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| 3.0 good | Jared Floryan | May 1st 15 |
I'm going to point out the excruciatingly obvious here, but Sevendust are a nu metal band; that's right, I mentioned they were involved in one of the most maligned subgenres of music - and yet if anything, the reason I myself am so biased towards the style isn't so much due to the downtuned guitar playing or the vocalizations. The lyrical subjects that are brought up are juvenile: if your song doesn't boil down to boasting courtesy of a teenaged bully, then it's going to revolve around how atrocious your childhood was. Believe it or not, there exist outfits within nu metal that are a lot better than detractors give them credit for (Deftones is a clear-cut example, seeing how they abandoned it ever since White Pony and were probably already accepted prior to that album's release). Sevendust on their debut studio album manage to be consistent, as the bandmates know full well the basics of natural melody and slightly forced aggression. The instrumental work is bearable enough, but not much sticks out. Frontman Lajon Witherspoon - one of the more noteworthy African-American singers in heavy metal - is Sevendust's very own MVP, for what he lacks in control and a little style, he overcomes these disadvantages through substance as well as keeping a firm grasp on clarity. The bottom line is despite its repetitive nature and the underproduced tone, this band's self-titled first record is not much to stomp on. On a really belated note, even though it's on Sevendust's sophomore full-length, "Denial" is still a great track.
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| 5.0 classic | thejon93rd | July 22nd 11 |
With incredible lyrics, vocals, instrumentals and more, Sevendust craft a terrific debut that is powerful in every way.
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| 2.5 average | Antonius | May 19th 25 |
Sevendust's self-titled debut is raw, angry and gritty, with lots of heavy riffage and dark lyrical themes. I would not label this as nu-metal but rather alternative metal. I keep only "Black" and "Face" although other tracks such as "Bitch", "Wired" and "Prayer" attract many positive comments.
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| 4.0 excellent | Oddhead | October 23rd 23 |
| 3.0 good | Logan | June 29th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 13th 22 |
| 3.0 good | random | February 26th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Gman918 | February 17th 22 |
| 3.0 good | teo | July 2nd 21 |
| 2.5 average | s0nicx | March 17th 21 |
| 2.5 average | CHINDI | February 19th 21 |
| 2.5 average | IlNotta | November 10th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Brabiz | November 4th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | Elynna | October 25th 20 |
| 3.0 good | bikvid | August 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | luetin | June 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | June 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | DiGio991 | November 22nd 19 |
| 3.0 good | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Kaze | May 13th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Josh | February 5th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Nero88 | July 31st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | JDubb | April 29th 18 |
| 3.5 great | PG2001 | April 22nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | xxm | December 7th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | GazAldo | July 23rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | TABv | March 26th 17 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | March 22nd 17 |
| 2.5 average | Maniac! | February 5th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Kris/KJ | January 15th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Rodstar | December 23rd 16 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | November 29th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ambrisa | October 30th 16 |
| 3.0 good | old | October 10th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | jsaf7 | September 18th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Hanusko | February 1st 16 |
| 3.0 good | elry2k | August 4th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Curse. | March 7th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Puckoff | January 20th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thibs | January 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Nuhead | December 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | sapient | November 15th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Axl752 | November 4th 13 |
| 3.5 great | feral | September 17th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risein | June 19th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Pndi | June 9th 13 |
| 2.5 average | kelano | April 12th 13 |
| 3.0 good | lerem | April 6th 13 |
| 3.0 good | CutMan | December 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | glezz | November 28th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Taye | August 15th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Lani | August 5th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Xav | August 2nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | snewso | June 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Krsm | June 26th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Lalka | April 11th 12 |
| 3.0 good | DFL | April 2nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | December 24th 11 |
| 2.5 average | mursu | November 30th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Z1dmir | November 30th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Jumaos | October 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Riptide | September 11th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Dummit | July 22nd 11 |
| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | July 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ziz | February 16th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | TheJack | September 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Stasis | September 19th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Smevin | April 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | latervol | November 14th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | August 27th 09 |
| 3.5 great | JE34 | April 13th 09 |
| 2.5 average | SVIIB | February 25th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | ktstein | December 3rd 08 |
| 3.0 good | Wizard | March 23rd 08 |
| 3.5 great | gt1315 | February 21st 08 |
| 2.5 average | soneast | February 7th 08 |
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