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.
Confessions
Sevendust Lyrics
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To direct, to forget about my pastimes
I assure you of one thing
This is something you'll never forget
In time, I'm sure you'll understand
The sound of the crack, the slap of my hand
Was only intended for one thing
Palms sweaty, thoughts dry
Hand fed by a broken mind
Hands shakin', don't cry
It'll all be over
And then you'll have the chance to see the hole inside
The painted picture of a wounded mind
I can never escape this
You helped me create this hate
My undying addiction
How were you the last to know?
You brought this on yourself
Now you're the next in line to see all that I've become
Confessions of hatred
Responsible for bringing out my darkest side
I tried to hide what I feel
But it's my time to inflict all the damage
Some indescribable pain
Heart beating, last cry
Anticipating what I have in mind
Lick my lips, an approach to you
With undeniable ****ing hate
My undying addiction
How were you the last to know?
You brought this on yourself
Now you're the next in line to see all that I've become
Confessions of hatred
One day I'll become whole again, till then, I'll just remember
I thought you understood being misunderstood
How wrong was I to think you ever would?
One day I'll become whole again, whole again
My undying addiction
I never thought you'd be the last to know
You brought this all on yourself now
You will be the next in line to see all that I've become
Victim till your last breath, all the hope is gone
Confessions of hatred, I'll show you pain
Sevendust’s “Confessions of Hatred” explores the darkest parts of a person's mind and how this internal struggle can give rise to destructive behaviors. Lead singer Lajon Witherspoon sings about being unable to control his thoughts and pastimes, leading him to inflict pain on others. The chorus reveal that the singer has an addiction to causing harm and a burning desire to show others the full measure of his wrath.
The verses are filled with visceral language, depicting the physical sensations of a troubled mind at the brink of exploding. The singer's palms are sweaty, and he is shaking uncontrollably. However, he remains emotionless and assures his victim that they will never forget this experience. The tone of the song sounds both menacing and desperate. The bridge reveals a sense of awareness about the character's actions but concludes by expressing that the tendencies towards violent behavior still exist within him.
Line by Line Meaning
Impossible to reason with the thoughts in mind
It's difficult to control one's thoughts and emotions
To direct, to forget about my pastimes
To focus on the present and forget about the past
I assure you of one thing
I'm certain of one thing
This is something you'll never forget
You will remember this for a long time
In time, I'm sure you'll understand
You'll eventually comprehend what's happened
The sound of the crack, the slap of my hand
The noise of the aggression
Was only intended for one thing
It was meant for a specific purpose
The one thing I never had
The one thing I lacked
Palms sweaty, thoughts dry
Nervousness and stress
Hand fed by a broken mind
My disturbed mind controls my actions
Hands shakin', don't cry
Physical trembles, don't break down in tears
It'll all be over
The suffering will end soon
And then you'll have the chance to see the hole inside
You'll be able to see my weaknesses
The painted picture of a wounded mind
My emotional scars are concealed from view
I can never escape this
I'm trapped in this mental state
You helped me create this hate
You made me feel this way
My undying addiction
My unending need for this emotion
How were you the last to know?
Why did you not understand earlier?
You brought this on yourself
You caused this
Now you're the next in line to see all that I've become
You're next to witness my transformation
Confessions of hatred
Admitting to feeling intense dislike
Responsible for bringing out my darkest side
You're the reason I'm acting like this
I tried to hide what I feel
I attempted to conceal my emotions
But it's my time to inflict all the damage
I'm going to cause harm now
Some indescribable pain
Pain that cannot be put into words
Heart beating, last cry
My heart races as I make my final move
Anticipating what I have in mind
Expecting what I'm about to do
Lick my lips, an approach to you
I get close to you with a sinister motive
With undeniable ****ing hate
With an unmistakable feeling of loathing
One day I'll become whole again, till then, I'll just remember
I'll heal someday, but for now, I'll remember this moment
I thought you understood being misunderstood
I believed you could empathize with feeling misinterpreted
How wrong was I to think you ever would?
I was mistaken to have such trust in you
Victim till your last breath, all the hope is gone
You'll suffer until you die, with no chance of redemption
Confessions of hatred, I'll show you pain
Admitting my intense dislike, and causing you harm
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: John M Connolly, La Jon Jermaine Witherspoon, Morgan J Rose, Ronald Jr Mayo, Shawn Grove, Vincent E Hornsby
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Gerald Valdez
dam i love this song!!!!!!
live again is underrated that song is the shit and this one
sadarkold
Vulnerable, are we all?