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Seether

South African rock band

Seether are a South African rock band founded in 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002 when they changed it to Seether to avoid confusion with the deadly nerve agent sarin gas.

Lead vocalist and guitarist Shaun Morgan is the band's only remaining original member. Bassist Dale Stewart joined a year after formation, while drummer John Humphrey joined them for the band's second album.

Since 2018, the band has been employing second guitarist Corey Lowery. Several notable guitarists such as Corey's brother Clint and Troy McLawhorn have toured or recorded with the band; however, Morgan has recorded most guitar parts for the band's records.

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Seether

what: a band
from: Pretoria
since: 1999
on the air here: 1 song

File card: Seether

members: Shaun Morgan

formed in: Gauteng

labels: Wind-up Records

genres: post-grunge, hard rock, alternative metal

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hard rockpost-grungerockalternative metalalternative rockgrunge

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Formation as Saron Gas (1999–2001)

The band formed in South Africa in May 1999 under the name Saron Gas. Consisting of frontman, vocalist, and guitarist Shaun Morgan, bassist Tyronne Morris (who left the band in December 1999 and was replaced by Dale Stewart in January 2000), drummer Dave Cohoe, and guitarist Johan Greyling (who departed shortly after the band's formation), Saron Gas released their first album, Fragile, in October 2000 under Johannesburg-based independent record label Musketeer Records. Despite the region's focus primarily on pop and indigenous music, the band found success, and eventually caught attention of American record label Wind-up Records, who gave them a record deal to begin releasing music in North America. Upon signing to the label, they were...

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Musical style and influences

Seether has been described as post-grunge, hard rock, alternative metal and alternative rock, while their early work has been characterized as nu metal. The band is heavily influenced by American grunge, such as Nirvana and Alice in Chains. 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." Further, in the band's AllMusic biography staff writer Bradley Torreano states that the band makes strong use of melody, as well as what he described as "Wall-of-Guitar attack." Seether have also been influenced by Deftones and Nine Inch Nails. Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, in particular, takes heavy influence...

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South African post-grunge/alternative metal band formed in 1999 by Shaun Welgemoed and Dale Stewart. In 2001, the band changed their name to Seether. Shaun also took on his middle name Morgan as his surname. From Discogs (free to use). Their entry