Seether
Seether | |
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 Seether in 2020. L–R: Stewart, Morgan, Humphrey, Lowery | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Saron Gas (1999–2002) |
| Origin | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Website | seether |
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Seether is a South African rock band formed in Pretoria in 1999.
Musical style and influences
Seether has been described as post-grunge,[2] alternative metal,[3] hard rock,[4] and alternative rock.[5] Their early work has been characterized as nu metal.[6]
The band is heavily influenced by American grunge, such as Nirvana and Alice in Chains.[7] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "Seether's lead singer/songwriter, Shaun Morgan, is an unabashed, unapologetic worshiper of Kurt Cobain, using Nirvana's sound as a template for Seether."[8] Seether have also been influenced by Deftones[7] and Nine Inch Nails.[7] Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, in particular, takes heavy influence from the bands A Perfect Circle and Deftones.[9]
Band members
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Former touring/session musicians
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Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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| AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NZ | SWI | UK | US | |||
| Fragile (as Saron Gas) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Disclaimer |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | |
| Disclaimer II |
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38 | 38 | 38 | 145 | 43 | 12 | 53 | 117 | 53 | |
| Karma and Effect |
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39 | — | — | 168 | 94 | 25 | 74 | — | 8 | |
| Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces |
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— | — | 10 | 154 | — | 9 | 39 | — | 9 | |
| Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray |
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50 | 69 | 3 | — | 53 | 6 | 21 | — | 2 |
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| Isolate and Medicate |
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43 | 45 | 6 | — | 32 | 24 | 33 | 78 | 4 |
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| Poison the Parish |
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29 | 23 | 25 | — | 26 | — | 16 | 72 | 14 | |
| Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum |
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21 | 27 | — | 152 | 37 | — | — | — | 37 | |
| The Surface Seems So Far |
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— | — | — | — | 99 | — | 58 | — | 138 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released to that country. | |||||||||||
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US | US Rock | ||
| One Cold Night |
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50 | 20 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
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| iTunes Originals |
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| Native Noise Collection Vol. 1 - The Seether Sessions[30] |
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| The Collection |
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| Seether: 2002–2013 |
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| The Very Best of Seether (Walmart Exclusive) |
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| Vicennial – 2 Decades of Seether |
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EPs
| Title | Extended play details |
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| 5 Songs |
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| Seether |
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| Rhapsody Originals |
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| Remix EP |
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| Walmart Soundcheck (Walmart Exclusive)[32] |
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| Wasteland – The Purgatory EP |
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| Acoustic Originals |
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Singles
2000s
| Year | Singles | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| AUS | CAN | NLD | NZ | SWI | UK | US | US Adult | US
Alt. [38] |
US | US
Rock [40] | |||||
| 2002 | "Fine Again" | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 6 | 3 | — | Disclaimer | ||
| 2003 | "Driven Under" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | — | 13 | 13 | — |
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| "Gasoline" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 8 | — |
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| 2004 | "Broken" (featuring Amy Lee) | 3 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 106 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 9 | — | Disclaimer II | ||
| 2005 | "Remedy" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | 5 | 1 | — | Karma and Effect | ||
| "Truth" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | — | 25 | 8 | — | ||||
| 2006 | "The Gift" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 8 | — | |||
| 2007 | "Fake It" | 49 | 38 | — | 14 | — | — | 56 | — | 1 | 1 | — | Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces | ||
| 2008 | "Rise Above This" | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — |
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| "Breakdown" | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
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| 2009 | "Careless Whisper" | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released to that country. | |||||||||||||||
2010s
| Year | Singles | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| CAN | US | US
Alt. [46] |
US | US
Rock [48] |
US Hard Rock Digi. | US Rock Airplay | |||||||||
| 2011 | "Country Song" | 53 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray | ||||||
| "Tonight" | 76 | 113 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2012 | "No Resolution" | — | — | 23 | 2 | 8 | — | 8 | |||||||
| "Here and Now" | — | — | 27 | 5 | 21 | — | 18 | ||||||||
| 2013 | "Seether" | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 39 | Seether: 2002–2013 | ||||||
| "Weak" | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 22 | ||||||||
| 2014 | "Words as Weapons" | 95 | — | 28 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 12 |
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Isolate and Medicate | |||||
| "Same Damn Life" | — | — | 33 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 16 |
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| 2015 | "Nobody Praying for Me" | — | — | — | 6 | 39 | 10 | 29 |
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| "Save Today" | — | — | — | 4 | 44 | — | 23 | ||||||||
| 2017 | "Let You Down" | — | — | 38 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 8 | Poison the Parish | ||||||
| "Betray and Degrade" | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | — | 16 | ||||||||
| 2018 | "Against the Wall" | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released to that country. | |||||||||||||||
2020s
| Year | Singles | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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| US | US
Rock [51] |
US Hard Rock Digi. | US Hot Hard Rock | US Rock Airplay | |||||||||||
| 2020 | "Dangerous" | 1 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum | ||||||||
| "Bruised and Bloodied" | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||
| "Wasteland" | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | "Judas Mind" | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | The Surface Seems So Far | ||||||||
| "Lost All Control" | 21 | — | — | 24 | — | ||||||||||
| "Walls Come Down" | 4 | — | — | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released to that country. | |||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| US Hard Rock Digi. | US Hot Hard Rock | |||
| "Forsaken" | 2011 | 8 | — | Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray |
| "Suffer It All" | 2014 | 11 | — | Isolate and Medicate |
| "Watch Me Drown" | — | — | ||
| "Stoke the Fire" | 2017 | 20 | — | Poison the Parish |
| "Count Me Out" | — | — | ||
| "Nothing Left" | — | — | ||
| "Beg" | 2020 | 19 | 22 | Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum |
| "Illusion" | 2024 | — | 24 | The Surface Seems So Far |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released to that country. | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
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| 2002 | "Fine Again" | Paul Fedor[52] |
| 2003 | "Driven Under" | Glen Bennet[53] |
| "Gasoline" | ||
| "Sympathetic" | ||
| 2004 | "Broken" (featuring Amy Lee) | Nigel Dick[54] |
| 2005 | "Remedy" | Dean Karr[55][56] |
| "Truth" | ||
| 2006 | "The Gift" | Meiert Avis[57] |
| 2007 | "Fake It" | Tony Petrossian[58][59][60][61] |
| 2008 | "Rise Above This" | |
| "Breakdown" | ||
| 2009 | "Careless Whisper" | |
| 2011 | "Country Song" | Roman White[62] |
| "Tonight" | Seth Dennemann[63] | |
| 2012 | "Here and Now" | |
| 2013 | "Pass Slowly" | Darren Craig[64] |
| 2014 | "Words as Weapons" | Benno Nelson |
| "Same Damn Life" | Nathan Cox | |
| 2015 | "Nobody Praying for Me" | Sherif Higazy |
| "Save Today" | Nathan Cox | |
| 2017 | "Let You Down" | |
| "Stoke the Fire" | ||
| "Betray and Degrade" | Nathan Cox | |
| 2018 | "Against the Wall" (acoustic) | |
| 2020 | "Dangerous" | Mertcan Mertbilek |
| "Beg" | ||
| 2021 | "Bruised and Bloodied" | Alex Chaloff |
| "Wasteland" | Genéa Gaudet | |
| 2022 | "What Would You Do?" | Jon Vulpine |
| 2024 | "Judas Mind" | David Brodsky |
| 2025 | "Lost All Control" | Scotty Felix |
Soundtrack appearances
| Year | Song(s) | Album |
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| 2002 | "Fine Again" | Madden 2003 |
| 2003 | "Hang On" | Daredevil |
| "Out of My Way" | Freddy vs. Jason | |
| "Fine Again" | ||
| "Pig" | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | |
| "Fine Again" | 1080° Avalanche | |
| 2004 | "Broken" (featuring Amy Lee) | The Punisher |
| "Sold Me" | ||
| 2006 | "Remedy" | Test Drive Unlimited |
| "Needles" (One Cold Night version) | Masters of Horror II | |
| 2007 | "Out of My Way" | World's Strongest Man |
| 2008 | "Remedy" | Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades |
| "Burrito" (One Cold Night version) | Lost Boys: The Tribe | |
| "Fallen" | Punisher: War Zone | |
| 2009 | "No Shelter" | NCIS |
| "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Frank Sinatra cover) | His Way, Our Way | |
| "Fake It" | Burnout Paradise | |
| "Given" | The Stepfather | |
| 2012 | "Desire for Need (Dragon in Me)" (Roger Sanchez remix) | Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seekers |
Awards and nominations
| Awards | Category | Nominated work | Year of award | Result |
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| MTV Africa Music Awards | Best Alternative Artist | Seether | 2008 | Won[65] |
| MTV Africa Music Awards | Artist of The Year | Seether | 2008 | Nominated[65] |
| South African Music Awards | Best Rock: English | Seether | 2008 | Won |
| BDS Spin Awards | 200,000 Spins | Fine Again | 2003 | Won |
| BDS Spin Awards | 50,000 Spins | Driven Under | 2003 | Won |
| BDS Spin Awards | 50,000 Spins | Gasoline | 2005 | Won |
| BDS Spin Awards | 200,000 Spins | Remedy | 2005 | Won |
| BDS Spin Awards | 50,000 Spins | Truth | 2006 | Won |
| BDS Spin Awards | 300,000 Spins | Broken | 2007 | Won |
| BMI Pop Awards | Best Pop | Fine Again | 2004 | Won |
| BMI Pop Awards | Best Pop | Broken | 2006 | Won |
| BMI Pop Awards | Best Pop | Fake It | 2008 | Won |
| Billboard charts | No. 1 Active Rock Artist | Seether | 2011 | Won[66] |
| Billboard charts | No. 1 Heritage Rock Artist | Seether | 2011 | Won[66] |
| Billboard charts | Active Rock Song of 2011 | "Country Song" | 2011 | Won[66] |
| Canadian Hot 100 | Active Rock Song of 2011 | "Country Song" | 2011 | Won[66] |
| Mediabase | No. 1 Song of The Year (in terms of airplay) | "Country Song" | 2011 | Won[67] |
| Metals Edge | Best Song In a Movie Soundtrack | "Broken" | 2004 | Won |
| Revolver Golden Gods Awards | Best Live Band | Seether | 2012 | Won[68] |
| Radio Contraband | Indie Artist of the Year | Seether | 2012 | Won |
References
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- Bort, Ryan (24 September 2016). "7 Awful Bands That We Can Blame Nirvana For Inspiring". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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