''Sevendust'' is the debut 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 Lowery ...

, released in 1997. The Japan reissue has live versions of the songs "

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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. "

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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

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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

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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 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 *

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

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

Vinnie Hornsby Vince Hornsby (born October 22, 1967) is the bassist and one of the founding members of American rock band Sevendust. Music career Sevendust Before the formation of Sevendust, Hornsby was in the band Snake Nation along with Morgan Rose, also o ...

– 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 Technical *

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– producer, mixing *

Jay Jay French Jay Jay French (born John French Segall, July 20, 1952) is an American guitarist, manager, record producer and founding member of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He is a columnist, author and motivational speaker who oversees licensing and i ...

– producer, executive producer * Denny McNerney – engineering, mixing * John Nielsen – assistant engineer * Lou Holtzman – assistant mixer *

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Release and reception

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

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Singles

Release history

References