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.
Pieces
Sevendust Lyrics
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I see you try to beat the one step
Into the middle of the circle,
Try and try you ask me to answer,
All the time I gave you a reason,
(Why?)
You want me to show you,
Ask again,
Ask again,
(Then you'll see)
Why, I wanna feel the same as you,
(Ask again)
(Ask again)
(And I'll show you)
The circle's broken down,
(I don't care if you blame me)
I don't care if you hate me,
I don't care if you trust me,
I don't care if you blame me,
(Now the circle is broken)
(Ah, I can feel you)
Scream at the thought of my name,
(Stop)
Walking around talking shit again,
Will you remember my face when,
(I reach out and touch you)
(You'll know)
Why, I'll never be the same as you
(Ask again)
(Is it in you fuck?)
The circle's broken down,
(I don't care if you blame me)
I don't care if you hate me,
I don't care if you trust me,
I don't care if you blame me,
(Now the circle is broken)
(Ah, Now it's my turn)
The circle's broken down,
(The circle is broken)
I don't care if you hate me,
I don't care if you trust me,
(Next)
I don't care if you blame me,
(I just don't give a shit)
The lyrics to Sevendust's song Pieces are about a broken relationship and the attempt to understand and reconcile the differences between two people. The first two lines of the song, "Walk that crooked line, I see you try to beat the one step into the middle of the circle," suggest a difficulty in communication between the two individuals, and an attempt to reconcile their differences. The chorus of the song, "I wanna feel the same as you," represents a desire to see things from the other person's perspective.
The theme of the song is further represented in the lyrics, "I don't care if you hate me, I don't care if you trust me, I don't care if you blame me." Despite the singer's frustration with the situation, they are willing to take responsibility for their actions and move on from the past. In the end, the "circle" is broken, signifying the end of the relationship, but the singer is willing to move forward and accept the outcome.
Line by Line Meaning
Walk that crooked line,
Keep going down this difficult path,
I see you try to beat the one step
You're trying to make progress, but it's slow going
Into the middle of the circle,
Trying to fit in, but not quite succeeding
Try and try you ask me to answer,
You keep asking me for help
All the time I gave you a reason,
I've already explained myself, but you're not satisfied
(Why?)
You want to know why things are the way they are
You want me to show you,
You want me to prove something to you
(Why?)
You're still not convinced and want more information
Ask again,
Keep pressing me for answers
Ask again,
You're not satisfied yet
(Then you'll see)
I'll show you, but it may not be what you want to see
Why, I wanna feel the same as you,
I want to understand you and relate to you
(Ask again)
You're not done questioning me yet
(Ask again)
You keep asking me for answers
(And I'll show you)
I'll keep trying to help you understand
The circle's broken down,
The situation has fallen apart
(I don't care if you blame me)
You can point fingers, but it doesn't matter to me
I don't care if you hate me,
Your negative feelings don't affect me
I don't care if you trust me,
Your lack of trust in me doesn't hurt me
(Now the circle is broken)
The situation has completely fallen apart and cannot be repaired
(Ah, I can feel you)
I sense your anger and frustration
Scream at the thought of my name,
You're so angry that just hearing my name makes you lose control
(Stop)
You need to calm down
Walking around talking shit again,
You're badmouthing me behind my back
Will you remember my face when,
You'll regret it when you see me again
(I reach out and touch you)
I try to connect with you, but you resist
(You'll know)
Eventually, you'll understand my perspective
Why, I'll never be the same as you
We're just too different to fully understand each other
(Ask again)
You're still seeking answers
(Is it in you fuck?)
Are you even capable of understanding?
The circle's broken down,
The situation is completely ruined
(I don't care if you blame me)
Even if you say it's my fault, it doesn't bother me
I don't care if you hate me,
Your negative emotions towards me won't affect me
I don't care if you trust me,
Your lack of trust in me doesn't hurt me
(Now the circle is broken)
The situation has been destroyed completely
(Ah, Now it's my turn)
I'm ready to take control of the situation
I don't care if you hate me,
Your negative feelings don't affect me
I don't care if you trust me,
Your lack of trust in me doesn't hurt me
(Next)
I'm moving on to the next phase
I don't care if you blame me,
You can point fingers, but I'm not bothered
(I just don't give a shit)
I'm indifferent to your judgment and negativity
Lyrics © A SIDE MUSIC LLC D/B/A MODERN WORKS MUSIC PUBLISHING, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: KEN ROSE
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Andrew Maasch
This song is probably in the top 5 heaviest Sevendust songs imo
Hans Utter
The ultimate get the crowd moving song. By the time that first WHHHHHHHYYYYYY! drops, its fun time!
C38P0 1996
They opened with this at Rockville this year, kicked ass!!!!
Michael Andreko
This song my all time favorite sevendust of all time 😍
Hybrid Kin
This song is the only song from Sevendust that is always in my playlists. still love it after all these years!
Forest Duffe
Sevendust rocks... legend
TheFyresai
When this song came on live...We had 3 circles going in the pit and just jammed. It was great.
CZM
this song states my life in the past 3 years and im not talking about what he says but the overall emotion the song shows
Teddi G
amen to that
Randy Dubin
1:26-1:31 My Favorite part of this song.