Even when they shifted into ballad mode, they were hell-bent on separating themselves from the pack.
With Shaun Morgan’s gravelly sneer and emotionally fraught songwriting leading the charge, Seether turned out a long string of hits-“Fake It,” “Remedy,” the surprisingly twangy “Country Song,” to name just a few-that were temperamental, even downright mean at times, yet always catchy and melodic. Founded in South Africa in 1999, the group elbowed their way into the genre’s top tier with a sound that, rather than latching onto grunge’s lumbering metal traits, was influenced by the start-stop buzz of Nirvana and Veruca Salt (whose 1994 alt-rock classic “Seether” inspired their name).
The post-grunge field was stacked with so many A-listers in the 2000s that a band had to be either exceptionally unique or super catchy just to keep up with the competition.
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