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SEVENDUST'S
'NEXT' EXPLODES ONTO BILLBOARD'S "TOP
200 ALBUMS" CHART AT #20, MUSIC MONITOR
NETWORKS' "TOP 200 ALBUMS" CHART
AT #1 AND SOUNDSCAN'S "HARD MUSIC"
CHART AT #4; "THE MASTERS OF HORROR TOUR"
WITH MUDVAYNE STARTS NOVEMBER 18; APPEARANCES
ON "THE MANCOW SHOW" AND "ROCKLINE"
NATIONAL RADIO PROGRAMS BOOKED FOR OCTOBER
24; "PIECES" INCLUDED ON "SAW
II" SOUNDTRACK OUT OCTOBER 25
October 19, 2005 -- Thanks to the enormous
success of their hit single, "Ugly,"
SEVENDUST's newly-released fifth album, NEXT
(WineDark/7Bros Records, distributed by Fontana
Distribution, a division of Universal Music
and Video Distribution), has debuted on Billboard's
"Top 200 Albums" chart at #20 and
SoundScan's "Hard Music" chart at
#4, selling 41,103 its first week out.
The album also debuted at #1 on the Music
Monitor Network "Top 200 Albums"
chart, which is compiled from sales at these
retail outlets: Bull Moose Music, Cats Music/Pop
Tunes/Monster/Sonic, Dimple Records, Gallery
of Sound, Graywhale CD Exchange, Independent
Records & Video, Rasputin Music, The Record
Exchange, Scotti's Record Shop, and Zia Record
Exchange.
"Ugly," the album's first single,
has been exploding at Rock radio since its
release August 9. It's currently bulleted
on the following charts: #19 on R&R's
"Active Rock"; #24 on Billboard's
"Active Rock Tracks"; and #24 on
Billboard's "Mainstream Rock Tracks."
The P.R. Brown-directed video for "Ugly"
can be seen now on Launch.com and is currently
being serviced to TV outlets nationwide.
Early sales success is also due in large
part to the band's exhaustive promo tour
schedule. The band--Lajon Witherspoon (vocals),
John Connolly (guitar), Vince Hornsby (bass),
Morgan Rose (drums), Sonny Mayo (guitar)--has
been criss-crossing the U.S. for the past
few weeks meeting with fans, appearing at
listening parties at retail outlets, and
participating in a variety of radio station-sponsored
charity events. They've been playing poker,
paintball and softball, bowling, and riding
motorcycles, lending their support to various
charities including the American Red Cross'
Hurricane Katrina relief fund. To date they've
helped raise over $10,000.
Monday, October 24 will be an extremely
busy day for the band as they're set to
make two national radio appearances. That
morning they'll appear live on "The
Mancow Show" from the program's Chicago
studio starting at 9:00am CT. They'll be
performing three songs from NEXT and answering
questions from host Mancow. Fans should
check www.mancow.com for station info. Later
that evening, SEVENDUST will be the featured
guests on "Rockline," starting
at 8:30pm PT/11:30pm ET. Fans are encouraged
to call in with questions during the program
at (800) 344-ROCK (7625).
A complete list of participating stations
can be found at www.rocklineradio.com.
Meanwhile, "Pieces" from NEXT
will be heard in the forthcoming movie "Saw
II" and on the soundtrack album along
with songs by Marilyn Manson, Queens of
the Stone Age, Mudvayne and more. The album
hits stores October 25.
In touring news, SEVENDUST will be heading
out with Mudvayne, 10 Years and Bobaflex
as part of "The Masters of Horror Tour"
starting November 18th at the Val Air Ballroom
in Des Moines. Confirmed stops include New
York, Chicago, Miami, with more to be announced
in the coming weeks. Before the tour commences,
they'll perform on October 22 in Kansas
City at the Kansas City International Speedway
as part of Slipknot's current trek. They're
also confirmed to headline the House of
Blues in Orlando, FL on New Year's Eve.
For
SEVENDUST, the upcoming tour dates can't
come soon enough. "Our number one priority
right now is to bring the most massive show
possible that we can bring to the people
who come to see us," declares guitarist
John Connolly. "It's going to be brutal.
There's not a moment's break. The live show
will definitely be the most intense show
we've have ever seen. So be ready. Be ready
for sure."
As drummer Morgan Rose continues, "It's
God awful to deal with as a band member.
It's gut-wrenching. It's the heaviest set
that I could ever imagine us doing."
And singer Lajon Witherspoon concludes,
"I think what we're doing on this next
show is bringing it to a different level.
Something we've never done before and I
hope everyone likes it, but ultimately it's
all about the music and that's what I'm
really excited about."
For future updates on SEVENDUST's tour schedule
and everything else happening in their world,
fans could log onto the band's website.
www.sevendust.info
www.winedarkrecords.com
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