''Sevendust'' is the debut studio album by American
rock band
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and rhythm guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and lead guitarist Clint Lo ...
, released in 1997.
The Japan reissue has live versions of the songs "
Bitch
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" and "Prayer" as ending bonus tracks. "My Ruin" appeared on the ''
Mortal Kombat: More Kombat'' album, credited under the band's original name, Crawlspace. "
Too Close to Hate
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' ...
" appeared on the ''
Masterminds'' album. The song "Terminator" is featured in
MTV television series ''
Celebrity Deathmatch
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''.
Sevendust celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of the album by performing the record in its entirety at a special hometown show on March 17, 2017, at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia.
Release and reception
The album appeared on the
''Billboard'' 200, remained there for sixteen weeks and peaked at number 165 on April 4, 1998.
It was certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
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on May 19, 1999, and sold at least 732,000 copies in the United States.
The album was re-mastered and re-released on June 21, 2010, entitled "The Definitive Edition", featuring two
B-sides
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and two live tracks.
Track listing
Definitive Edition bonus tracks
Definitive Edition DVD
#
Live and Loud
#Electronic Press Kit (1997)
#Behind the Scenes & Live Footage
Personnel
Credits taken from the CD liner notes.
Sevendust
*
Lajon Witherspoon – lead vocals
*
Clint Lowery – lead guitar, backing vocals
*
John Connolly – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*
Vinnie Hornsby – bass
*
Morgan Rose – drums, backing vocals
Technical
*
Mark Mendoza – producer, mixing
*
Jay Jay French – producer, executive producer
* Denny McNerney – engineering, mixing
* John Nielsen – assistant engineer
* Lou Holtzman – assistant mixer
*
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer with over 2,257 mastering credits, three TEC Awards, 21 Grammy Awards, two Juno Awards, and one Mercury Prize.
Career
Weinberg mastered Herbie Hancock's 1983 album ''Future Shock''. Other ...
– mastering
Charts
Album
Singles
Release history
References
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Sevendust albums
1997 debut albums
TVT Records albums