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› What: Sevendust with Fault Lines, Hour Late› Where: The Signal, 1810 Chestnut St.› When: 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 6› Admission: $25-$50› For more information: 423-498-4700› Online: thesignaltn.com
Like a lot of bands, Sevendust has had to overcome obstacles. They had to change their name three times, for example, after being threatened with lawsuits by bands with the same names, and they went bankrupt. Through it all, lead singer Lajon Witherspoon said the group never considered packing it in because they and their fans believed in what they were doing.
Sevendust will perform Monday night at The Signal. / Photo from Rise Records“It was us just believing in something that we had,” he said.
“The fans were behind us and it kept building and building. We kept growing and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles. Thank the Lord it did work out.”
It worked because of gold-selling albums like “Sevendust” (1997), “Home” (1999) and “Animosity” (2001). For their latest album, the group enlisted the help of Michael “Elvis” Baskette, who produced “All I See Is War” at his Studio Barbarosa in Orlando.