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Seether
Seether are a South African rock band founded in 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002, when they moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion with the deadly chemical known as sarin gas. Lead vocalist and guitarist Shaun Morgan is the band's longest serving member, bassist Dale Stewart joined shortly after formation while drummer John Humphrey joined them for the band's second album. Since 2018, the band has been employing second guitarist Corey Lowery. Several notable guitarists like Corey's brother Clint and Troy McLawhorn have toured or recorded with the band, however, Shaun has recorded most guitar parts for the band's records. Seether gained mainstream popularity in 2002 with their US Active Rock number one single " Fine Again". Their success was sustained in 2004 with the single " Broken", which peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. They have experienced continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken (Seether Song)
"Broken" is a song by South African rock band Seether, first appearing on their debut album, ''Disclaimer'' (2002). It was reworked and recorded again in 2004, this time featuring American singer Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence and then-girlfriend of Seether vocalist Shaun Morgan. It was included on the soundtrack to the 2004 Marvel Comics superhero film ''The Punisher'', and was also on Seether's second studio album, ''Disclaimer II''. Released as a single on 19 April 2004, "Broken" peaked at number 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number three in Australia, and number two in New Zealand. It was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It is the band's biggest pop hit and is often considered Seether's most popular track, as well as their only song to enter and crossover to the US pop and adult contemporary charts, but it is not their highest-charting single on the Mainstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Morgan
Shaun Morgan Welgemoed (, born 21 December 1978) is a South African musician. He is the singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the rock band Seether. Early life Morgan spent most of his early life in South Africa.Bottomley, CSeether: South African Seattle ''VH1'', 6 March 2003. Accessed 25 March 2009. His parents divorced when he was still a child. Morgan is one of three children; he had a brother, Eugene, who took his own life in 2007, and a sister, Lucy. He was a student at Merchiston Preparatory School and Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg, where he became a prolific front-row rugby player for his age-group's top teams in his first three years of high school. In his third year of playing rugby, Morgan injured his back and was unable to play anymore, which then led to him following his passion of playing guitar. At the age of fourteen, he discovered the Seattle grunge movement after listening to Nirvana's ''Nevermind'' album, which inspired him to become a musician. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight (Seether Song)
"Tonight" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It was released on 7 June 2011 as the second single from their fifth studio album ''Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray''. This is also one of the last songs the band recorded with lead guitarist Troy McLawhorn who left the band prior to the album's release. Two remixes of this song appeared on the band's ''Remix EP''. Background During an interview, drummer John Humphrey stated that "Tonight" is one of the last songs the band wrote. "Shaun had put together a demo for the song, and he was playing it for Dale tuart, bass playerand I. We were sitting in line at Starbucks, and Shaun started playing the demo off his iPod, and we were like, 'this song is awesome, man.' It's a super strong song. It was very melodic and just the best of pop-rock for Seether. I think it's a really strong song and a great single." When asked about which songs were the favorites Shaun Morgan talked about how the song almost didn't make it onto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream Rock (chart)
Mainstream Rock is a music chart in ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States, a category that combines the formats of active rock and heritage rock. The chart was launched in March 1981 as Rock Albums & Top Tracks, after which the name changed first to Top Rock Tracks, then to Album Rock Tracks, and finally to its current Mainstream Rock in 1996. History The Rock Albums & Top Tracks charts were introduced in the March 21, 1981, issue of ''Billboard''.Joel Whitburn. ''Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2008.'' Hal Leonard Corporation, 2008p. 6. The 50- and 60-position charts ranked airplay on album rock radio stations in the United States. Because album-oriented rock stations focused on playing tracks from albums rather than specifically released singles, these charts were designed to measure the airplay of any and all tracks from an album. Rock Albums was a survey of the top albums o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy McLawhorn
William Troy McLawhorn (born November 4, 1968) is an American musician who has been a guitarist in the rock band Evanescence since 2007. He has also worked with the bands Seether, Dark New Day, doubleDrive, Still Rain, and Gibraltar. Early career McLawhorn was formerly of the bands Seether, doubleDrive and Still Rain. After the demise of his first band, Still Rain, McLawhorn helped form doubleDrive in 1996 and landed a recording contract with MCA records in 1998. They scored a top 20 hit with the song "Tattooed Bruise" from their debut album '' 1000 Yard Stare''. The band left MCA and signed a new deal with Roadrunner Records in 2001 and released their second album, ''Blue in the Face'', with the song "Imprint" reaching into the top 20 also. McLawhorn was an active member until December 2003, when the band broke up. Following this, he joined Corey Lowery and Will Hunt and they began working on new material, which would later become the band Dark New Day, which also included Clin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fake It (Seether Song)
"Fake It" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It is the first single from the band's album ''Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces''. The single quickly rose to number one on both the ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts. It also reached number 56 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the second highest of their singles after " Broken", which reached number 20. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA. The original version of the song was first recorded in singer Shaun Morgan's bedroom and was an iTunes exclusive bonus track named "Quirk," included with pre-orders of ''Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces''. Music video The music video, which was directed by Tony Petrossian, debuted on Seether's website as part of a "worldwide fan premiere" on October 23, 2007, the same day the album was released. It shows Shaun Morgan filming a music video on a plane set, with women dancing seductively around him. It then goes on to show the band playing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine Again
"Fine Again" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It is the band's debut single from the album ''Fragile'' (which was released when Seether were still going by the name "Saron Gas"). It was also later included on the '' 5 Songs'' EP, and it is the third track on their album ''Disclaimer''. During live shows, Shaun Morgan has been known to dedicate the song to Dave Williams of Drowning Pool as well as Dimebag Darrell of Pantera. Shaun Morgan wrote the song after his parents got divorced. Music video The video for the song, directed by Paul Fedor, features the band playing on a soundstage while three walls behind them display filmstrip slides of people holding opaque rectangles with phrases depicting their inner feelings on them explaining the reason why they feel down, and broken hearted (which is similar to the album cover). Seether arranged for the concept to be implemented on the cover art to ''Disclaimer''. Ten different versions of the album were released, each fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous (Seether Song)
"Dangerous" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It is their first single from their eighth studio album ''Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum''. It peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Songs chart in October 2020. Background The song was first released on 23 June 2020, at the same time as the band's announcement of the name and release date of their eighth studio album, ''Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum'' on 28 August 2020. In just one week in July, the song had accumulated 1.9 million airplay audience impressions, 340,000 streams, and 1,000 downloads in the US. This, coupled with the release of a second promotional song, "Bruised and Bloodied", propelled writer and frontman Shaun Morgan to top the ''Billboard'' Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, only the second to top it since its creation in July 2020. In October 2020, the song had peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Songs chart. Themes and composition Morgan described the single as different from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruised And Bloodied
"Bruised and Bloodied" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It was their second single off of their album ''Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum''. It topped the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2021. Background The song was originally released as a promotional song in July 2020, ahead of the release of the band's eighth studio album ''Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum''. It was later released as the second single from their album ''Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum''. In May 2021, the song topped the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Songs chart, the second single in a row to do so, following their prior single, "Dangerous". "Bruised and Bloodied" later topped the chart for a second non-consecutive week as well."Bruised and Bloodied"; 15 May 2021 + 29 May 2021 * * The band released a music video in January 2021; the band found the shooting of the video cathartic, as it was the first time they had been together in the same room with their instruments for a long time due to the COVID 19 pande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let You Down (Seether Song)
"Let You Down" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It is the first single off of their seventh studio album '' Poison the Parish''. It peaked at number one on the '' Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2017. Background The song was first revealed on February 23, 2017, the same day the band announced their seventh album – '' Poison the Parish''. A music video was released on the same day of the song's release, which features many ominous, masked and cloaked carnival-themed people roaming through an open field. The footage cuts back and forth between the figures and the band performing in a dark, secluded cabin. Composition and themes The track was self- produced by band frontman and lead vocalist Shaun Morgan, and was meant to represent the band's return to a heavier rock sound found in their earlier albums. Loudwire described the chorus as being "a little bit of an emotional reprieve" to the song's verses, calling it "sonically uplifting, but lyrically despo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Song (Seether Song)
"Country Song" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It was released on March 8, 2011 as the lead single from their fifth studio album ''Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray''. Background According to frontman Shaun Morgan Shaun Morgan Welgemoed (, born 21 December 1978) is a South African musician. He is the singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the rock band Seether. Early life Morgan spent most of his early life in South Africa.Bottomley, CSeether: South Afr ..., the track's title "got its name from the swampy verse riff". On the band's official message board, Morgan explained the track's background, saying "in some ways I guess I was dealing with growing up and having to make better life choices. It's definitely not a country song, but we recorded the album in Nashville, and felt like it was a small homage to such a wonderful city." Music video The video alternates between a boy playing with various dolls and action figures, and the band portraying the boy' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remedy (Seether Song)
"Remedy" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It is the second track on their album ''Karma and Effect'', and was released as the album's lead single. It became their first single to hit the top spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, dropping and regaining the spot for a total of eight weeks at number one. Music video The music video, directed by Dean Karr, features the band playing on the deck of a ship that appears to have run aground with fans who were selected via a contest on the band's website to appear in the shallow water below. Interspersed are shots of singer Shaun Morgan dressed up as an evil carnival barker taking a group of people on "''the world's most terrifying ride''". At the end of the video, the people that boarded the boat emerge from a tunnel, transformed into skeletons. Appearances in media "Remedy" served as the theme song for WWE's pay-per-view '' Summerslam 2005''. It is a playable song in the video game '' Guitar Hero On To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
