Alpha (Sevendust album)

Alpha
Studio album by
Sevendust
ReleasedMarch 6, 2007
StudioTree Sound Studios, Atlanta
GenreAlternative metal
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.net7/10[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[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.

  1. ^ "Sevendust Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  2. ^ "CD Reviews Sevendust". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (March 9, 2007). "Alpha Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  4. ^ Hasty, Katie (March 14, 2007). "Notorious B.I.G. Scores Another 'Great' On The Billboard 200". Billboard.