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.
Denial
Sevendust Lyrics
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All I hear is a scream
Never say that to me
Never say that to me
Wait, wipe that shit off your face
Let's don't stop till we bleed
The more you spit out your mouth the less I believe
Relied on me to say it all
Denial has left you all alone
I, can all that shit that you said
Ever make any sense
Where did you run to, bitch
While I was holding my breath?
What's sacred faded into nothing
Never put that on me
Never put that on me
Denial seems it had to come
Relied on me to say it all
Denial has left you all alone
Denial seems it had to come
Relied on me to say it all
Denial has left you all alone
Waste
Denial seems it had to come
Relied on me to say it all
Denial has left you all alone
Denial seems it had to come
Relied on me to say it all
Denial has left you all alone
The lyrics to Sevendust's song Denial speak to the frustration and pain of dealing with someone who refuses to be honest and upfront. The opening lines, "What, never say what you mean/All I hear is a scream/Never say that to me/Never say that to me" reveal the singer's exasperation with the other person's constant evasion and lack of communication.
As the song progresses, the singer becomes increasingly angry and confrontational, challenging the other person's lies and inconsistencies. They demand, "Wait, wipe that shit off your face/Let's don't stop till we bleed/The more you spit out your mouth the less I believe." This shows a willingness to engage in a physical altercation to force the truth out of the other person.
Throughout the song, the repeated refrain "Denial seems it had to come/Relied on me to say it all/Denial has left you all alone" emphasizes the singer's role in exposing the other person's lies and the resulting isolation and loneliness that comes from living in denial.
Overall, the lyrics to Denial are a powerful expression of the corrosive impact of dishonesty and the need for clear, direct communication in any relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
What, never say what you mean
You refuse to express yourself clearly and honestly.
All I hear is a scream
Your lack of communication is causing chaos and confusion.
Never say that to me
I don't want to hear your dishonesty and excuses.
Wait, wipe that shit off your face
Don't even try to deceive me with your fake emotions.
Let's don't stop till we bleed
We need to keep pushing until we find the truth.
The more you spit out your mouth the less I believe
Your constant lies and denials are only making me lose trust in you.
Denial seems it had to come
You have been holding on to your denial for too long.
Relied on me to say it all
You need someone else to tell you the harsh truth that you refuse to see.
Denial has left you all alone
Your refusal to face reality has caused you to lose those around you.
I, can all that shit that you said
I can see through all of your lies and false promises.
Ever make any sense
None of your excuses or explanations add up.
Where did you run to, bitch
You can't escape the consequences of your actions forever.
While I was holding my breath?
I was waiting for you to come clean and face reality.
What's sacred faded into nothing
The things we once held dear have been destroyed by your lies and denial.
Never put that on me
Don't blame others for your own mistakes and shortcomings.
Waste
Your refusal to confront reality has led to nothing but wasted time and lost opportunities.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CLINT LOWERY, JOHN CONNOLLY, LA JON WITHERSPOON, MORGAN ROSE, VINCENT HORNSBY
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Lyric
What- Never say what you mean
All hear is a scream
Never say that to me
Never say that to me
Wait- Wipe that shit off your face
Let's don't stop till we bleed
The more you spit out your mouth
The less I believe
Denial seems it had to come
Relied on me to say it all
Denial has left you all alone
I- Can all that shit that you said
Ever make any sense
Were did you run to - bitch
While I was holding my breath?
What's sacred faded into nothing
Never put that on me
Never put that on me...
Denial seems it had to come
Relied on me to say it all
Denial has left you all alone.
Letra
O que ... Nunca diga o que você quer dizer
Tudo que ouve é um grito
Nunca diga isso para mim
Nunca diga isso para mim
Espere, limpe essa merda do seu rosto
Não vamos parar até sangrarmos
Quanto mais você cuspir sua boca
Quanto menos eu acredito
Negação parece que tinha que vir
Confiou em mim para dizer tudo
A negação deixou você sozinho
Eu posso toda essa merda que você disse
Já faz algum sentido
Onde você correu para - vadia
Enquanto eu estava segurando a respiração?
O que é sagrado desapareceu no nada
Nunca coloque isso em mim
Nunca coloque isso em mim ...
Negação parece que tinha que vir
Confiou em mim para dizer tudo
A negação deixou você sozinho.
@moglitheiceburgYT
Sevendust was like heavy lenny kravitz
@kingkrysen
Or heavy Living Color
@calebbrakeman1580
Sevendust are the very definition of underrated.
@bradleedaniels6860
The music kind of sucks
@foreverx243
@@bradleedaniels6860 tf u mean its good asf
@HotBoxTrucking
definition of mainstream
@Idonthaverabies
@@HotBoxTruckingit’s pretty unique idk what your talking about
@Idonthaverabies
@@bradleedaniels6860what do you listen to?
@mcclane8812
LaJons voice is so perfect for their sound. It's his dynamic range lows and highs, bluesy and yet clearly distinctive in harmony to hold those elevating levels. Awesome
@highiqqq7480
Totally!