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SEVENDUST’S
‘NEXT’ GARNERS HIGH MARKS BY CRITICS HEADLINING
TOUR SET TO LAUNCH December 16, 2005 -- Now that their run with Mudvayne as part of “The Masters of Horror Tour” is coming to a close, Sevendust--Lajon Witherspoon (vocals), John Connolly (guitar), Vince Hornsby (bass), Morgan Rose (drums), Sonny Mayo (guitar)—are gearing up to embark on their own headlining tour in 2006. After taking a much-deserved break for the holidays (except for one show in Orlando, FL at the House of Blues on New Year’s Eve), the band will criss-cross the U.S. starting January 18 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Revolution in support of their current studio album, NEXT (WineDark/7Bros Records, distributed by Fontana Distribution, a division of Universal Music and Video Distribution). Nonpoint, Socialburn, Wicked Wisdom and ONE will accompany Sevendust on the trek. The band will be on the road throughout the year and they’ll eventually venture outside the U.S. for shows in Canada and Europe. NEXT has been receiving rave reviews and wracking up high-powered chart success. After debuting in the Top 20 on Billboard’s “Top 200 Albums” chart (the highest debut of the week for Fontana Distribution), it dominated Billboard’s “Top Independent Albums” chart in the coveted #1 slot for two consecutive weeks. The album’s first single, “Ugly” is currently standing tall at #14 on Radio & Records’ “Active Rock” chart, while it’s bulleted #14 on Billboard’s Active Rock chart. The video for “Ugly” is currently in rotation on FUSE and MTV2. “The new
record is quintessential Sevendust with the rich melodies
careening over strong, guitar metal.” “Sevendust
have partnered with the relatively unknown WineDark on their
latest, and the result sounds rejuvenated, refocused and refreshed…Easily
the group’s best effort since their self-titled debut,
NEXT firmly grounds itself on Southern-tinged riffs and Gospel-inflected
singing from frontman Lajon Witherspoon. Reliable songs such
as ‘Pieces’ and ‘Silence’ mark a return
to vintage Sevendust, while the whole album bursts at the
seams with more hooks than a pirate convention.” “It’s weird that for a band that has done pretty well for themselves, we gotta call them under-rated—under-respected by the underground maybe—but that’s what Sevendust are. They don’t turn in duds, and there’s always a lot going on, weird guitar textures, cavernous atmospheres, killer drum fills, vocal nuttiness.” --Martin Popoff, Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, November 2005 The band has also been racking up raves for their live performances as well. As Jeff Inman with the Des Moines Register noted: “Pulling out everything from late-‘90s classics such as the thundering ‘Denial’ to new material from the band’s current disc, NEXT, the Atlanta quintet proved that melody has a place in even the most snarling metal. Blame frontman Lajon Witherspoon…he can come off like a soul singer plopped down in the middle of a firefight. It gives a song like current hit ‘Ugly’ a pop sheen that the other bands on the bill just couldn’t muster, and made Sevendust, if not the generals for the night, at least the show’s heroes.” Sevendust are ecstatic to be performing shows for their fans again after spending the past couple of months making promo appearances at various radio station events. The band has been chronicling their experiences on the road in a tour diary on Billboard.com. As guitarist Sonny Mayo and drummer Morgan Rose chimed in after the first week: “This tour has been the most fun for us in years!!! The response has been unreal and we can’t thank our friends as well as the Mudvayne fans enough for making us feel welcome!!! After playing some of the hottest shows in recent memory the first 3 shows we finally got the temperature below a hundred and fifty degrees when we hit Chicago. You guys amaze us with your stamina to handle the heat!!! So far, every night after the show, we’ve been kickin’ it with the guys in Mudvayne. It’s like being on tour with family. Some of the guys from 10 Years & Bobaflex stop in too. Our bus seems to be the official gathering place for ‘after show festivities.’ It’s been a long time since Sevendust opened for someone and we have to admit, it’s nice to be able to have time to hang with everybody and not have to leave 20 minutes after the show.” Here are the current tour dates, with more to be announced in the coming weeks.
* Socialburn will
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