Time Travelers & Bonfires | ||||
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Studio album by Sevendust | ||||
Released | April 15, 2014 | |||
Recorded | January 2014 Recorded and Mixed at Architekt Music in Butler, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Acoustic rock | |||
Length | 50:33 | |||
Label | Asylum, 7Bros. | |||
Producer | Sevendust | |||
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Singles from Time Travelers & Bonfires | ||||
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AntiHero Magazine | 10/10 |
Time Travelers & Bonfires is an acoustic album by the band Sevendust, released on 7Bros. Records, in conjunction with ADA Label Services on April 15, 2014. It includes several previously released songs re-recorded as acoustic versions, as well as six new acoustic tracks. Although the band released their critically acclaimed Southside Double-Wide: Acoustic Live in 2004, Time Travelers & Bonfires is their first acoustic studio album. The album sold around 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart.
On November 22, 2013, Sevendust partnered with PledgeMusic for a direct-to-fan campaign to help fund the creation of 'Time Travelers & Bonfires' and was set to last 130 days. It is said they reached their goal over the course of the first weekend. Therefore, the band reconvened at Architekt Studios in Butler, New Jersey, where they recorded their ninth studio album, to work on six brand new songs which had been written and recorded for the acoustic album and re-recorded some of their previous released songs and fan-selected cuts from their catalog included "Black", "Gone", "Denial", "Karma", "Trust" and "Crucified" in the sounds of acoustics.
Lead singer Lajon Witherspoon stated that the band decided to do an acoustic studio album after the strong positive reaction Southside Double-Wide received from their fanbase. Also Morgan Rose explained that the band looked into utilizing PledgeMusic upon the suggestion of their band manager, and pursued it because it allowed for close communication and feedback from the fanbase.
Time Travelers & Bonfires is the follow-up to Sevendust's ninth studio album, Black Out the Sun, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s "Top Hard Music Albums' chart.
Following the release of album, Sevendust started ‘An Evening With Sevendust’ acoustic tour, which was kicked off in Athens, Georgia at the Georgia Theatre on April 1, 2014. It's their first acoustic tour since 2004, when they were touring in support of their fourth album, Seasons. Also the band recently announced that they planned for a second leg to ‘An Evening With’ acoustic trek which is starting in St. Louis on May 27 and goes through June 28, ending in Kent, Connecticut. According to Clint Lowery the two legs will cover most of the areas of the United States.