Long
One of the best Sevendust songs...