Sevendust still kicking with new album
By: Brandon Weiss
Issue date: 3/2/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Originally published: 3/2/07 at 11:45 AM EST
Last update: 3/2/07 at 11:45 AM EST
Originally published: 3/2/07 at 11:45 AM EST
Last update: 3/2/07 at 11:45 AM EST
"It's a very interesting deal," Rose said. "We funnel ourselves through Asylum [Records]. We're distributed through [Alternative Distribution Alliance]. The people that are kind of running the show for us radio-wise are under the Warner Music Group umbrella. It's pretty interesting. We've basically got ourselves in a position where our avenues are whoever is in the office that can do something to help us out, is going to jump in and help. It's a pretty cool place to be."
Most importantly, Sevendust feels comfortable and secure with their new record deal, something the band hasn't felt in a considerable length of time.
"We're in a position where it's like, we don't have to worry about being the big guys anymore," Rose said. "Everywhere we go, it's been like people kind of benefit from the little bit of success - well, a lot of success - that we've had over the years. When we were with TVT [Records] and we went to Winedark [Records], we were the big band. Now, we're in the position where we have people working for us who have a very long history of dealing with much bigger acts than us. It's a nice place to be. It's nice to have some strength behind you."
As for the preliminary work it took to write their new album, Rose says that he took charge.
"We had a bunch of material that was sent to me, music wise," he said. "The preliminary stuff was, I just kind of grabbed the reins on the first two songs lyrically and melody-wise. Then we started to piece to stuff together."
When getting down and dirty is something you do best, sometimes it's not easy to go back to the basics, especially when the ball is already rolling on a new project. However, in the case of their latest effort, the group decided to do just that.
"We went in a room in Atlanta where we started out when we were young," Rose explained. "We went back to that home base that we had at the beginning. We just started jamming, and I started going a little wild with lyrics and getting these songs done. It was a relatively painless process, other than the fact that I was worrying about some stuff that was pretty deep for me. But it felt good. We felt like we had the ball in our court to do what we wanted, so it made us feel real comfortable without sort of having someone telling us what to do."
Most importantly, Sevendust feels comfortable and secure with their new record deal, something the band hasn't felt in a considerable length of time.
"We're in a position where it's like, we don't have to worry about being the big guys anymore," Rose said. "Everywhere we go, it's been like people kind of benefit from the little bit of success - well, a lot of success - that we've had over the years. When we were with TVT [Records] and we went to Winedark [Records], we were the big band. Now, we're in the position where we have people working for us who have a very long history of dealing with much bigger acts than us. It's a nice place to be. It's nice to have some strength behind you."
As for the preliminary work it took to write their new album, Rose says that he took charge.
"We had a bunch of material that was sent to me, music wise," he said. "The preliminary stuff was, I just kind of grabbed the reins on the first two songs lyrically and melody-wise. Then we started to piece to stuff together."
When getting down and dirty is something you do best, sometimes it's not easy to go back to the basics, especially when the ball is already rolling on a new project. However, in the case of their latest effort, the group decided to do just that.
"We went in a room in Atlanta where we started out when we were young," Rose explained. "We went back to that home base that we had at the beginning. We just started jamming, and I started going a little wild with lyrics and getting these songs done. It was a relatively painless process, other than the fact that I was worrying about some stuff that was pretty deep for me. But it felt good. We felt like we had the ball in our court to do what we wanted, so it made us feel real comfortable without sort of having someone telling us what to do."
