Alpha, the sixth and newest album from Sevendust, marks a return to the band's origins and a welcome sonic assault to their legions of followers.
Crammed into the same rehearsal/writing room which spawned their ground-breaking 1997 debut, Sevendust found themselves right where it all started in their hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Recorded at Tree Sound Studios with long time friend and co-producer/engineer Shawn Grove, Alpha was born.
Indeed conceptual in nature, Alpha explores the recesses of the mind and the torturous conflict within the question: Can I possibly continue along this path?
Gone are the acoustic guitars and overt electronic inflection of the last couple of records as the band returns to a raw, uncompromising complexity reminiscent of the Home years.
There in the humble beginnings and stomping grounds where it all began, the band brewed up twelve brutal tracks blending a new innovative crunch with that infamous, ferocious throat.
From the blood-curdling vocal introduction of the first track, Deathstar, the listener knows it's old school Sevendust on a collision course with a fresh burning desire to obliterate, even if the victim may come from within.
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