WHAT THEY SAID
"No one is a leader. We're all owners and bosses."* Sevendust frontman Lajon Witherspoon laid out the democratic structure that's kept the Atlanta band intact for three decades.
THE DETAILS
- Sevendust dropped their fifteenth album *One* on May 1 via Napalm Records, with Witherspoon explaining the title represents unity in a divided world*
- The band maintains equal ownership with no hierarchy — Witherspoon said years ago they decided everyone had to come to the table equally or the band wouldn't survive*
- They've supported each other through divorces, deaths, illnesses, and remarriages over 30-plus years together*
- Michael Elvis Baskette (Alter Bridge, Slash) produced the album at Studio Barbarosa in Florida, with writing sessions at Witherspoon's farmhouse*
- The band wrapped a U.S. headline run with Atreyu, Fire From The Gods, and American Adrenaline, plus festival slots at Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple*
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
The equal-ownership model either keeps working or it doesn't — thirty years in, Sevendust has their answer.