Alpha (Sevendust album)

Alpha is the sixth studio album by American rock band Sevendust. The album was released on March 6, 2007.

Alpha
Studio album by
Sevendust
ReleasedMarch 6, 2007
GenreNu metal[1]
Length51:43
LabelAsylum
ProducerJohn 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[1]
Blabbermouth.net[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]

Alpha 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.

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
U.K. import bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."The Rim"3:13
14."Abuse Me"3:30

Personnel

Sevendust

Production

  • John Connolly - producer, mixing
  • Shawn Grove - producer, mixing
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Joe Miller - executive producer
  • Morgan Rose - producer, mixing

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position Ref.
2007 The Billboard 200 14 [5][6]
2007 Top Rock Albums 6 [7]
2007 Top Digital Albums 14 [8]
2007 Top Internet Albums 14 [6]

Singles
Year Song Chart Position Ref.
2007 "Driven" Mainstream Rock Tracks 10 [9]
"Beg to Differ" 33 [9]

References
  1. "Sevendust Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  2. "CD Reviews Sevendust". Blabbermouth. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (March 9, 2007). "Alpha Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  4. Hasty, Katie (March 14, 2007). "Notorious B.I.G. Scores Another 'Great' On The Billboard 200". Billboard.
  5. "Sevendust (Chart History: Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  6. "Alpha > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  7. "Sevendust (Chart History: Rock Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  8. "Sevendust (Chart History: Digital Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  9. "Alpha > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
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