SEVENDUST Announces New Record Deal; New Song Posted Online
December 6, 2006SEVENDUST and their wholly owned record label 7Bros. Records have announced a partnership with Asylum Records, part of Warner Music Group's (WMG) Independent Label Group. Asylum Records is distributed by WEA Corp., WMG's U.S. sales and marketing company. The first project together will be SEVENDUST's sixth full-length album, "Alpha", due in stores March 6, 2007. To coincide with the release, the lead track "Deathstar" has been made available via stream at www.sevendust.info. SEVENDUST will also embark on a 57-date headline run beginning February 8, 2007 though April 28, 2007.
SEVENDUST announced in April 2006 that they and 7Bros. Records had officially parted ways with the Universal-affiliated WineDark Records. The band inked a deal with WineDark in early 2005 after a lengthy stint with TVT Records.
SEVENDUST's sole Winedark/Universal effort, "Next", came out in October 2005. The band's top-selling album to date is their self-titled debut, which has sold more than 700,000 copies since its April 1997 release.
"Next" marked the recording debut with the band of new guitarist Sonny Mayo (ex-AMEN/SNOT). Mayo joined SEVENDUST in early 2005 as the replacement for Clint Lowery, who left the group mid-tour in December 2004, citing "personal issues." Lowery has since become a full-time member of DARK NEW DAY, the new "supergroup" also featuring Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar.
(Thanks: Terry W. Sather)
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