Sevendust is one of those bands that never really got the respect they deserved. It\u2019s just my opinion, but they seemed to have been overlooked by many in the unending wash of angry, nihilistic nu-metal and rapcore that dominated a lot of chart space in the late ’90s. <\/p>\n
Maybe they weren\u2019t angry enough, or hurt enough, or knucklehead enough, or whatever. Lost among the likes of the angsty emo-metal of Korn and Disturbed and the jackassery of pseudo-metal acts like Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park, Sevendust has teetered on the edge on mainstream success, but never broke past that barrier into greatness. It\u2019s a shame because they stretched the playing field for mainstream metal at the time, falling somewhere between soulful hard rock and gritty, headbanging metal. Throughout their career, despite some minor stylistic changes, their sound has been solid and dependable, with a reliance on strong melodies alongside their heavy, mosh-worthy riffs. <\/p>\n
Cold Day Memory<\/i>, their eighth studio outing, is classic Sevendust and has all the pieces that have made their music so enjoyable in the past: heavy, churning metal punched up with strong melodies and singer Lajon Whitherspoon\u2019s soulful vocals.\u00a0 Also, this release features the original lineup once again, with guitarist Clint Lowery returning after a five-year absence. <\/p>\n
Witherspoon\u2019s unique voice and their dedication to melody is what sets this group apart sonically from much of their metal brethren, along with strong vocal harmonies and catchy guitar hooks. They can get introspective and ratchet the noise back as on the track \u201cConfessions,\u201d then turn around and hit you with icy blast beats. The first track that caught my attention was \u201cLast Breath,\u201d a powerful near-ballad that would shine as a radio single. \u201cKarma\u201d features some nice guitar work that reminded me of Adam Jones from Tool and features a chorus of crunchy riffs sure to set heads to banging, as will the breakneck closer, \u201cStrong Arm Broken.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since I first heard them, Sevendust haven\u2019t changed that much, but it\u2019s all positive in their case. Throughout the years, these guys have been consistent and true to their musical legacy. Refusing to bow to fads or style, they stick to their proven formula and crank out solid metal with a strong sense of lyrical maturity and a lot of heart. Soldiering through band drama, near financial ruin, and label indifference, the quality of their music has never suffered. Cold Day Memory<\/i> is another fine addition to their legacy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":30300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[7435],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-41954","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-sevendust","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=41954"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=41954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}