Sevendust is the debut studio album by the American rock band Sevendust, released on April 15, 1997, through TVT Records.
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.
In 2021, the staff of Revolver included the album in their list of the "20 Essential Nu-Metal Albums".
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Release and reception
The album sold only 311 copies in its first week but ultimately achieved gold certification.
The album appeared on the Billboard 200 chart, remained there for sixteen weeks, and peaked at No. 165 on April 4, 1998. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 19, 1999, and has sold at least 732,000 copies in the US. 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
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