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This Alternative-Rock outfit was originally formed in Pretoria, SOUTH
AFRICA, in 1999, under the name of Saron Gas by singer + guitarist Shaun
Morgan and bass player Dale Stewart. The two recorded an album with occasional
drummer in their homeland and subsequently they were picked up by New
York's Wind-up Records. The band then bolstered its line-up by recruiting
lead guitarist Pat Callahan and drummer Kevin Soffera.
In August 2002 Seether issued their American debut full-length disc,
"Disclaimer"; it cracked The Billboard Top 200 chart at #92
while the first single, "Fine Again", peaked at #3 on The Mainstream
Rock chart and at #6 on The Modern Rock Tracks. "Driven Under"
entered the top 20 on the same charts and the third single, "Gasoline",
made it on the Active Rock top 40 chart. The band spent most of 2003 on
the road playing nearly 300 shows; that fall, Soffera exited and was replaced
by new drummer, John Humphrey.
In early 2004 Seether with Amy Lee of Evanescence
contributed the song "Broken" to the soundtrack "The Punisher:
The Album", the magnificent ballad hit #4 on The Modern Rock Tracks,
peaked at #9 on The Mainstream Rock chart and smashed into the top 20
of The Billboard Hot 100. During this time the band released "Disclaimer
II", a repackaging of the breakthrough debut with 8 extra songs plus
a bonus DVD, the set rose to #53 on The Billboard Top 200 chart ultimately
achieving platinum status.
Seether long-awaited second album, "Karma And Effect", was
released in May 2005, it included the smash single "Remedy"
which hit #5 on The Modern Rock chart and topped the Billboard's Mainstream
Rock Tracks for eight consecutive weeks. The follow-up single, "Truth",
peaked at #8 on the Active Rock chart while the CD climbed into the top
10 of The Billboard 200 Sales chart. The final single, "The Gift
", also grabbed a #8 spot on The Hot Mainstream Rock chart.
In October 2007, the South Africa-bred, L.A.-based band churned out
their third studio record, "Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces",
the album was the band's first work as a three-piece following the departure
of Pat Callahan in June 2006. The disc debuted at #9 in the U.S. and inside
the top 10 of the Canadian Albums chart, it featured the single "Fake
It", which became a massive Rock radio hit going to #1 on both Mainstream
and Modern Rock charts. The second single "Rise Above This",
an enduring song Morgan wrote about his brother Eugene in advance of his
tragic death, shot to #1 on The Hot Modern Rock chart and fell just shy
of reaching the same position on The Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks; the follow-up
single, "Breakdown", peaked at #4 on both that same charts.
In May 2008 Troy McLawhorn, formerly of Dark
New Day and doubleDrive, joined
Seether as permanent guitarist.
In mid-2009 the group returned to the top of the Active Rock airplay
chart with "Careless Whisper", a cover of the classic George
Michael tune, the single was released in conjunction with the re-release
of "Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces"; the song also hit the
top 5 of The Alternative Songs chart.
Seether will release its fourth studio record on May 17, 2011; the CD,
entitled "Holding On To Strings Better Left To Fray", includes
their new single "Country Song".
Soon after the album's completion the group announced via their twitter
page that guitarist Troy McLawhorn has departed the band to pursue other
interests.
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