Alpha (Sevendust album)

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Alpha
Sevendust Alpha.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2007
StudioTree Sound Studios, Atlanta
Genre Alternative metal, nu metal [1]
Length51:43
Label Asylum
Producer John Connolly
Morgan Rose
Shawn Grove
Sevendust chronology
Best Of (Chapter One 1997–2004)
(2005)
Alpha
(2007)
Retrospective 2
(2007)
Singles from Alpha
  1. "Driven"
    Released: February 2007
  2. "Beg to Differ"
    Released: May 3, 2007
  3. "Deathstar"
    Released: December 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blabbermouth.net Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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 .

Contents

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.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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
Target exclusive bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."The Rim"3:13
UK import bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."The Rim"3:13
14."Abuse Me"3:30

Personnel

Sevendust

Production

Charts

Album

YearChartPositionRef.
2007 Billboard 200 14 [5] [6]
2007 Top Rock Albums 6 [7]
2007 Top Digital Albums 14 [8]
2007 Top Internet Albums 14 [6]

Singles

YearSongChartPositionRef.
2007"Driven" Mainstream Rock Tracks 10 [9]
"Beg to Differ"33 [9]

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