''Kill the Flaw'' is the eleventh studio album by American

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Sevendust Sevendust is an American Rock music, rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vinnie Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly (musician), John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon an ...

. It is the third album that is self-produced and recorded at Architekt Music studio in

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. It was released on October 2, 2015, through

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and 7Bros.

Promotion

"Thank You" is the album's first single, which is available on

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and other digital outlets. On August 27, 2015, The lyric video for the song "Not Today" was made available for streaming via MetalSucks.net, MetalInsider.net and Metal Injection, as well through all digital retailers. On September 25, 2015, the band made the entire album available for streaming, one week ahead of release. To promote ''Kill the Flaw'', Sevendust has created "The Making of Kill the Flaw", a series of three webisodes which give fans a look at the process of making the album. Each webisode is filled with exclusive content, behind the scenes footage, interviews, and sneak peeks at the album's songs. The first of three webisodes premiered on September 22. The second webisode premiered on September 29. The third webisode premiered on October 7.

Album title

In an interview with

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, frontman

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described the meaning of the album's title:

Reception

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from

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gave the album three and a half out of five stars, describing it as "Returning to their heavy basics". Antihero Magazine's Jake Kussmaul states that "''Kill the Flaw'' delivers the mix of lyrical poignancy and stylistic darkness that longtime fans crave with a ton of heart and a graceful flow." The album debuted at No. 2 on ''Billboards Top Rock Albums chart, selling 21,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits via AllMusic Sevendust *

– lead vocals *

Clint Lowery Clint Edward Lowery (born December 15, 1971) is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a guitarist and backing vocalist in the rock band Sevendust. He has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain, and served as the tourin ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals, producer * John Connolly – rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Vinnie Hornsby – bass *

Morgan Rose Morgan Jay Rose (born December 13, 1968) is an American musician, best known for being a founding member of Atlanta-based alternative metal band Sevendust. In addition to being the band's drummer, he contributes a mix of backing and unclean voca ...

– drums, backing vocals Additional personnel *Mike Ferretti – recording engineer, mixing engineer *Kurt Wubbenhorst – keyboards, sound design *Andy VanDette – mastering *Frank Maddocks – artwork, layout design, photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control Sevendust albums 2015 albums Asylum Records albums