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Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records. Originally named Saron Gas and signed to Musketeer Records in South Africa, they changed their name in 2002, coinciding with the release of their second album and major label debut, Disclaimer.
Fragile is the debut album by the band Saron Gas, which would eventually become Seether. The album was released only in South Africa. After this album, Wind-up Records asked the band to change their name, as Saron Gas was a homophone for sarin gas, a deadly nerve agent. The band changed their name
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records. Originally named Saron Gas and signed to Musketeer Records in South Africa, they changed their name in 2002, coinciding with the release of their second album and major label debut, Disclaimer.
Fragile is the debut album by the band Saron Gas, which would eventually become Seether. The album was released only in South Africa. After this album, Wind-up Records asked the band to change their name, as Saron Gas was a homophone for sarin gas, a deadly nerve agent. The band changed their name to Seether.
The versions of the tracks on this album are unique, though some were re-recorded for Disclaimer.
Disclaimer is the major label debut album by post-grunge band Seether, released in 2002. It features three successful singles which would remain some of the band's most well known songs. After the reworking of "Broken" gained significant popularity, the album would be remastered and remixed slightly in 2004 as Disclaimer II with eight extra tracks.
A great deal of pre-production took place in South Africa with supervision from a Wind-Up representative. It continued in New York before the album recording sessions began in Los Angeles. Veteran session drummer Josh Freese filled the role in studio before an audition took place at Leads Rehearsal Studio. Among sixteen others, Nick Oshiro auditioned and joined the band in 2002. Seether would also enlist guitarist Patrick Callahan in fall that year after performing alongside his then current band in Philadelphia.
Seether began extensive touring in promotion of Disclaimer in July 2002. They performed alongside the likes of Our Lady Peace into the following year. Touring with Evanescence in 2004 would lead to the reworking of the little known ballad "Broken" and the band's subsequent crossover success.
Beginning with the sorrowful "Fine Again" in fall 2002, a total of three singles were released from Disclaimer. The lead single was followed by a similarly melancholy "Driven Under" in early 2003 and finally the more aggressive "Gasoline" later that year. Each song also had a music video which gained substantial airplay on MTV2.
Disclaimer II is the second album released by the post-grunge rock band Seether. This disc is a recompilation of the band's first album, Disclaimer, from 2002. Although the 12 tracks from the original album are present, they have been slightly remixed and differ from the original. Also, the majority of the remixed tracks feature additional lead guitar melodies with the addition of a permanent lead guitarist to the band's line-up prior to the release of the album. In Europe, the album includes four tracks more than its predecessor; in the United States, the album has eight extra tracks, some of which had been previously released on soundtracks, such as "Hang On," which had been featured on the 2003 Daredevil soundtrack and "Out of My Way," which had been featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 horror film Freddy vs. Jason. The song, "Fine Again" also appeared on Madden NFL 2003.
A primary reason for the reworking of Disclaimer was the popularity of "Broken." Originally a simple acoustic ballad, it was remade into an electric, duet version with vocals by Amy Lee. This new version was originally featured on the 2004 Punisher soundtrack and had an accompanying music video. Both the US and European releases include the new rendition of "Broken," and Disclaimer II subsequently became Seether's most successful album commercially. It is certified Platinum Worldwide, going Gold in the US and Canada.
Karma and Effect is the third album by the South African post-grunge rock band Seether. It was released on May 24, 2005 by Wind-up Records. It is certified Platinum Worldwide going gold in the USA and Canada.
Upon release, the album debuted in the top 10 in many countries around the world and the first single "Remedy" held the top spot on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Following singles "Truth," and "The Gift", though not to the same extent, also found success on rock radio. Although successful this album could be considered the heaviest album released by Seether some songs featuring a much more heavy metal sound on songs such as "Simplest Mistake" and "Because of Me". Since it's release the album has sold 635,412 units in the U.S. and nearly 800,000 worldwide.
Before the release of Karma And Effect, a blog from the band on their website stated that there would be three b-side tracks for the album. They are: "Let Me Go", "Innocence", and "Blister". "Let Me Go" has been released and can be found on the "Remedy" single. "Innocence" and "Blister" were never mixed or mastered, but both songs, likely obtained off the album's demo tapes, were made available on a fan site for a short time.
Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces is the fourth studio album by South African post-grunge/alternative metal band Seether. The album was released in South Africa and Switzerland on October 19, 2007, and released worldwide on October 23, 2007.
The cover artwork was designed by David Ho, the same artist who designed the Vicious Delicious cover for Infected Mushroom. The covers apparently display the same character: Candice the Ghost.
In support of the album, the band has toured with Three Days Grace, Finger Eleven, Breaking Benjamin, 3 Doors Down, Skillet, Red, Papa Roach, Flyleaf, Econoline Crush, Nickelback, and Staind.
Three singles, "Fake It", "Rise Above This", and "Breakdown" have been released from the album with all three being top 10 singles, the former two reaching the top position on several Billboard charts, despite negative reviews, scoring a 39% on Metacritic. As of June 11, 2009 the album has sold 750,562 copies. The album was reissued in 2009, featuring a fourth single, the George Michael cover of "Careless Whisper", the final single from the album.
Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray is the fifth studio album by South African post-grunge/alternative metal band Seether. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien and is the only Seether album to feature guitarist Troy McLawhorn due to his departure from the band before the album release. It was released on May 17, 2011.
During an interview with Planet 1051 radio in Louisiana, former guitarist Troy McLawhorn and drummer John Humphrey confirmed the band would be releasing a new album titled Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray in May. It was also during this interview that they announced the first single, which was titled "Country Song".
On February 16, 2011 the band posted a video announcing the dates of the first single and album release. On March 4, 2011, it was reported via Twitter that the album's release date was moved up a week, to May 17, 2011.
On March 7, 2011, in an interview with radio station 103.3 Lazer Shaun stated that he was writing a song for a potential movie soundtrack and it was sent into the label the previous week and they will be recording it with Brendan O'Brien in Nashville, TN and that it could possibly be included in the album.
On March 16, 2011, Shaun announced via Twitter that they were heading back into the studio to record one last track for the album. "Band update for ya'll... heading to Nashville tomorrow to record one last track for HOSBLTF. We like to keep things last minute and fresh!" About the song, Shaun said, "It's a heavy little ditty, kinda like the stuff we did in the Disclaimer and Karma days. Should be a fun one. We'll keep you updated." Shortly after this, fur cue was added to the tracklist on the band website.
The physical pressing of the "Deluxe Edition" contains the four additional tracks listed above, as well as a bonus DVD featuring the video for "Country Song", a "Making of the Video" featurette, and a "The Making of Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray" feature, bringing the release to 16 tracks and two discs (including the bonus DVD).
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