Sevendust is keeping itself quite busy this year. The band released its latest album, Truth Killer in July through Napalm Records. Front man Lajon Witherspoon just recently celebrated his birthday and early this month, the band also launched the “Machine Killer Tour” alongside Static-X and Dope. Only weeks after releasing its new album, BMG announced it was set to release a new collection of Sevendust’s album, in the form of Seven of Sevendust on separate vinyl and CD box sets. The vinyl collection dropped Oct. 13 while the CD box set was originally scheduled for release Oct 27 but word recently came down that the CD set’s release date had been pushed back, now to Nov. 17. No information was provided by BMG as to why the delay has happened, but either way, the 7-disc collection’s CD pressing will (hopefully) come before year’s end on its new date. The set’s featured albums are at the center of its interest and will be addressed shortly. Its packaging is just as interesting and will be examined a little later. The collection’s pricing rounds out its most important elements and will also be discussed later. Each item noted here is important in its own way to the whole of the box set. All things considered they make the collection a somewhat successful new offering for the most devoted Sevendust fans.
BMG’s forthcoming CD box set presentation of Seven of Sevendust is a presentation that hard rock fans and Sevendust fans alike will find rather intriguing. That is due in large part to its featured albums. Making up the set’s body are seven of the band’s albums, Next (2005), Alpha (2007), Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow (2008), Cold Day Memory (2010), Black Out The Sun (2013), Time Travelers & Bonfires (2014) and Kill The Flaw (2015). Why BMG chose those albums in particular for the collection is anyone’s guess. However, in going through the band’s catalog what can be noted is that they were all released through Sevendust’s own independent label, 7 Bros. The next trio of albums that followed – including the band’s latest album – were released through Rise Records and Napalm Records respectively. It is possible that maybe being released independently through the band’s own label, it was easier for BMG to get the rights to distribute the music considering the albums do not necessarily stand out as major groundbreaking presentations from the band. Again, that is only assumption being that no explanation has been provided by officials with BMG or any other source. Either way the albums will each have their own appeal to plenty of the band’s fans.
The albums are just one part of what makes the collection interesting. Their packaging makes for its own share of interest. As with so many box sets released in the past year or so from BMG (that includes box sets from the likes of Gary Moore, Ronnie James Dio, Overkill, and Sepultura), the albums are each housed inside the box in their own cardboard sleeve. The sleeves and discs each feature their respective album’s cover art. For those audiences who do not already own these records, the packaging herein makes for a positive considering how much space it will save those audiences on their music racks. At the same time, the sleeves also do not contain any booklets and/or lyrics. To that end, that is a negative to the collection, and is nothing new to BMG’s box sets, either. Keeping that in mind, while the packaging does prove itself ergonomic in nature, it still clearly makes the box set aimed more at those audiences who do not already own any of the collection’s featured albums.
Staying on that topic of the collection being aimed at audiences who do not already own the set’s albums, its average price point rounds out its most important elements. According to information provided, the MSRP for the set’s CD presentation is $69.98. The average price – obtained by averaging listings at Amazon, Walmart, and Barnes & Noble Booksellers (the CD set was not listed through Best Buy, Books-a-Million, and Target) – is $71.65, so that average price is actually affordable. That is especially when one considers CDs can range from between $15-$20. Amazon and Walmart each list the box set at the noted MSRP while Barnes & Noble Booksellers lists the set at $74.99, well above the noted MSRP and average. To that end, audiences who do not already own this collection can do so at a relatively affordable price and in turn save some space on their music racks while also owning approximately half of Sevendust’s current catalog in one collection. Keeping that in mind, there is a lot for the noted fans to appreciate about this collection.
BMG’s new Sevendust box set, Seven of Sevendust, is a presentation that is certain to find appeal among a very targeted group of the band’s fans. That group in particular is those fans who do not own all of the albums that make up the box set’s body. That is because in large part, the albums make up half of the band’s current catalog. The packaging is mostly positive because of the among of space it will save the noted audiences on their music racks. The set’s pricing – average and otherwise – proves relatively affordable, too, considering how expensive the albums could be by themselves. Each item examined here is important in its own way to the whole of the collection. All things considered they make Seven of Sevendust a presentation that a very specific group of Sevendust’s fans will appreciate.
Seven of Sevendust’s CD release is set for Nov. 17 through BMG. More information on this and other titles from BMG is available at:
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More information on the box set is available along with all of Sevendust’s latest news at:
Website: https://sevendust.com
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