Sevendust

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The band formed in late 1994 under the name "Tomorrow's Pain" then switched to "Rumblefish" then to "Crawlspace", but later were forced to change their name to Sevendust when a group from the West Coast claimed rights to Crawlspace. The band was heavily influenced by Metallica, Faith No More, King's X and Living Colour During their time as Crawlspace, Lee Banks served as the lead guitarist, but was opted out for Clint Lowery when touring became too much for him. Sevendust released their first album Sevendust on April 15, 1997, known for its heavy riffs, angry vocals and thrash-like drumming, as the songs "Black" and "Bitch". "Black" was the opening song for nearly every Sevendust concert until 2004. The debut album also contains the song "My Ruin" from the Mortal Kombat soundtrack album entitled More Kombat released by TVT Records. After they appeared at Ozzfest 1998 and Dynamo Open Air the same year, their self-titled album went gold. In the same year they released a compilation called Live and Loud which featured live footage of the band at Chicago's Metro.