SONG: "Sell My Soul"
ARTIST: Seether
ALBUM: "Poison The Parish"
YEAR: 2017
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Pretoria, South Africa
YEARS ACTIVE: 1999 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Sell My Soul" appears to be a song about giving someone the encouragement to push through whatever is in front of them and not to let anything bring them down or stop them from moving forward. The vocalist seems like he came to terms with himself. That there is no hope for himself but he is trying to make sure that this other person learns from his mistakes and does the right thing and continues to push forward along their path.
SEETHER DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2002 - Disclaimer (Wind-Up Records)
* peaked at #92 on the Billboard 200 on 8-20-02
* certified gold
2004 - Disclaimer II (Wind-Up Records)
* peaked at #53 on the Billboard 200 on 6-15-04
* certified platinum
2005 - Karma And Effect (Wind-Up Records)
* peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 on 5-24-05
* certified platinum
2006 - One Cold Night (Wind-Up Records)
* peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200 on 7-11-06
2007 - Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces (Wind-Up Records)
* peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 on 10-23-07
* certified platinum
2011 - Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray (Wind-Up Records)
* peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 on 5-17-11
2014 - Isolate And Medicate (The Bicycle Music Company)
* peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 on 7-1-14
* certified gold
2017 - Poison The Parish (Canine Riot Records)
* peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 on 5-12-17
2020 - Si Vis Parem, Para Bellum (Fantasy Records)
* peaked at #37 on the Billboard 200 on 8-28-20
MY THOUGHTS ON SEETHER:
Seether is a South African band that formed back in 1999. Originally the band went under the name Saron Gas, and released one album under that moniker. But, after inking a deal with Wind-Up Records, the band quickly decided to change their name to Seether, in honor of the Veruca Salt song of the same name. The band's debut album was 2002's "Disclaimer". Thanks to the single "Fine Again", Seether was generating some buzz. In 2004, the band released "Disclaimer II" which features new songs as well as re-worked tracks from their debut album. The song that really put the band over was the re-worked version of "Broken" featuring Amy Lee of Evanescence. Now the band was going platinum! 2005's "Karma And Effect" continued the success for the band with singles like "Remedy" and "The Gift". In 2006, the band recorded a live acoustic set and released it as "One Cold Night". 2007 saw the band continue their platinum status with the release of "Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces" which features my favorite song by the band "Rise Above This" which I guess was written about lead vocalist/guitarist Shaun Morgan's brother who committed suicide. 2011 saw the band release their highest charting album, "Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray", which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200. 2014's "Isolate And Medicate" would achieve gold status. It was also the band's first release not on Wind-Up Records. In 2017, Seether released "Poison The Parish" and in 2020, the band released their last full length studio album, "Si Vis Parem, Para Bellum". Their most recent release was a 2021 EP titled "Wasteland - The Purgatory". Seether is a band that is heavily influenced by the Seattle grunge sound. They play a heavy, melodic form of hard rock music. Some call them post-grunge. Some call them nu-metal. They can definitely be lumped in with bands like Staind or Bush. Grungy, melodic. Just a hard rock band to me. Being a huge fan of the Seattle bands, I got into Seether pretty much right from their debut album. I always thought they were a solid band. I love their song "Rise Above This". I just think that song has a killer melody and hook. They have heavier stuff than that song, but I just think that's a tremendous song. My favorite by the band for sure. These guys have been pretty damn successful for their entier career and it seems they are due for some new material so, we'll see. I haven't heard if the band is working on anything at this time.
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Staind
Breaking Benjamin
Three Days Grace
Puddle Of Mudd
Saint Asonia
TEN SEETHER SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Rise Above This
2. The Gift
3. Remedy
4. Country Song
5. Broken (featuring Amy Lee)
6. Dangerous
7. Against The Wall
8. Fine Again
9. Seether (Veruca Salt cover)
10. Words As Weapons
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