Alpha | ||||
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Released | March 6, 2007 | |||
Studio | Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta | |||
Genre | Alternative metal | |||
Length | 51:43 | |||
Label | Asylum | |||
Producer | John Connolly Morgan Rose Shawn Grove | |||
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Singles from Alpha | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Blabbermouth.net | 7/10 [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ [3] |
Alpha is the sixth studio album by American rock band Sevendust. The album was released on March 6, 2007. It is the band's second album featuring Sonny Mayo on rhythm guitar and the first with him as part of the writing process. Alpha is also the first album by the band to be released under the Warner-affiliated Asylum Records, making Sevendust the first metal/rock band on that label (the rest being hip-hop and rap artists). The tracks "Driven" and "Feed" were featured on the video game, WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 .
The album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 14, selling about 42,000 copies in its first week. [4]
The song "Burn" is the band's longest song to date.
All tracks are written by Sevendust
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Deathstar" | 3:38 |
2. | "Clueless" | 3:49 |
3. | "Driven" | 3:48 |
4. | "Feed" | 3:37 |
5. | "Suffer" | 3:50 |
6. | "Beg to Differ" | 4:00 |
7. | "Under" | 3:14 |
8. | "Story of Your Life" | 4:09 |
9. | "Confessions of Hatred" | 4:09 |
10. | "Aggression" | 4:24 |
11. | "Burn" | 9:02 |
12. | "Alpha" | 3:45 |
Total length: | 51:25 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "The Rim" | 3:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "The Rim" | 3:13 |
14. | "Abuse Me" | 3:30 |
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Year | Chart | Position | Ref. |
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2007 | Billboard 200 | 14 | [5] [6] |
2007 | Top Rock Albums | 6 | [7] |
2007 | Top Digital Albums | 14 | [8] |
2007 | Top Internet Albums | 14 | [6] |
Year | Song | Chart | Position | Ref. |
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2007 | "Driven" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 | [9] |
"Beg to Differ" | 33 | [9] |
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