SEVENDUST NINTH STUDIO ALBUM, “BLACK OUT THE SUN,” OUT TODAY

As the fans proudly and bombastically chant at the opening of every show, “SEVENDUST has arrived!” That mantra has even more meaning as it heralds the release of the band’s new album, BLACK OUT THE SUN, now available everywhere.

The Atlanta band (@Sevendust)--Lajon Witherspoon (vocals), Morgan Rose (drums/vocals), Clint Lowery (guitar/vocals), Vince Hornsby (bass/vocals) and John Connolly (guitar/vocals)—released their highly anticipated ninth studio album, BLACK OUT THE SUN, today on their 7Bros. Records in conjunction with ADA Label Services. The first single, “Decay,” is currently bulleted on the BDS Active Rock Chart at #13 and the Mediabase Active Rock chart at #12. It has also spent the past four weeks in the #1 spot on SiriusXM’s “Big Uns” countdown on the Octane active rock channel.

Also released today was the video for “Decay,” which makes its debut on FUSE’s website and it’s also airing on Xbox LIVE.

SEVENDUST continues to prove why they’re the hardest touring band in Rock today as they criss-cross the U.S. on their headlining tour with Lacuna Coil and Candlelight Red through March 27 in El Cajon, CA. From there, they’ll team up with Coal Chamber for a co-headlining tour starting March 28 in Tempe, AZ at The Marquee and concluding April 28 in Dallas, TX at The Palladium Ballroom. Starting April 30, the band will play headlining shows joined by such bands as Pop Evil and In This Moment. Stops at festival shows, including Rock On The Range in Columbus, OH on Sunday, May 19, will be made throughout the on-going headlining tour.

As Drumhead magazine praised: ““Somehow Sevendust grows stronger with each successive album...BLACK OUT THE SUN sees Sevendust at their most uncompromising, unwavering and undeniable.” While Outburn magazine agreed: ““...brooding verses that build up to cavernous choruses and raging, blues based fretwork that reveals the band’s Southern roots...BLACK OUT THE SUN stands as their most polished effort yet.” And ArtistDIRECT.com concludes: “Sevendust have made a landmark record in a career of landmark records, but they've still got even more to give.”

Check out SEVENDUST at any of the following stops. Fans should check their local ticket outlets for purchase info.

DATE CITY VENUE

With Lacuna Coil and Candlelight Red:

Wed 3/27 El Cajon, CA Sycuan Casino

With Coal Chamber, Lacuna Coil and Candlelight Red:

Thu 3/28 Tempe, AZ The Marquee

Fri 3/29 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia

Sat 3/30 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom

Sun 3/31 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades

Tue 4/2 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre

Wed 4/3 Wichita, KS The Cotillion

Thu 4/4 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom

Fri 4/5 Sauget, IL Pop’s

Sat 4/6 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II

Mon 4/8 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights

Tue 4/9 Joliet, IL Mojoes

Thu 4/11 Ft. Wayne, IN Piere’s

Fri 4/12 Detroit, MI Harpo’s

Sat 4/13 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar

Sun 4/14 Hartford, CT Webster Theater

Tue 4/16 Worcester, MA The Palladium

Wed 4/17 New York, NY Best Buy Theater

Thu 4/18 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory

Fri 4/19 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino

Sat 4/20 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony

Mon 4/22 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!

Tue 4/23 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte

Wed 4/24 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle

Fri 4/26 Houston, TX Warehouse Live

Sat 4/27 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater

Sun 4/28 Dallas, TX The Palladium Ballroom

* Tue 4/30 Monroe, LA Live Oaks Bar and Ballroom

Wed 5/1 Huntsville, AL Sammy T’s

Fri 5/3 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach

Sat 5/4 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues (with Seether)

Sat 5/11 Kansas City, MO RockFest

** Mon 5/13 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Civic Ctr

** Tue 5/14 Bismarck, ND Civic Center Exhibit Hall

* Wed 5/15 Duluth, MN Clyde Iron Works

* Fri 5/17 Grand Rapids, MI The Orbit Room

Sat 5/18 Springfield, IL Boondocks

Sun 5/19 Columbus, OH Rock on the Range

* Wed 5/22 Baton Rouge, LA The Varsity Theatre

* Thu 5/23 Columbus, GA Front Porch Of The South

* Fri 5/24 Jacksonville, FL The Roc Bar

Sat 5/25 Niceville, FL Mullett Festival Grounds (Blazefest with HellYeah,

Saving Abel, Pop Evil, Eye Empire)

* Sun 5/26 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre

Mon 5/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room

Thu 7/18 Peoria, IL Heart of Illinois Fair

Fri 7/19 Oshkosh, WI Ford Festival Park/Rock USA (w/ Megadeth & Godsmack)

* Shows with Pop Evil.

** Shows with Pop Evil and In This Moment.