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.
Disease
Sevendust Lyrics
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Cut my face to hell
There was nothing, nothing but my life unanswered
The truth has died
And in the world you wanted to find
There was nothing, nothing but the unforgiven
[Chorus]
Tattoo the world, change everything
Save the world for me
Tattoo the world
Do I care anymore, if there's a new beginning
The simple plan is broken
Every time it's given
I needed thrust and love but grab the hand of hate
To help me up again
To fuck me up again
[Chorus]
Here it comes
Here it comes!
[Chorus]
The lyrics to Sevendust's song Disease explore themes of pain, confusion, and disillusionment. The opening lines of the song paint a picture of the singer feeling lost and helpless, as if they have retreated into themselves and cut themselves off from the rest of the world. The second verse explores the idea of starting over, and the difficulty of doing so when the world seems to be falling apart around you. The chorus, with its call to 'destroy all you see' and 'tattoo the world', suggests a desire to take control of one's own destiny and carve out a new path forward.
Despite the song's heavy themes, it carries a powerful sense of determination and purpose. The repeated refrain of 'tattoo the world' suggests a desire to leave a lasting mark on the world, to create something meaningful in the midst of all the pain and confusion. The song's driving rhythm and intense guitar riffs further reinforce this sense of purpose, creating a powerful anthem of resilience in the face of adversity.
Overall, Disease is a powerful song that speaks to the human experience of pain and struggle, and the need to find meaning and purpose even in the darkest moments of our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
stuck my head in the sand
I avoided the real issues and refused to face the reality of my problems.
Cut my face to hell
I made mistakes and suffered the consequences of my actions, causing pain and damage to myself.
There was nothing, nothing but my life unanswered
I felt lost and alone, with no purpose or direction in life, and no answers to the questions that plagued me.
The truth has died
I lost sight of what was really important, and became disconnected from reality.
And in the world you wanted to find
Despite my efforts, I couldn't find the world I was searching for.
There was nothing, nothing but the unforgiven
All I found was pain, anger, and bitterness, with no hope for redemption.
Destroy all you see
I'm filled with anger and frustration, and want to lash out and destroy everything around me.
Tattoo the world, change everything
I want to leave my mark on the world, to make a lasting impact and bring about real change.
Save the world for me
I feel helpless and powerless, and want someone else to take responsibility for fixing the problems in the world.
Do I care anymore, if there's a new beginning
I'm so disillusioned and jaded that I no longer have any hope or belief in the possibility of a new, better future.
The simple plan is broken
I had a simple plan for my life and my future, but everything fell apart and nothing went as planned.
Every time it's given
No matter how many times I'm given another chance, I always seem to mess things up and make the same mistakes.
I needed thrust and love but grab the hand of hate
Although I know that love and support are what I truly need, I find myself drawn to negative influences and destructive behaviors.
To help me up again
Despite the harm it causes, I keep repeating these patterns of behavior, hoping that they will somehow make things better.
To fuck me up again
In reality, these behaviors only make things worse and cause more pain and problems in my life.
Here it comes
I know that more challenges and obstacles are on the way, and I'm bracing myself for the impact.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BUTCH WALKER, CLINT LOWERY, JOHN CONNOLLY, LA JON WITHERSPOON, MORGAN ROSE, VINCE HORNSBY
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