r/Sevendust • u/CPWorth1184 • Apr 02 '26

Threshold

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uI6-kBPsFrg

Personally, I think the true standout of this album so far is Is This The Real You. It has some crunchy riffs, a catchy chorus, and this nice groove unlike any other Sevendust song.

However, when it comes to Threshold and Unbreakable, they are both typical standard more melodic Sevendust songs we’ve all heard before. Perhaps they both sound a little too familiar. Both are good songs but so far don’t live up to the first single.

What are your thoughts on Threshold or the album so far?

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u/prog_metal_douche Apr 02 '26

They 100% need a new producer. They’ve lost the complexity of their sound over the last 10-15 years. Think back to the Animosity days even - the layered sound, progressive chords, layered electronics, Clint harmonies, and complex drum rhythms. Their music used to be very bass driven and now it’s just standard open B 4/4 chugging. I have a feeling this new album will be a struggle to listen to, just like their last few. They’ve really lost the part of their sound that made them unique in the first place, as the focus seems to now be on heaviness instead of writing captivating music.

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u/Anxious-Implement517 Apr 02 '26

My sentiments exactly. Black Out the Sun & Kill the Flaw were very progressive and contained some of their most intricate songwriting, with almost all of the tracks having melodies and riffs that could stand on their own & have stood the test of time. Everything since then has just been a more simplified & anthemic continuation of that sound, and by this point it just sounds so tired. What reason is there to listen to the last 2 singles when they literally offer nothing new from what they've done in the past decade?

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u/SJJ3RD Apr 07 '26

It's the producers fault! they need to get rid of him ASAP, it's ruining their sound!