''Alpha'' is the sixth studio album by American

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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 ...

. The album was released on March 6, 2007. It is the band's second album featuring

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on rhythm guitar and the first with him as part of the writing process. ''Alpha'' is also the first album by the band to be released under the Warner-affiliated

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, making Sevendust the first metal/rock band on that label (the rest being hip-hop and rap artists). The tracks " Driven" and "Feed" were featured on the video game, ''

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''. The album entered the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 at number 14, selling about 42,000 copies in its first week. The song "Burn" is the band's longest song to date.

Track listing

Personnel

Sevendust *

Lajon Witherspoon Lajon Witherspoon (born October 3, 1972) is an American singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of Atlanta-based rock band Sevendust. Members from bands such as Staind, Seether, Alter Bridge, and Diecast have listed Witherspoon and Sevend ...

– lead vocals * John Connolly – lead guitar, backing vocals *

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– bass *

Morgan Rose Morgan Jay Rose (born December 13, 1968) is an American drummer and a founding member of Atlanta-based rock band Sevendust. He is also responsible for much of the background vocals. He has also played drums for Call Me No One and Methods of Mayh ...

– drums, backing vocals *

– rhythm guitar Production *John Connolly – producer, mixing *Shawn Grove – producer, mixing *

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– mastering *Joe Miller – executive producer *Morgan Rose – producer, mixing

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Album

Singles

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