Sevendust — Inside the Metal: Atlanta Edition
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The only thing more rewarding than having Waffle House after a show is knowing that you share a city with an established, successful metal band. And when that band is Sevendust — and when some of us knew members of the band from back in the high school days — that connection hits a little differently.
Sevendust are one of Atlanta's finest metal exports — 25+ years of consistently excellent groove-driven, melodic heavy metal, 15 studio albums, and a fanbase that has never wavered. Formed in Atlanta in 1994 and still going strong, they remain one of the most hardworking and beloved bands in modern heavy metal. Go support them at sevendust.com. 🤘
🏫 The Atlanta Metal Lore: Before Sevendust became Sevendust, they went through several name changes — Snake Nation (1994), Rumblefish (1994), and Crawlspace (1994–1995) — playing the Atlanta local scene at venues like The Ozone and Dick Taintler Stadium. "Who remembers Body & Soul and Crawlspace from way back in the day in the ATL?" The early 90s Atlanta metal scene produced Sevendust, Mastodon, Stuck Mojo, and a whole ecosystem of bands that went on to define modern heavy metal. See also: Mastodon — Inside the Metal for more #AtlantaMetal tangentionalality.
The Sevendust Episode
August 2022 · The inaugural Metal Nerdery Atlanta Edition Inside the Metal
The first-ever Metal Nerdery Inside the Metal ATL Edition — a time-travel through joyous old-school flashbacks, memories of the early 90s Atlanta metal scene, and the full Sevendust catalog. Connects the metal dots from Crawlspace and The Ozone through to one of Atlanta's finest 25+ year careers in heavy metal.
The early Atlanta scene: Body & Soul. Crawlspace. The Ozone. Still Rain. The old-school ATL metal venues. #AtlantaMetalLore. #tangentionalness and the Dick Taintler Stadium. Stuck Mojo for even more Atlanta metal tangentialness. Russell's Reflections on The Ozone. #markthetime.
The catalog covered: Self-Titled debut (1997, TVT Records — produced by Mark Mendoza and Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister): Black (#killeropener, became the opening song for nearly every Sevendust concert until 2004), Bitch, Too Close to Hate. Home (1999): Denial, Reconnect, Licking Cream (with Skunk Anansie's Skin on guest vocals). Animosity (2001): Praise, Live Again, Angel's Son (written and performed for Snot's Lynn Strait after his death — dedicated live at almost every Sevendust show ever since). Seasons (2003): Disease (#killeropener with #allthecokelines), Enemy (the Chyna music video), Separate. Next (2005): Ugly, Failure (#MCTentacleChoice).
Also: Go check out their "Southside Double-Wide" live acoustic album — #SevendustUnplugged. The #COVID disclaimer. #CountingCore #StripperCore. "All the best podcasts have a COVID disclaimer." "Pounding dicks, into the, sand of the O-zone." #markthetime. Part 2 (the "Part Deuce") is coming — the catalog continued beyond Next.
Part 2 is coming: "We'll have to do a Part Deuce in the future." The catalog from Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow (2008) through the most recent release still awaits its full Metal Nerdery treatment. The #InauguralInsideTheMetalAtlantaEdition laid the foundation — the Part Deuce will finish the job. Stay tuned.
The Sevendust Story — Key Facts
- Formed: Atlanta, Georgia — 1994
- Also known as: Snake Nation (1994) → Rumblefish (1994) → Crawlspace (1994–1995) → Sevendust (1995–present)
- Classic lineup: Lajon Witherspoon (vocals) · John Connolly (guitar) · Clint Lowery (guitar) · Vinnie Hornsby (bass) · Morgan Rose (drums)
- Debut album: Sevendust (April 15, 1997, TVT Records) — produced by Mark Mendoza & Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister)
- Debut recorded at: Triclops Studio, Atlanta, Georgia
- Debut chart: Billboard 200 for 16 weeks — Gold certified May 1999
- Ozzfest 1998: Sevendust played Ozzfest alongside Ozzy, Tool, Foo Fighters, Motörhead, and more
- "Angel's Son": Written for Snot's Lynn Strait after his death — performed live at virtually every Sevendust show since
- "Black": Opening song for nearly every Sevendust concert from 1997 to 2004
- Metal Nerdery connection: Some members known from the high school days in the ATL
- Official website: sevendust.com
- Metal Nerdery verdict: One of Atlanta's finest. 25+ years of never letting the fanbase down. Go support them. 🤘
The Sevendust Discography
Sevendust have released 15 studio albums across their career — all recorded in Atlanta or with deep Atlanta roots. Here's the full catalog with release years:
Sevendust (1997) · Home (1999) · Animosity (2001) · Seasons (2003) · Next (2005) · Alpha (2007) · Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow (2008) · Cold Day Memory (2010) · Black Out the Sun (2013) · Time Travelers & Bonfires (2014) · Kill the Flaw (2015) · All I See Is War (2018) · Blood & Stone (2020) · Truth Killer (2023) · and counting…
Visit sevendust.com for the latest news, tour dates, and releases.
It’s time to head back to the beach, gather ‘round the bonfire and get ready to have your Dick Taintlers “pounded into the sand” as you realize that “COVID Disclaimers are the ‘Parental Advisory’ sticker of podcasts” and JOIN US for Part 1 of our Inside the Metal (ATL-Edition) with nu-metal groove kings SEVENDUST.
Show Notes:
(00:00): #WaHoWaterbutt #missionarydoggystyle #butttobutt #thisbitchcantdrive ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** #absolutelyzeroanesthesia #jk #33rdfloorIUBPStudios #theunscrewing #rosecoloredclinky #CherryVanillaCaptainMorgan #ooohyeah #markthetime #grabthosebrownones #thebuttonrub ***Go check out our #SoFarSoGoodSoWhatEpisode for some #irresponsible fun*** #onestarreviewASMR / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #TerrapinBrewery #WakeAndBake #highgravitygoodness #ninepointfourpercentabv ***See also #jitteryjoes and #jitteryjoescomedy*** “A knife and fork coffee beer” / #HailToAthensGeorgia
(07:17): “Not a #daydrinkingbeer” / “It’s not a #magnum” / “Great ways to score with chicks” / #heygirl / #thevoicemailsegment ***GIVE US A CALL AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** #manyrecordscratches #slowbuildingerection #podcastbone ***Go check out our prior episode regarding #TheAccused !!!*** / “Does anyone remember #ThePit in the #ATL?” / #allyoucandrink and #sweetmemories #dontdenythepowerof #timetravel ***Go watch #GetThrashed!!!*** / “And now, a word from #pissingpost” regarding #StrangerThings and #Metallica and #TikTokDouchebaggery and #cancerculture #aka #cancelculture” / Memories of #1986 #MasterOfPuppets and #tapecassettes and moments of #tangentionalality / #alongwayaround #theonlyreasonyouarehere / “The past has passed. Accept it, get over it, and #moveon. You’re not going to cancel Metallica, ever.” ***Go check out our Metallica episodes!!!*** / #nobodysperfect #peoplecanchange #shittyshituations #allegedpieceofshit / “Not enough #confidence or #upperbodystrength…” / “There’s a reason they used to be called #Alcoholica (“Do YOU remember everything YOU ever did when YOU were #blackoutdrunk?”) /
“And now, for some #positivevibes!!!” #goodpods #metalnerderypodcast #podcastratings #toponehundred #top100 in three different charts!!! #thankyouforthat ***THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO DOWNLOAD AND SPREAD THE WORDERY ABOUT METAL NERDERY!!!*** THANK YOU #GoodPods for your #positivity!!!
(22:49): The Docket: Atlanta’s own #SEVENDUST #AtlantaMetal (“Who remembers Body & Soul and Crawlspace from way back in the day in the #ATL?”) / #RussellsReflections and a #shoutout to #TheOzone / #markthetime / Some notes regarding the old school #AtlantaMetalScene and several local metal bands from back in the day / #numetal #groovemetal #newgenre / #AtlantaMetalLore #StillRain #whatsthedill #tangentionalness and #oldschoolvenues #DickTaintlerStadium / See also #StuckMojo for even more Atlanta metal tangentiality.
(32:11): “Going to the beach” / #steaknation (Nay! #WolfSteakNation!) sounds impressive!!! / #killeropener from the #debutalbum Sevendust-1997/ You know you’re going to make it when… / BLACK #readthoselyricsASMR #usethoseheadphones / “Is it weird…?” / #sounddesign (The term is actually #Foley) / Some #TwistedSister #tangentionalality / “Things evolve and change and progress over time with any and all creative endeavors” / BITCH #checkoutthealbumcover #veryballs #groove /***Go see Sevendust LIVE!!!*** #onstagetrampolinejams
(42:21): Home-1999 #assdrop #texturedfarts #waitwhat #itsagoodone WAFFLE #futureepisodeidea #uglyharmonics and #uglyriffs / DENIAL #newgenre #alltheballscore / “How many have seen or been to #Woodstock99?” / #greedwhoreASMR #Trainwreck / “Everything in life is NOT about #money!!!”
(50:22): Animosity-2001 / Their biggest hit (a tribute to #LynnStrait from #Snot) #RussellsReflections and #beachmemories and #clones / #albumcover differences #European vs #Muricapean/ #WilliamTellStyle ANGEL’S SON #readthoselyrics #soulfulvocals “The Chris Stapleton of metal”/ #mostcokelines PRAISE / #dontdenythepowerof #hooks #ohyeah
(1:00:01): Seasons-2003 #learningmetal #countingcore / #comingtothemainstage it’s #strippercore / “That’s a lot of nights working on the road…” #notimespentincubiclehell #killeropener DISEASE and #thenewhitsingle with #allthecokelines ENEMY #melodicmojo / #eyeballsquirting and a cover of the #JohnnyCash version of “Hurt” ***Go check out their “Southside Double-Wide” live acoustic album*** #SevendustUnplugged #paranormalporn
(1:08:15): Next-2005 and some #Snot #tangentialness “In this case…” UGLY and some #MCTentacleChoice FAILURE / “It’s full…” / #tangentionalfriendships / #RIP #TheHIghlander / The new name of #theplague is #Cuntvid / “All the best podcasts have a #COVIDdisclaimer” / We’ll have to do a part deuce in the future: This is our #inaugural #InsideTheMetal #AtlantaEdition (NOTE: Our #ActusReus #BehindTheMetal episode was like the #prequel) / #markthetime “Pounding dicks, into the, sand of the O-zone” / “Stay tuned for our upcoming #hairmetalepisode” ***THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS EDITION OF METAL NERDERY PODCAST; ATLANTA STYLE!!!*** No shots for #analpox and #missionarydogpox and #asscoverage #untilthenext #thelastword #metalscrotes #outrogoodness #blooperreel #longliveMetalNerdery #hehahuh
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