Sevendust (album)
1997 studio album by Sevendust
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Sevendust is the debut studio album by the American rock band Sevendust, released on April 15, 1997, through TVT Records.
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| Released | April 15, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Triclops (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
| Genre | Nu metal[1] | |||
| Length | 48:27 | |||
| Label | TVT | |||
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| Sevendust chronology | ||||
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 Definitive Edition cover | ||||
The Japan reissue has live versions of the songs "Bitch" and "Prayer" as ending bonus tracks.
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.[2][3][4]
In 2021, the staff of Revolver included the album in their list of the "20 Essential Nu-Metal Albums".[1]
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[6] |
The album sold only 311 copies in its first week but ultimately achieved gold certification.[7]
The album appeared on the Billboard 200 chart, remained there for sixteen weeks, and peaked at No. 165 on April 4, 1998.[8] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 19, 1999,[9] and has sold at least 732,000 copies in the US.[10] Four of the album's songs were released as promotional singles: "Black", "Breathe", "Bitch" and "Too Close to Hate". The album was re-mastered and re-released on June 21, 2010, entitled "The Definitive Edition", featuring two B-sides and two live tracks.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sevendust.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Black" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Bitch" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Terminator" | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Too Close to Hate" | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Wired" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Prayer" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Face" | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Speak" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Will It Bleed" | 4:51 |
| 10. | "My Ruin" | 5:38 |
| 11. | "Born to Die" | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 48:27 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Breathe" (from the Strangeland soundtrack) | 3:17 | |
| 13. | "School's Out" (Alice Cooper cover) | 3:22 | |
| 14. | "Bitch" (Live) | 4:01 | |
| 15. | "Prayer" (Live) | 4:13 | |
| 16. | "Terminator" (Breathe Remix) | 4:37 | |
| Total length: | 67:57 | ||
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 – guitar, backing vocals
- John Connolly – 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 – mastering
Charts
Album
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Singles
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||