Sevendust
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From left to right: Clint Lowery, Lajon Witherspoon, Vinnie Hornsby, Morgan Rose and John Connolly performing at Nova Rock Festival in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Snake Nation, Crawlspace, Rumblefish |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, nu metal, alternative metal, hard rock, post-grunge |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Associated acts | Call Me No One, Projected |
| Website | sevendust |
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| Past members | Sonny Mayo |
Sevendust is an American alternative metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group. Following a few name changes, the members settled on the name Sevendust and released their self-titled debut album on April 15, 1997. They have attained success with three consecutive RIAA gold certified albums and have sold millions of albums worldwide.
The self-titled album sold 311 copies in its first week. However, through touring and TVT support, the album gained charting success through Billboard and earned a gold certification. Since formation, Sevendust has released ten studio albums, earned additional charting success and gold sales certifications. They have also re-released their self-titled album as Sevendust: Definitive Edition which contains five new tracks and a DVD.
Bassist Vince Hornsby joined drummer Morgan Rose in 1994 in a band called Snake Nation. John Connolly, a drummer, left his then band and joined Snake Nation as a guitarist. They recorded their first demo. Not happy with vocals, however, Snake Nation spent a year searching for a new singer before finding Lajon Witherspoon. Six months passed, Clint Lowery joined the band, and they renamed themselves Rumblefish.
Rumblefish was short-lived, however, because they found another band with the same name. They renamed themselves Crawlspace, and released "My Ruin" on the Mortal Kombat soundtrack album entitled More Kombat through TVT Records in 1996. Shortly after, another band named Crawlspac' sent notice that they wanted $2,500 for the rights to their name. Rather than purchase the rights, the band members chose to rename themselves Sevendust, a name inspired by the commercial insecticide brand "Sevin Dust". The song Rumble Fish was included on the band's second album, Home.
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