Craft Recordings is proud to partner with Seether to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Gold-selling debut “Disclaimer,” with an expanded reissue on vinyl, CD, and digital.
Set for release on January 20, and available for pre-order today, the deluxe 3LP or 2CD set includes the original 12-track album (featuring such enduring hits as “Gasoline,” “Fine Again,” and “Driven Under”) plus a previously unreleased live show, captured in its entirety at New Hampshire’s Hampton Beach Casino in 2003. Rounding out the bonus content on “Disclaimer (Deluxe Edition)” is a rare 2002 live acoustic cover of Nirvana‘s “Something in the Way,” which was first issued as a B-side.
The 3-LP edition is housed in a deluxe triple gatefold jacket, while both physical formats also include new liner notes from Katherine Turman, an acclaimed music journalist, producer, and co-author of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal. Click HERE to pre-order or pre-save “Disclaimer (Deluxe Edition)”.
“Disclaimer” was released in August 2002, amid a busy schedule of shows (including a coveted spot on the Ozzfest tour). The album, which was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA peaked in the Billboard 200’s Top 100 and spawned three of the band’s most enduring hits, including “Driven Under” and “Fine Again,” the latter of which topped Billboard’s Active Rock chart, peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the Top Ten of both the Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song was also featured in the video games Madden 2003 and 1080° Avalanche and later appeared in the 2018 film Boy Erased. The third single, “Gasoline,” peaked at No.8 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and remains one of Seether‘s biggest hits, while videos for all three songs saw regular airplay on MTV2. The critics also took notice of the young band. Comparing Seether with such grunge heroes as Pearl Jam and Nirvana, Rolling Stone praised the group’s “toe-tapping catharsis.”
“Disclaimer (Deluxe)” Album Artwork
Two years after its release, the band revisited the songs on Disclaimer with 2004’s “Disclaimer II.” Among other reworkings, Morgan re-imagined “Broken” as a duet with Evanescence front-woman Amy Lee. Released as a single, the song became a Top 20 hit in the US and a Top 5 hit in Australia, New Zealand and Belgium, while “Disclaimer II” became the band’s first Platinum-certified album in America.
In the ensuing years, Seether has amassed a global audience and released a total of eight best-selling studio albums, including the Platinum-certified “Karma” and “Effect” (2005) and “Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces” (2007). Ranked at No.7 on Billboard’s All-Time Mainstream Rock Artist roundup (a list that spans the chart’s 40-year history and finds Seether tied with Aerosmith), the band has scored four Top Ten albums on the Billboard 200 and 17 chart-topping singles, including 2017’s “Let You Down,” 2014’s “Words as Weapons,” and 2011’s “Tonight.” Along the way, the quartet (now comprised of Morgan, Stewart, drummer John Humphrey, and guitarist Corey Lowery) has never waned in their sense of purpose, their dedication to their craft and their commitment to fans. That sentiment also extends to the band’s annual Rise Above Fest, which they founded in 2012 to raise awareness for suicide prevention and mental illness.
In 2020, Seether released their acclaimed eighth studio album, “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum” (If You Want Peace, Prepare for War), via Fantasy Records, while last year, the band celebrated their 20th anniversary with the compilation “Vicennial – 2 Decades of Seether” (Craft Recordings). Also in 2021, Seether was added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s popular “Right Here Right Now” exhibit, which focuses on the evolution of rock and its impact on the current generation of artists. “Right Here Right Now” helps fans discover how bands like Seether, plus artists like Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift, have influenced the new millennium.
