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.
The Truth
Sevendust Lyrics
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What the hell did you give
What the hell did you give
Just smiling until wasted
You will be nothing
You will be nothing
One more charge against it
Fine underneath
While you dream
We stay still now
Why does it always seem to rain when I wanna see sunshine?
How come we never wanna play the game?
Why does it always seem to fade when I wanna be defined?
How come you never try to say my name?
One more time for raging
What the hell did you give
What the hell did you give
Won't be long to hate it
You will be nothing
You will be nothing
Joyous, tragic, instead
Lost!
Fine underneath
While you dream
We stay still now
Why does it always seem to rain when I wanna see sunshine?
How come we never wanna play the game?
Why does it always seem to fade when I wanna be defined?
How come you never try to say my name?
Say my name!
Say my name!
Say my name!
Say my name!
Lost!
Fine underneath
While you dream
We stay asleep
Why does it always seem to rain when I wanna see sunshine?
How come we never wanna play the game?
Why does it always seem to fade when I wanna be defined?
How come you never try to say my name?
The lyrics of "The Truth" by Sevendust are written in an introspective tone. It seems to be a conversation with oneself, questioning the choices and actions of the persona. The lines, "No more time for saving" and "One more charge against it" give a sense of pressure and urgency, as if the persona is running out of time to make things right. The lines, "What the hell did you give? Just smiling until wasted" suggest that the persona is realizing the futility of putting on a facade and pretending to be happy without really giving anything of substance. The repetition of "You will be nothing" adds to the sense of existential crisis and despair.
The chorus of the song is a series of questions that seem rhetorical, reflecting the persona's frustration with the world and with themselves. It seems to be a critique of the lack of authenticity and connection in human relationships. The line, "How come you never try to say my name?" indicates that the persona feels invisible and overlooked, and wants to be acknowledged and understood.
Overall, the lyrics of "The Truth" are a powerful exploration of self-doubt, identity, and the search for meaning in life.
Line by Line Meaning
No more time for saving
There's no more time left to fix what's been broken
What the hell did you give
What did you contribute to the situation?
What the hell did you give
What did you contribute to the situation?
Just smiling until wasted
You pretended everything was alright, until it fell apart
You will be nothing
If you don't take action, you'll end up with nothing
You will be nothing
If you don't take action, you'll end up with nothing
One more charge against it
Another negative consequence added to the list
Lost!
Feeling confused and unsure of what to do next
Fine underneath
Appearing okay on the surface, despite inner turmoil
While you dream
While you're off in a different reality, avoiding the present problem
We stay still now
We're frozen, unable to move forward
Why does it always seem to rain when I wanna see sunshine?
Why do things always get worse when I'm trying to improve my life?
How come we never wanna play the game?
Why are we so resistant to taking action and making progress?
Why does it always seem to fade when I wanna be defined?
Why do my goals and sense of self always slip away when I'm trying to establish them?
How come you never try to say my name?
Why do you ignore me or refuse to acknowledge my presence and importance?
One more time for raging
Let's give it one more shot at expressing our emotions and venting our frustrations
What the hell did you give
What did you contribute to the situation?
What the hell did you give
What did you contribute to the situation?
Won't be long to hate it
Our situation will deteriorate rapidly unless we take action
You will be nothing
If you don't take action, you'll end up with nothing
You will be nothing
If you don't take action, you'll end up with nothing
Joyous, tragic, instead
Life is full of ups and downs, and it can be difficult to find the joy amidst the tragedy
Say my name!
Acknowledge my existence and my importance
Say my name!
Acknowledge my existence and my importance
Say my name!
Acknowledge my existence and my importance
Say my name!
Acknowledge my existence and my importance
Lost!
Feeling confused and unsure of what to do next
Fine underneath
Appearing okay on the surface, despite inner turmoil
While you dream
While you're off in a different reality, avoiding the present problem
We stay asleep
We're not actively addressing the issue, instead choosing to remain stagnant and inactive
Why does it always seem to rain when I wanna see sunshine?
Why do things always get worse when I'm trying to improve my life?
How come we never wanna play the game?
Why are we so resistant to taking action and making progress?
Why does it always seem to fade when I wanna be defined?
Why do my goals and sense of self always slip away when I'm trying to establish them?
How come you never try to say my name?
Why do you ignore me or refuse to acknowledge my presence and importance?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: John M Connolly, Vincent E Hornsby, Clint Edward Lowery, Morgan J Rose, La Jon Jermaine Witherspoon
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Mister Xtreme
This Song Has Soo Much Swagger To It Always Makes Me Wanna Jam To It Everytime I Hear It, This Band Is Fucking Epic 10/10 All The Way🔥🔥😎.
Cody Mitchell
This album is a masterpiece
Inner Outlines
One of the greatest bands to ever grace this earth! Guaranteed to be one of the best albums of 2018!
James Palmore
Best band in all the damn lands! That chorus is insane! Album rules! Never let down ❤🔥
princess flower
WOW!! That's some bad ass BOM!! I got goosebumps 😨
Amanda Lynn
thats what im saying!
Paul Yates
That guitar riff in the chorus...😮👍
N7ghtmare99
Sevendust should do a track on their next album where it has at least one line that has all five members screaming at once. I have a feeling that it would be fucking brutal. Btw I think LJ, John, and Vinnie are the ones screaming in this song.
Mark Sawyer
Love the swing feel in the chorus!
jiMitra Battle
Mark Sawyer | 🔥