Atlanta Metal groovers Sevendust are back with their 15th album, One (Napalm Records). A great deal here rides on where you left off with these guys, for some, Home was the last album they were invested in before they felt the Nu-Metal bandwagon had left them. For others, Animosity might have been the point of disconnect. In the case of these first two options, this album is going to come as a surprise, as it finds them making a seamless transition into the kind of Metal bands like Spiritbox are making. But given that the band has had a large enough audience to keep releasing over a dozen records in the new millennium, their fan base will find this a logical next step, as it retains the big riffs and soulful vocals that define the band. Continue reading →