SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery, whose band is taking part in the ultimate live performance of its “In Mud We Belief” North American tour tonight (Saturday, March 29) in Springfield, Missouri, took to his social media to share a photograph of a number of of his Christian inspirational bracelets, and he included the next message: “Final day of the tour. There’s a lot I may say and doubtless will do one other put up to provide some extra particulars of the journey. For now I will say…I’ve by no means executed a tour as a saved Christian.
“I’m nonetheless constructing my relationship with Christ. I am nonetheless a sinner, flawed and damaged. BUT…..I have been capable of see the world by a biblical lense. My band of brothers, our crew, the individuals who have come to the exhibits.
“It has been probably the most profound and non secular tour I’ve executed in my profession. Freed from resentments, freed from judgement of others, much less me and extra them. Much less self will and extra of God’s will.
“I’ve stared at these [bracelets] day-after-day a number of instances a day. Reminders after I sink into the darkness of my ideas and fears.
“I am so grateful to be alive right now, to be trustworthy to my creator.
“Ready for my household to reach for our final present of this unbelievable tour I didn’t know I’d be capable of do however God made the way in which. I do know he did.
“I by no means wish to boast, or stand on a soapbox, I am merely stating what has helped me hold transferring ahead in a greater path. A lot respect for my band mates, crew and administration. We did some good boys.
“Glory to God.”
Lowery turned sober practically 18 years in the past after being arrested on the Hodokvas competition in Piestany, Slovakia following what was described as a “wild drunken night time” that resulted within the musician trashing his room. On the time, Lowery was on tour with KORN because the latter band’s backing/session guitarist. A day following Lowery‘s arrest, he was launched from police custody after apologizing and paying for the damages. He later launched an announcement explaining that he was “being a lil’ rowdy and loud” in his lodge and acknowledging that he “pulled some Rock 101 stuff.” He added that he was “not pleased with it in any respect” and claimed that your complete episode was “scary sufficient” to the place he knew he would by no means be doing something like that “ever once more.”
When Clint celebrated the seventeenth 12 months of his getting sober final October, he took to his social media to jot down: “Fast story….Once I obtained sober, the primary week was a blur to say the least. I entered a remedy middle a couple of days after getting fired from my employed gun position in KORN. One of many many bottoms I hit that had been enough sufficient to be keen to get sober and keep sober a day at a time. I used to be in a holding sample for a couple of days ready to get accepted into the remedy middle and people days had been foggy.
“I’ve at all times had a sobriety date of October twenty fourth. However doing a real intestine examine and making an attempt laborious to recollect the true date (which has at all times bugged me),this being an sincere deal, I’ve to say my true sobriety date is October twenty seventh, 2007 and God keen…I will make it to tomorrow and not using a drink or drug.
“For years I’ve wrestled with that. Seems like no large deal, proper? Properly, for me, these lil untruths are usually not good…in any respect. For me and particularly for God. So only some days totally different I am much more grateful coming into one other 12 months with that adjustment within the identify of reality to self and a God I must repent to.
“This 12 months has undoubtedly been the toughest in my sobriety coping with life on life’s phrases…however the true miracle is I have never considered taking a drink. That is a God factor…not a me factor. So earlier than you will have any atta boys I give credit score to him. I put up this additionally for the alcoholic on the market making an attempt to get sober. It might occur for you if it occurred for me belief me
“I just lately gave my life to Jesus Christ and that has introduced me true consolation by the powerful instances. For me. I am not right here to inform anybody the way to dwell their life and I used to be definitely one of many individuals who did not like that pushed on me, I simply encourage folks to open their minds and hearts to him. It helped an previous nation dude discover peace in true chaos and uncertainty.”
SEVENDUST and THREE DAYS GRACE just lately accomplished a North American tour because the help acts for DISTURBED on the latter act’s “The Illness twenty fifth Anniversary Tour”.
SEVENDUST is continuous to tour in help of its newest album, “Reality Killer”, which was launched in July 2023 through SEVENDUST‘s new label residence, Napalm Information.
The follow-up to 2020’s “Blood & Stone”, “Reality Killer” was as soon as once more tracked at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette, who has beforehand labored with ALTER BRIDGE and SLASH, amongst others.
“Reality Killer” showcased the unique and present SEVENDUST lineup, comprised of singer Lajon Witherspoon, guitarists Lowery and John Connolly, bassist Vince Hornsby and drummer Morgan Rose.
Final fall, SEVENDUST celebrated the twenty first anniversary of its iconic album “Seasons” on a U.S. tour. “Seasons” is the fourth album from the band’s catalog and exploded on to the steel world when it was launched in October 2003. The album spawned a Prime 10 Rock single with “Enemy” and the album nearer “Face To Face” is a present staple and fan favourite of SEVENDUST to this present day.
“Seasons” was, for a time, the band’s final album with Lowery as he left in 2004. Lowery returned to SEVENDUST in March 2008 and has remained with the group ever since.
Final day of the tour. There’s a lot I may say and doubtless will do one other put up to provide some extra particulars of the…
Posted by Clint Lowery on Saturday, March 29, 2025
