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{{orphan|date=June 2007}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Unreferenced|date=June 2007}}
| Name = Crashcarburn
| Img = Crashcarburn.jpg
| Img_capt = Left To Right: [[Etienne Van Rensburg]],[[Brendan Barnes]],[[Ian Broekhuizen]],[[Garth Barnes]]
| Background =
| Origin = {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[Johannesburg]], [[Gauteng]], [[South Africa]], [[London]], [[England]]
| Genre = [[Alternative Rock]], [[Pop Punk]]
| Years_active = 1998-Present
| Label = [[Authentic Ideas]]
| Associated_acts = [[Tweak_(Band)|Tweak]]<br>[[Unwritten Friday]]
| URL = http://www.crashcarburn.com
| Current_members = [[Garth Barnes]]<br>[[Brendan "Bugsy" Barnes|Brendan Barnes]]<br>[[Ian Broekhuizen]]<br>[[Etienne Van Rensburg]]
| Past_members = [[Chris Brink]]<br>[[Mike Stott]]<br>Dylan
}}


'''Crashcarburn''' is a [[Alternative Rock]]/[[Pop Punk]] band from [[South Africa]]. They are currently signed to [[Authentic Ideas]]. Originally called '''Tweak''' and signed to [[Authentic Ideas]] in [[South Africa]], they changed their name in [[2006 in music|2006]], coinciding with the release of their second album and major label debut, ''Disclaimer''.
[[South Africa]]n rock band including the brothers Garth Barnes and Brendan Barnes (ex members of the band '''[[Tweak_(Band)|Tweak]]'''), Ian Broekhuizen (ex '''Ethel My Love''', '''Ignorance is Typical''', '''Sugardrive''') and Etienne Van Rensburg. The band is now living in South Africa.


==History==
{{rock-band-stub}}
===Early days, ''Fragile'', ''Disclaimer''===

[[Saron Gas]] had their origins in [[Pretoria]], and the earliest days of the group saw their public appearances at parties, nightclubs, small-scale concerts and University venues, such as the [[University of Cape Town]] and the [[University of Stellenbosch]], where they played for the lunch-time crowds in the ''Neelsie'' centre on the latter campus as late as the summer of 2001.

As Saron Gas, the band released its first album, ''[[Fragile (Saron Gas album)|Fragile]]'' on Musketeer Records, in [[2000 in music|2000]] in South Africa. Upon achieving success on the South African music charts, [[Wind-up Records]] took an interest in Saron Gas' melodic-yet-heavy sound and signed them to the label. The band was asked to change their name, however, due to Saron Gas being a [[homophone]] of [[sarin gas]], a deadly nerve agent. The band chose the name Seether, inspired by a single by the band [[Veruca Salt (band)|Veruca Salt]].

Their first major release came in 2002 with their second album ''[[Disclaimer (album)|Disclaimer]]''. The album spawned three singles, "Fine Again", "Driven Under" and "Gasoline," but only "Fine Again" charted with any success. The remaining singles got semi-frequent radio play on modern rock stations, but were not major chart hits. The biggest hit off the album, "Broken", was not even released as a single. Shaun Morgan has cited [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] (and specifically the album ''[[Nevermind]]'') as 'the reason he picked up a guitar,' and also quotes [[Pearl Jam]], [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Alice in Chains]] and [[Deftones]]. <ref name="fastloud">http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/5323/</ref>

===Success and ''Disclaimer II''===
After ''Disclaimer'' was released, the band went on a non-stop touring route in hopes of boosting sales and name recognition. Upon completing the tour, the band had planned to go into the studio and record their second release. However, they were instead tapped to support [[Evanescence]] on a worldwide tour that postponed their recording plans by almost a year. On this tour, the band reworked the [[acoustic music|acoustic]] ballad "Broken" into an electric ballad and had [[Amy Lee]] of Evanescence share vocal duties with Morgan during live performances. Inspired by the positive reaction the duet got on the road and perhaps fueled by a budding romance between Lee and Morgan, the band headed into the studio and quickly recorded an alternate version of "Broken" with Amy Lee on vocals. The song, along with a new song titled "Sold Me", was featured on the soundtrack for the 2004 film ''The Punisher'' and was massively successful, bringing the band fame in the US, the UK and Australia in particular. Morgan has stated that the hit song relates an incident where the band was subjected to what the record company wanted rather than what the band wanted. <ref name="fastloud"/> ''[[Disclaimer II]]'', an alternate version of the original album with many of the songs remixed or re-recorded as well as eight extra tracks, was released in late [[2004 in music|2004]].

===''Karma and Effect'', ''One Cold Night''===
In [[2005 in music|2005]], the band released their follow-up album ''[[Karma and Effect]]''. The original title for the album was ''Catering to Cowards,'' but the band ultimately decided against the name. The album did not contain obscenities, unlike their previous releases.

While on tour for the album with [[Shinedown]], Seether released an acoustic CD/DVD set titled ''[[One Cold Night]]'', recorded on [[22 February]] [[2006]] at Grape Street in [[Philadelphia]]. Morgan, who had been suffering from a stomach ailment, decided to do an acoustic performance of their set-list rather than cancel the show.

===Guitarist departure, rehab===
On June 16, 2006, it was announced via Seether's official site that lead guitarist [[Pat Callahan]] had chosen to leave the band. The exact reason for Callahan's departure is unknown. [[Shaun Morgan]] said, "''Um… relieved a little… actually a lot, He was the guy in the band that was always our naysayer, and he was the negative energy as far as writing. I personally have no love lost, which is weird for some reason ‘cus he was my friend for four years. But when he walked out – it kinda walked out with him.''"<ref name="fastloud"/>

[[Shaun Morgan]] went into rehab for unspecified addictions in August 2006, forcing the band to cancel their tour with [[Staind]] and [[Three Days Grace]]. Morgan is now out of rehab. [[Evanescence]]'s hit "[[Call Me When You're Sober]]" was written about this incident.

===''Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces''===
Morgan claimed the new album will be more diverse than previous ones. The album was released on October 23, 2007, but until the release the date had been changed frequently. <ref name="fastloud"/>. In an interview, Morgan claims one song has a piano in it.<ref name="fastloud"/> This song is "Breakdown."
According to a posting by Shaun on the band's official message board, Seether has hired [[Howard Benson]] to produce the new album.

According to an interview, the new album doesn't include any song in response to Evanescence's "Call Me When You're Sober", written by Shaun's ex-girlfriend Amy Lee about their breakup. However, the album as a whole shows a reflection towards the incident, as seen in the first single "Fake It". The lines "Good God, your coming up with reasons. Good God, you dragging it out." and "Your such a fucking hypocrite" allude to the break up.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1564949/20070717/seether.jhtml</ref>
The single "Fake it" can be heard on their myspace blog, with the cover revealed on myspace (album cover art illustrated by David Ho [http://www.davidho.com]), also a minute long sample of "6 Gun Quota" has been added to their myspace.

The full album was already leaked over the internet and from various sites. Bassist Dale Stewart confirmed that [[Seether]] had produced a video for the single "[[Fake It (Seether song)|Fake It]]". This video can now be viewed on the official website or on youtube.[http://www.youtube.com]

Seether had to cancel several shows due to the sudden death of Shaun Morgan's brother Eugene Welgemoed. On the official website there is a review of the album that states that the song 'Rise Above This' is an optimistic-sounding song about Eugene before his death.

==Line-Up==
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Guitar/Vocals
!Bass
!Drums
!2nd Guitar
|-
| 1999 to 2000
| [[Shaun Morgan|Shaun Morgan Welgemoed]]
| [[Thomas Morris]]
| [[Dave Cohoe]]
|
|-
| 2000 to 2002
| Shaun Morgan
| [[Dale Stewart]]
| Dave Cohoe
|
|-
| 2002
| Shaun Morgan
| Dale Stewart
|
| [[Nick Annis]]
|-
| 2002
| Shaun Morgan
| Dale Stewart
| [[Josh Freese]]
|
|-
| 2002
| Shaun Morgan
| Dale Stewart
| John Johnston
|
|-
| 2002
| Shaun Morgan
| Dale Stewart
| [[Nick Oshiro]]
|
|-
| 2002
| Shaun Morgan
| Dale Stewart
| Nick Oshiro
| [[Nick Westbrook|Afro Nick]]
|-
| 2002-2003
| Shaun Morgan
| Dale Stewart
| Nick Oshiro
| [[Pat Callahan|Undercover Brotha]]
|-
| 2003-2004
| Shaun Morgan
| Dale Stewart
| Kevin Soffera
| Pat Callahan
|-
| 2004-2006
| Shaun Morgan
| Dale Stewart
| [[John Humphrey]]
| Pat Callahan
|-
| 2006-present
| Shaun Morgan
| Dale Stewart
| John Humphrey
|
|-
|}

Although Dale Stewart is mainly Seether's bassist, he does play the lead guitar part on "Broken" when the song is performed acoustically.

==Discography==
{{main|Seether discography}}

==Trivia==
{{Trivia|date=June 2007}}
* Following a deal with Wind-Up records, Seether became one of the many bands whose music was added to the video sharing website [[YouTube]] in order for it to be used by users as backing audio for their own uploaded video clips.[http://www.youtube.com/audioswap_main]
* Shaun's actual surname is Welgemoed, but since their relocation to the US, he chose his second name, Morgan, as a surname, as nobody in the US could pronounce his real surname.
* [[Boomer (Morning X)]] (radio personality for [[WXEG]] in [[Dayton, Ohio]]) was the first DJ in the United States to play Seether on an American radio station (back when he was the afternoon drive DJ at WXEG).

==Songs in Popular Culture==
* "Sold Me" was the official theme song for WWE's ''[[WWE Bad Blood#2004|Bad Blood 2004]]''.
* "Sold Me" and "[[Broken (Seether song)|Broken]]" were featured on the soundtrack to [[The Punisher]] Film.
* "[[Remedy (song)|Remedy]]" was the main theme song for ''[[SummerSlam (2005)|SummerSlam 2005]]''.
* "Hang On" was originally created for the movie Daredevil, and was featured in the movie.
* "[[Fine Again]]" was one of the songs on the soundtrack of the video game [[Madden NFL 2003]] by [[EA Sports]] and was also featured on [[Nintendo]]'s [[GameCube]]-game [[1080° Avalanche]].
* "Out of My Way" was a single performed by Seether for the soundtrack of the 2003 movie, [[Freddy vs. Jason]].
* "Pig" was featured on "[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]" Soundtrack.
* The [[One Cold Night]] version of "Needles" was featured on the "[[Masters Of Horror II Original Soundtrack]]"



==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
===Official sites===
* [http://www.seether.com/ Seether's official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/seether Seether's Myspace Page]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/seether Seether's Pure Volume Page]
* [http://www.seether-online.com Seetherville merged with this site Seether-Online]
* [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7509443&BAB=M CDUNIVERSE Read "Notes"]

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! style="background:#6699CC;"| {{tnavbar-collapsible|1= <font color="white">[[Seether]]</font> |2=Seether}}
|-
||'''[[Shaun Morgan]] | [[Dale Stewart]] | [[John Humphrey]]'''
|-
||'''Former Members:''' [[Dave Cohoe]] | Nick Annis | [[Nick Oshiro]] | Kevin Soffera | [[Pat Callahan]]
|-
! style="background:lightgrey;"|Seether discography
|-
||'''Albums:''' ''[[Fragile (Saron Gas album)|Fragile (as Saron Gas)]]'' | ''[[Disclaimer (album) |Disclaimer]]'' | ''[[Disclaimer II]]'' | ''[[Karma and Effect]]'' | ''[[One Cold Night]]'' | ''[[Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces]]''
|-
||'''Singles:''' [[Fine Again]] | [[Driven Under]] | [[Gasoline (Seether song)|Gasoline]] | [[Broken (Seether song)|Broken]] | [[Remedy (song)|Remedy]] | [[Truth (Seether song)|Truth]] | [[The Gift (Seether song)|The Gift]] | [[Fake It (Seether song)|Fake It]]
|-
||'''DVDs:''' Included in the [[One Cold Night]] CD
|-
|}<noinclude>

Revision as of 16:27, 14 November 2007

For other uses, see Crashcarburn (disambiguation).
Crashcarburn

Crashcarburn is a Alternative Rock/Pop Punk band from South Africa. They are currently signed to Authentic Ideas. Originally called Tweak and signed to Authentic Ideas in South Africa, they changed their name in 2006, coinciding with the release of their second album and major label debut, Disclaimer.

History

Early days, Fragile, Disclaimer

Saron Gas had their origins in Pretoria, and the earliest days of the group saw their public appearances at parties, nightclubs, small-scale concerts and University venues, such as the University of Cape Town and the University of Stellenbosch, where they played for the lunch-time crowds in the Neelsie centre on the latter campus as late as the summer of 2001.

As Saron Gas, the band released its first album, Fragile on Musketeer Records, in 2000 in South Africa. Upon achieving success on the South African music charts, Wind-up Records took an interest in Saron Gas' melodic-yet-heavy sound and signed them to the label. The band was asked to change their name, however, due to Saron Gas being a homophone of sarin gas, a deadly nerve agent. The band chose the name Seether, inspired by a single by the band Veruca Salt.

Their first major release came in 2002 with their second album Disclaimer. The album spawned three singles, "Fine Again", "Driven Under" and "Gasoline," but only "Fine Again" charted with any success. The remaining singles got semi-frequent radio play on modern rock stations, but were not major chart hits. The biggest hit off the album, "Broken", was not even released as a single. Shaun Morgan has cited Nirvana (and specifically the album Nevermind) as 'the reason he picked up a guitar,' and also quotes Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains and Deftones. [1]

Success and Disclaimer II

After Disclaimer was released, the band went on a non-stop touring route in hopes of boosting sales and name recognition. Upon completing the tour, the band had planned to go into the studio and record their second release. However, they were instead tapped to support Evanescence on a worldwide tour that postponed their recording plans by almost a year. On this tour, the band reworked the acoustic ballad "Broken" into an electric ballad and had Amy Lee of Evanescence share vocal duties with Morgan during live performances. Inspired by the positive reaction the duet got on the road and perhaps fueled by a budding romance between Lee and Morgan, the band headed into the studio and quickly recorded an alternate version of "Broken" with Amy Lee on vocals. The song, along with a new song titled "Sold Me", was featured on the soundtrack for the 2004 film The Punisher and was massively successful, bringing the band fame in the US, the UK and Australia in particular. Morgan has stated that the hit song relates an incident where the band was subjected to what the record company wanted rather than what the band wanted. [1] Disclaimer II, an alternate version of the original album with many of the songs remixed or re-recorded as well as eight extra tracks, was released in late 2004.

Karma and Effect, One Cold Night

In 2005, the band released their follow-up album Karma and Effect. The original title for the album was Catering to Cowards, but the band ultimately decided against the name. The album did not contain obscenities, unlike their previous releases.

While on tour for the album with Shinedown, Seether released an acoustic CD/DVD set titled One Cold Night, recorded on 22 February 2006 at Grape Street in Philadelphia. Morgan, who had been suffering from a stomach ailment, decided to do an acoustic performance of their set-list rather than cancel the show.

Guitarist departure, rehab

On June 16, 2006, it was announced via Seether's official site that lead guitarist Pat Callahan had chosen to leave the band. The exact reason for Callahan's departure is unknown. Shaun Morgan said, "Um… relieved a little… actually a lot, He was the guy in the band that was always our naysayer, and he was the negative energy as far as writing. I personally have no love lost, which is weird for some reason ‘cus he was my friend for four years. But when he walked out – it kinda walked out with him."[1]

Shaun Morgan went into rehab for unspecified addictions in August 2006, forcing the band to cancel their tour with Staind and Three Days Grace. Morgan is now out of rehab. Evanescence's hit "Call Me When You're Sober" was written about this incident.

Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces

Morgan claimed the new album will be more diverse than previous ones. The album was released on October 23, 2007, but until the release the date had been changed frequently. [1]. In an interview, Morgan claims one song has a piano in it.[1] This song is "Breakdown." According to a posting by Shaun on the band's official message board, Seether has hired Howard Benson to produce the new album.

According to an interview, the new album doesn't include any song in response to Evanescence's "Call Me When You're Sober", written by Shaun's ex-girlfriend Amy Lee about their breakup. However, the album as a whole shows a reflection towards the incident, as seen in the first single "Fake It". The lines "Good God, your coming up with reasons. Good God, you dragging it out." and "Your such a fucking hypocrite" allude to the break up.[2] The single "Fake it" can be heard on their myspace blog, with the cover revealed on myspace (album cover art illustrated by David Ho [1]), also a minute long sample of "6 Gun Quota" has been added to their myspace.

The full album was already leaked over the internet and from various sites. Bassist Dale Stewart confirmed that Seether had produced a video for the single "Fake It". This video can now be viewed on the official website or on youtube.[2]

Seether had to cancel several shows due to the sudden death of Shaun Morgan's brother Eugene Welgemoed. On the official website there is a review of the album that states that the song 'Rise Above This' is an optimistic-sounding song about Eugene before his death.

Line-Up

Year Guitar/Vocals Bass Drums 2nd Guitar
1999 to 2000 Shaun Morgan Welgemoed Thomas Morris Dave Cohoe
2000 to 2002 Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart Dave Cohoe
2002 Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart Nick Annis
2002 Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart Josh Freese
2002 Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart John Johnston
2002 Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart Nick Oshiro
2002 Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart Nick Oshiro Afro Nick
2002-2003 Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart Nick Oshiro Undercover Brotha
2003-2004 Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart Kevin Soffera Pat Callahan
2004-2006 Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart John Humphrey Pat Callahan
2006-present Shaun Morgan Dale Stewart John Humphrey

Although Dale Stewart is mainly Seether's bassist, he does play the lead guitar part on "Broken" when the song is performed acoustically.

Discography

Main article: Seether discography

Trivia

  • Following a deal with Wind-Up records, Seether became one of the many bands whose music was added to the video sharing website YouTube in order for it to be used by users as backing audio for their own uploaded video clips.[3]
  • Shaun's actual surname is Welgemoed, but since their relocation to the US, he chose his second name, Morgan, as a surname, as nobody in the US could pronounce his real surname.
  • Boomer (Morning X) (radio personality for WXEG in Dayton, Ohio) was the first DJ in the United States to play Seether on an American radio station (back when he was the afternoon drive DJ at WXEG).


References

  1. ^ a b c d e http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/5323/
  2. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1564949/20070717/seether.jhtml

Official sites

Seether
Shaun Morgan | Dale Stewart | John Humphrey
Former Members: Dave Cohoe | Nick Annis | Nick Oshiro | Kevin Soffera | Pat Callahan
Seether discography
Albums: Fragile (as Saron Gas) | Disclaimer | Disclaimer II | Karma and Effect | One Cold Night | Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces
Singles: Fine Again | Driven Under | Gasoline | Broken | Remedy | Truth | The Gift | Fake It
DVDs: Included in the One Cold Night CD
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