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Karma and Effect debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 album charts and was certified gold in the US and Canada. Originally titled Catering to Cowards, the name was changed due to the record label's demand. Seether's follow-up album, Karma and Effect, was released in May 2005. The alternate version also featured eight extra tracks. An alternate version of the original album, with many of its songs remixed or re-recorded, was released in June 2004 and entitled Disclaimer II. Morgan has stated that the reworking of "Broken" was due to the wishes of the record company rather than those of the band. A romance developed between Lee and Morgan during this time.

The track, along with a new song entitled "Sold Me", was featured on the soundtrack for the 2004 film The Punisher, and became a major success for the band, particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Favourable audience response led the band to record the revised version, with Lee on vocals. Seether reworked their acoustic ballad " Broken" into an electric ballad with guest vocals by Amy Lee of Evanescence.

A planned second album was delayed for nearly a year when Seether was selected as the support act for an Evanescence worldwide tour. "Fine Again" was also included in the video games Madden NFL 2003 in 20° Avalanche in 2003.įollowing the release of Disclaimer, the band toured continually in order to increase sales and gain name recognition. Near the end of the Disclaimer Tour, they decided to return to the studio to record their second album, a project that had to be delayed by almost a year, since at that time Seether was on a world tour with Evanescence. After the release of Disclaimer, the band toured constantly. In August 2002, Seether launched their first official album, Disclaimer, which earned the band three singles: " Fine Again", " Driven Under", and " Gasoline", in which only the first managed significant success.

Upon signing to the label, they were told they needed to change their name due to its similarity to sarin gas, and switched to calling themselves Seether, after the Veruca Salt song. 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. 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), and drummer Dave Cohoe, the band released their first album, Fragile, in October 2000 under Johannesburg-based independent record label Musketeer Records. The band formed in South Africa in May 1999 under the name Saron Gas. History Formation as Saron Gas (1999–2001)

1.8 Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum (2019–present).

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The band has released eight studio albums their most recent, Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, was released on 28 August 2020. 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" and " Dangerous", " Bruised and Bloodied", and "Wasteland". Their success was sustained in 2004 with the single " Broken", which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Seether gained mainstream popularity in 2002 with their US Active Rock number one single " Fine Again". Several notable guitarists like Corey's brother Clint and Troy McLawhorn have toured or recorded with the band, however, Shaun has recorded most guitar parts for the band's records. Since 2018, the band has been employing second guitarist Corey Lowery. Lead vocalist and guitarist Shaun Morgan is the band's longest serving member, bassist Dale Stewart joined shortly after formation while drummer John Humphrey joined them for the band's second album. 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. Seether are a South African rock band founded in 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.