Atlanta-based quintet Sevendust are one of the most prominent metal acts of the '90s, distinguishing themselves from contemporaries during the nu-metal era with an aggressive blend of bottom-heavy riffs and soulful, accessible melodies delivered by vocalist Lajon Witherspoon. Over the years, the band balanced the raw energy and brutality of early albums like 1997's Sevendust and 1999's Home with increasingly atmospheric production and even late-era acoustic sets on releases like Time Travelers & Bonfires (2014) and Kill the Flaw (2015), home to their first Grammy-nominated single "Thank You." They continued to be a dominant presence on the U.S. rock charts into the 2020s with Blood & Stone and Truth Killer.