He plays a lot of cool rock patterns that complement the music well. Despite the lack of rapid blast beat masturbation and double bass abuse, Morgan is a solid drummer. Lyrically, Lajon brings about daily happenings that occur to even the best of us.ĭrum work is pretty solid for a hard rock/ metal album. On the ballad of the album, "Skeleton Song", Lajon delivers a heartfelt performance as the acoustic guitar work sets the pace of the song. That can go for most of the album really. On "Enemy" the albums heaviest track, Lajon trades off with Clint and Morgan in a shouting fest before opening to a booming chorus. He sings with power and confidence, switching from harsh to soothing in a minute flat. What makes Lajon such a great vocalist isn't just that he has a great voice. Lajon has been the face of the band with his aggressive vocal delivery leading the way. Clint has a strong voice that is used in sections of the album along with drummer Morgan who is responsible for most of the aggressive patterns, providing the back drop with his shouts whenever possible". As far as they can go heavy, these guys can also hit melodic notes as demonstrated through "Honesty".Ĭlint also provided the band with his back up vocals since the early days. they create intertwining patterns for hard hitting riffs based around the vocal patterns of Lajon and company. Never exhibiting any technical prowess or sweep picking, their main goal is to start a mosh pit in the first row with memorable groove patterns destined to hit the listener straight in the face. Clint and John bring the aggressive edge into the music with their guitar work. On "Seasons" Sevendust took the play book from the past and tweaked their sound to a cutting edge performance, relying on strong song writing skills and balancing the melody between the brutality. That's not to say this CD lacks heaviness, because there are still plenty of thudding grooves and head banging moments for the metal crowd to mosh to. The inclusion of the acoustic guitar is used on this album as well. This time, they had released their most melodic album in their career. Without over exerting themselves or deciding to update their sound, Sevendust brought back the meat and potatoes heavy rock sound that they execute so well and upped the bar to a whole new level. Topping their last album, "Animosity" would be difficult as that remains their most balanced and overall strongest CD they have released in their existence. Traces of Nu Metal, Hard Rock, and Metal can be heard throughout their music. Mixing various styles of heavy music, Sevendust created a sound that outclassed many of their peers. With Lajon's aggressive vocals, Clint and John's hard hitting down tuned riffs, and Morgan's presence on the drum set, the music was set to leave an impact upon fans of aggressive music. ![]() Sevendust has a trademark sound that has needed little to no tampering over the years. Prior to this album, the band including Clint released one final album by the name of "Seasons". It's not that "Next" was a bad album, it's just that a key part to Sevendust's success was missing. And when their first album without Clint had been released, you could tell right away that something was missing. There was a huge void that couldn't be replaced. I have to say, after he left, Sevendust's sound had taken a big hit. Although, the band had received a huge blow when long time guitarist, Clint Lowery left the band to pursue other projects, Sevendust manages to keep fighting. This band manages to create quality music with each album having their own little charm. ![]() ![]() They have released 6 full length albums as of recent times and are in the process of writing another one. They've been around for quite a while, since 1994 to be exact. Sevendust is a heavy rock band from Atlanta, Georgia.
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