Sevendust is an American alternative metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. The … Read Full Bio ↴Sevendust is an American alternative metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. The band was formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group. Following a few name changes, the members settled on the name Sevendust and released their self-titled debut, Sevendust, on April 15, 1997.

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.

Last Breath
Sevendust Lyrics

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So do I really believe?
Caught up and twisted
She's hardly completed
Now I'm out of time
And full of hate
(If nothing will change you)
Then nothing will ever change

Cause all that I need
From you now
You can't see

Take my last breath
To say this
This broken world
Left me hopeless
Every time I pray
But Nothing would change
I'll take my last breath now
I hope I find my way

What else in this world
Could happen to me?
Always convicted
You're simply defeated
It kills me that I've never found
That saving grace
That gave you the shelter
You needed for one more day

Cause all that I need
From you now
You can't see

Take my last breath
To say this
This broken world
Left me hopeless
Every time I pray
But Nothing would change
I'll take my last breath now
I hope I find my way

Call it madness
Call it tragic
Have you heard enough?

Take my last breath, take my last breath
Take my last breath, take my last breath

Take my last breath
To say this
This broken world
Left me hopeless
Every time I pray
But Nothing would change

I'll take my last breath now
I hope I find my way

Overall Meaning

Sevendust's song "Last Breath" is a contemplative and emotional piece about feeling trapped in a broken world with seemingly no escape. The lyrics convey the angst and hopelessness that the singer is experiencing, as he questions his beliefs and feelings towards the world that surrounds him. The opening lines suggest that the singer feels lost and unsure if he truly believes in anything anymore, as he is "caught up and twisted." The reference to being "hardly completed" implies that he does not feel like he has his life together or that he is not fulfilling his full potential.

The chorus of the song, "Take my last breath to say this, this broken world left me hopeless," is a clear indication that the singer is feeling overwhelmed and helpless, and is seeking some sort of release or resolution. He expresses his frustration that despite praying and hoping for change, "nothing would change." The final lines of the song, "Take my last breath now, I hope I find my way," signify the singer's wish for a new beginning or a fresh start.

Overall, "Last Breath" is a powerful and emotional song that touches on themes of hopelessness, despair, and the search for meaning and redemption. The lyrics are relatable to anyone who has felt trapped by circumstances and longs for a way out.

Line by Line Meaning

So do I really believe?
Do I truly have faith?

Caught up and twisted
Confused and lost

She's hardly completed
Incomplete and imperfect

Now I'm out of time
Running out of time

And full of hate
Overwhelmed by anger

(If nothing will change you)
(Without change)

Then nothing will ever change
Things will never improve

Cause all that I need
What I require

From you now
From you in this moment

You can't see
You are blind to it

Take my last breath
As I die

To say this
To express this

This broken world
A world in despair

Left me hopeless
Left me with no hope

Every time I pray
Every time I ask for help

But Nothing would change
But nothing improves

I'll take my last breath now
I'm ready to die now

I hope I find my way
I hope to find my path

What else in this world
What other hardship

Could happen to me?
Could I endure?

Always convicted
Constantly judged

You're simply defeated
You've given up

It kills me that I've never found
It bothers me that I've yet to discover

That saving grace
A source of rescue

That gave you the shelter
That provided you with safety

You needed for one more day
You needed for one more chance

Call it madness
Call it craziness

Call it tragic
Call it sorrowful

Have you heard enough?
Do you want to stop listening?