Seether
Sign in to saveSeether 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 moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion with the deadly chemical known as 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 like Corey's brother Cli
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- Musical artist.name
- Seether
- Musical artist.image
- Seether bandphoto black and white.jpg
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- Seether in 2020. L–R: Stewart, Morgan, Humphrey, Lowery
- Musical artist.alias
- Saron Gas (1999–2002)
- Musical artist.origin
- Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1999–present
- Musical artist.current_members
- Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart John Humphrey Corey Lowery
- Musical artist.past_members
- Johan Greyling Tyronne Morris David "Dave" Cohoe Nick Oshiro Pat Callahan Troy McLawhorn
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Formation as Saron Gas (1999–2001)
- ''Disclaimer'' releases (2002–2004)
- ''Karma and Effect'' (2005–2006)
- ''Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces'' (2007–2009)
- ''Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray '' (2010–2013)
- ''Isolate and Medicate'' (2014–2016)
- ''Poison the Parish'' (2016–2018)
- ''Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, The Surface Seems So Far, and Beneath the Surface'' (2019–present)
- Musical style and influences
- Band members
- Timeline
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
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 moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion with the deadly chemical known as 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 like 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.
Seether gained mainstream popularity in 2002 with their US Active Rock number one single "Fine Again". Their success was sustained in 2004 with the single "Broken", which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. They have experienced continued success with many number one hits on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, such as "Remedy", "Fake It", "Country Song", "Tonight", "Words as Weapons", "Let You Down", "Dangerous", "Bruised and Bloodied", and "Wasteland". The band has released nine studio albums; their most recent, The Surface Seems So Far, was released in 2024.
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1999 establishments in South AfricaAlternative metal musical groupsEnglish-language South African musical groupsMusical groups established in 1999Musicians from GautengMusicians from PretoriaPost-grunge groupsSouth African alternative rock groupsSouth African hard rock musical groupsSouth African heavy metal musical groupsSouth African musical quartets