March 26, 2013 is going to be a very good day for
SEVENDUST fans. That day brings the highly anticipated release of the band’s brand new album, their ninth studio effort, BLACK OUT THE SUN, on their 7Bros. Records label (through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group). The first single, “Decay,” will be released to radio and available for download at online retail outlets January 22, 2013.
Anxious to share the scorching new sounds,
SEVENDUST will set out on a headlining tour with Lacuna Coil starting February 2, 2013 in Winston-Salem, NC at Ziggy’s. Tickets for the shows listed below will go on-sale Friday, November 30, 2012. Fans should check their local ticket outlets for purchase info. More shows for
SEVENDUST are currently in the works and will be announced in the coming months.
In a recent interview with
Revolver, guitarist
John Connolly described the new music as having “a darker vibe…but there’s still plenty of melody. It fits right in with ANIMOSITY, ALPHA and our self-titled album. Lots of heavy stuff and some more mellow moody songs as well.” As guitarist
Clint Lowery proclaims in
Guitar World, “There’s a dark turn to the whole thing…in a lot of ways, it’s your typical
SEVENDUST record.” The magazine goes on to declare that BLACK OUT THE SUN “will eclipse its predecessors with its southern-rock brutality and bursts of industrial and reggae.”
For BLACK OUT THE SUN, the band--
Lajon Witherspoon (vocals),
Morgan Rose (drums/vocals),
Clint Lowery (guitar/vocals),
Vince Hornsby (bass/vocals) and
John Connolly (guitar/vocals)—decided to self-produce and record the new album at The Architekt Studios in Butler, NJ with the help of mixer/engineer
Mike Ferretti (who also worked with Lowery and Rose on
CALL ME NO ONE’s debut album, LAST PARADE, which was released June 5 on 7Bros Records).
BLACK OUT THE SUN is the follow-up to COLD DAY MEMORY, which was released April 20, 2010 and debuted at #12 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, the highest debut of the bands' storied 8 studio album, 15 year career. Along with it being
SEVENDUST's highest charting debut ever, the album's first single, "Unraveling,” set a debut milestone as well. It entered the BDS Active Rock radio chart higher than any other
SEVENDUST track. It surpassed 2003's "Enemy," which wound up peaking at #6 and is currently their highest charting song to date. At radio, "Unraveling" is the most well received
SEVENDUST song ever.
February 2013
2 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy’s
3 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
5 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
6 - Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
7 - Portland, ME - The Asylum
8 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
9 - Lynchburg, VA - Phase 2
10 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
12 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge
14 - Biloxi, MS - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
15 - Broussard, LA - The Station
16 - Beaumont, TX - Dixie Dance Hall
17 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution! Music Room
19 - Springfield, IL - Boondocks
21 - Bloomington, IL - The Castle Theatre
22 - South Bend, IN - Club Fever
23 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Pepsi Pavilion
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