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SEVENDUST And TREMONTI Announce September 2021 U.S. Tour

SEVENDUST and TREMONTI will join forces for a U.S. tour in September. Support on the trek will come from LYDIA CAN'T BREATHE. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 18. Tour dates: Sep. 03 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma (no LYDIA CAN'T BREATHE) Sep. 04 - Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theater Sep. 05 - Spri...

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DAUGHTRY Releases Music Video For 'Heavy Is The Crown'

Having already scorched the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs sales chart, peaking at No. 1, DAUGHTRY has released the official music video for the hit single "Heavy Is The Crown". The dark and physically combative cinematic narrative picks right back up where the "World On Fire" visual left off. An...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Birthday To Be Celebrated With Global Virtual Fundraiser

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late heavy metal icon, will join forces with virtual event producers Rolling Live Studios to celebrate Ronnie's birthday on Saturday, July 10. The global livestream fundraising event will bring together celebrities and fan...

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DAUGHTRY Teams Up With SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON For Cover Of TEMPLE OF THE DOG's 'Hunger Strike'

DAUGHTRY is celebrating the memory of Chris Cornell by teaming up with SEVENDUST's Lajon Witherspoon for a reimagining of the hit TEMPLE OF THE DOG song "Hunger Strike". DAUGHTRY frontman Chis Daughtry says: "Chris Cornell is one of the defining voices that grabbed me by the heartstrings and made me...

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SEVENDUST Announces Month-Long Summer 2021 'Socially Distanced' U.S. Tour

SEVENDUST has announced a month-long "socially distanced" U.S. tour for this summer. The trek, which will feature support from AUSTIN MEADE and KIRRA, will kick off on June 26 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and wrap up on July 24 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. All local COVID-19 protocols will be followed, includ...

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SEVENDUST Announces 'Seasons' And 'Home' Livestream Events

SEVENDUST has announced two special back-to-back livestream events for next month. The Atlanta-based band will perform its fourth studio album, 2003's "Seasons", in its entirety on April 10 and its 1999 sophomore effort, "Home", from front to back on April 11. For more information, including tickets...

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MORGAN ROSE Recalls Being 'Freaked Out' By First Incident Of Racism At SEVENDUST Concert

While taking part in this past weekend's Headbangers Con, drummer Morgan Rose of SEVENDUST — whose frontman, Lajon Witherspoon, is African American — was asked by Rocking With Jam Man if he had his bandmates have ever experienced racism during their nearly three-decade-long career. He responded (tra...

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How COREY TAYLOR's Wedding Night Was Nearly Derailed By Car Trouble

Corey Taylor's wife has recounted a hilarious incident that nearly derailed the couple's wedding day more than a year ago. The SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman married Alicia Taylor, a professional dancer and a member of the all-girl dance group CHERRY BOMBS, in October 2019 in their hometown of Las...

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SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON Is Continuing Work On Solo Album

SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon has just completed another round of songwriting and recording for his long-in-the-works debut solo album. As before, the latest sessions were overseen by RA's Daniel "Sahaj" Ticotin, this time at Sweetwater Studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Last month, Lajon releas...

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SEVENDUST's MORGAN ROSE On Playing First Virtual Concert Without A Live Audience: 'It Was Terrible'

SEVENDUST will perform its entire "Animosity" album during a January 8, 2021 livestream event from Opav in Orlando, Florida. It will be the band's second virtual concert in three months. Back in October, SEVENDUST played its first-ever livestream and its only show of 2020: "Sevendust: Live In Your L...

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SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON Is 'Looking Forward' To Performing Entire 'Animosity' Album During Livestream Event

SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon spoke to Midwest Beatdown about the band's upcoming performance of its entire "Animosity" album. The January 8 event will be livestreamed from Opav in Orlando, Florida. "Oh my God. There's some songs on there that we've never played, I think," Lajon said (hear audi...

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SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON Releases Solo Cover Of JACOB BANKS's 'Chainsmoking'

SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon has released his new solo single, a cover of British singer Jacob Banks's 2017 song "Chainsmoking". You can now listen to it below. This past September, Lajon told Talking Metal about his long-in-the-works debut solo album: "The solo thing for me has been fun. I'...

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SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON To Release Solo Cover Of JACOB BANKS's 'Chainsmoking' Next Week

SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon will release his new solo single, a cover of British singer Jacob Banks's 2017 song "Chainsmoking", on January 1. A short preview is available below. This past September, Lajon told Talking Metal about his long-in-the-works debut solo album: "The solo thing for m...

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SEVENDUST To Perform Entire 'Animosity' Album During Livestream Event

SEVENDUST will perform its entire "Animosity" album during a January 8, 2021 livestream event from Opav in Orlando, Florida. Tickets for the virtual concert can be purchased at this location. SEVENDUST's third album, "Animosity" was released in November 2001 through TVT Records. The disc peaked at N...

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SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON Says He And His Bandmates Are 'Growing As Artists'

In a new interview with "The Jasta Show", SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon spoke about how the group's music has evolved over the past two and a half decades and how he and his bandmates are influenced and inspired by things going on around them. He said (see video below): "I feel like we've done...