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 29β31) 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.
Moments
Sevendust Lyrics
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Just long enough to watch the pages turn
You wanted something to see ahead
You wanted something that nobody loves
And none of us get enough
There's something dying to live
And nothing left, didn't think about
Our moment is here
Well you can't stop us now
Rediscover, and shed the skin
That's holding us down
It's done
You paid the price for all the ones you burned
Now there's only you and me here
We wanted someone that nobody loves
And we finally had enough
Something dying to live
And nothing left, didn't think about
(Destroy the feeling)
Our moment is here
Well you can't stop us now
Rediscover, and shed the skin
That's holding us down
The panel opens eyes
Opens, mind set for war
The moment that we stop building walls
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Our moment is here
Well you can't stop us now
Rediscover, and shed the skin
That's holding us down
The panel opens eyes
Opens, mind set for war
The words tear you down
And we keep buildings walls
The opening lines of Sevendustβs song Moments bring the image of someone trying to hold on to something that inevitably turns into something dark and unwanted. The singer of the song is holding on to something he is witnessing, but his purpose is unclear as to if it brings good or bad. The lyrics suggest that he wants to see something ahead, but it is something that nobody loves. The songwriter implies that the human race is often in search of events that provide action, thrill, and excitement, even if the outcomes are negative.
The lyrics also mention something dying to live, which can be interpreted in different ways. It could refer to a person who is struggling to survive, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally, while society is moving forward. It can also indicate that we must self-preserve and appreciate every moment we have. The chorus emphasizes that our moment is here, and you can't stop us now; we must discover and shed the skin that's holding us down. As people continue to move forward, they must rediscover themselves and strive for personal growth; they must get rid of the things that hold them down.
The song's ending also suggests that the people must stop building walls and start opening their minds; they must let go of their ego and pride, which create barriers between individuals. Altogether the lyrics suggest that humanity must come together as one, rediscover themselves, and progress as a species.
Line by Line Meaning
I hold on
I persevere
Just long enough to watch the pages turn
Only for a short time, to witness life go by
You wanted something to see ahead
You yearned for a future to anticipate
You wanted something that nobody loves
You craved something unlovable by others
And none of us get enough
We all experience scarcity
There's something dying to live
A passion is struggling to survive
And nothing left, didn't think about
All is lost, without premonition
(Destroy the feeling)
Eradicate emotion
Our moment is here
The perfect instance has arrived
Well you can't stop us now
We are unstoppable at this point
Rediscover, and shed the skin
Reconnect with the past, and shed unnecessary weight
That's holding us down
That brings us down
It's done
It is complete
You paid the price for all the ones you burned
You suffered the consequences of your hurtful actions
Now there's only you and me here
We are the only ones present now
We wanted someone that nobody loves
We desired an uncared-for individual
And we finally had enough
And we have now had our fill
The panel opens eyes
The group wakes up to the truth
Opens, mind set for war
Prepared for battle
The moment that we stop building walls
When we cease the act of creating barriers
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Sound that doesn't bear meaning
Our moment is here
The perfect instance has arrived
Well you can't stop us now
We are unstoppable at this point
Rediscover, and shed the skin
Reconnect with the past, and shed unnecessary weight
That's holding us down
That brings us down
The panel opens eyes
The group wakes up to the truth
Opens, mind set for war
Prepared for battle
The words tear you down
The words hurt and dismantle you
And we keep buildings walls
And we keep constructing barriers
Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John M Connolly, Vincent E Hornsby, Clint Edward Lowery, Morgan J Rose, La Jon Jermaine Witherspoon
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@ragerex79
You can never go wrong with sevendust, ππππ€π€
@stevenstewart8275
They just keep getting better and better. Pure awesomeness!
@BrandonofRedemption
Sevendust have the best choruses!!!!!
@THESLOWDEATHHOOKS
that chorus is godly
@rowdystaudi
yea. so bad ass
@VideoScope
New listeners... Welcome.... to the greatness that is... Sevendust! You're in for a treat! They have multiple amazing albums already out! I encourage you to check out, "Home" from 1999. and, "Animosity" from 2001. 2 of my personal favorites. oh, and don't forget their Self-Titled album from 1997! Honestly, this band never disappoints me. Nothing but gold!
@benwolfgang9376
agreed.. but Cold Day Memory and Kill th Flaw deserve a good listening as well..they are my favorite..but no bad 7d albums
@danielherrera8574
LazyEye Reacts every album!...hell ya
@Pepsolman
LazyEye Reacts Iβve been absent from 7dust since Next. But Iβve come back home with this album. I didnβt leave because I stopped liking them, I just ventured into other bands and what not. Iβm glad to be back. I think Iβll probably check the previous album out next when this one is played out for me... but that might take a while as I love this album.
@Thepunisher90thGaming
One of Sevendusts best albums currently. Amazing work π