Formed under name Saron Gas

The band formed in South Africa in May 1999 under the name Saron Gas. Consisting of frontman , vocalist, and guitarist Shaun Morgan , bassist Tyronne Morris (who left the band in December 1999 and was replaced by Dale Stewart in January 2000), drummer Dave Cohoe, and guitarist Johan Greyling (who departed shortly after the band’s formation), Saron Gas released their first album, Fragile , in October 2000 under Johannesburg -based independent record label Musketeer Records. Despite the region’s focus primarily on pop and indigenous music , the band found success, and eventually caught attention of American record label Wind-up Records , who gave them a record deal to begin releasing music in North America . Upon signing to the label, they were told they needed to change their name due to its similarity to sarin gas , and switched to calling themselves Seether , after the Veruca Salt song. Around the same time, Cohoe departed from the band. His replacement on drums was not immediately named.