In a brand new interview with “The Chuck Shute Podcast”, SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon was requested if he has observed any limitations in his vocals as he has gotten older. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’ve observed that my voice has gotten stronger as I’ve gotten older. Simply with something, I really feel like — as an athlete, you get in your prime… I do not know what you essentially name it, however I positively really feel extra conditioned after I go in. And that might be, too, working with different writers and staying on prime of the sport and being recent and taking the craft critically when it is time to get to work.”

Lajon additionally denied that “studio magic” has performed a component in making his voice sound as robust because it does on SEVENDUST‘s current albums. “No, it ain’t studio magic, man,” he stated. “I maintain it actual. [Laughs] There’s some little fancy sauce on it, however not an excessive amount of. [Laughs]”

Voted one of many “High 100 Metallic Vocalists Of All Time” by Hit Parader, Witherspoon and the remainder of SEVENDUST have offered tens of millions of data worldwide, obtained a Grammy nomination and scored three consecutive RIAA gold-certified albums. Witherspoon‘s unmistakable powerhouse vocals have remodeled the panorama of heavy metallic, infusing soul and melody into the basically aggressive and uncooked style to supply a novel signature sound that has hardly ever been replicated however typically imitated. A trailblazer on the exhausting rock and metallic scene, Witherspoon has been listed as a musical affect by quite a few bands together with DIECAST, SEETHER and ALTER BRIDGE.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Witherspoon grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, raised on a nutritious diet of soul, rock and funk which might ultimately outline his sound. His first band was soul group BODY & SOUL, and in 1994 his spectacular vocal expertise had been noticed by Morgan Rose and Vinnie Hornsby who requested him to sing for his or her band RUMBLEFISH (later CRAWLSPACE). After an additional identify change, SEVENDUST was born. The group launched their self-titled debut in 1997 and the album crashed into the Billboard 200 the place it stayed for 16 weeks, later going gold in 1999. The band has now launched 14 studio albums, together with “Fact Killer” in 2023.

In 2021 Witherspoon dropped a bluesy solo cowl of “Chainsmoking” by Jacob Banks, and has confirmed that his eagerly anticipated debut solo album is within the works.