Sevendust rejoined Grove and returned to the studio at the end of November 2007 to finish their seventh studio album Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow . Released on April 1, 2008, the album debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200. Its first single “Prodigal Son” peaked at No. 19 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The single was followed by ” The Past “, which peaked at No. 27 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and also featured Chris Daughtry as a special guest. Around the same time as the album’s release, Sevendust announced Lowery had quit Dark New Day and would return to Sevendust in place of Mayo. On Lowery’s return, Rose stated “This was extremely tough considering Sonny is our brother and has been amazing to work with. [Sonny] didn’t do anything wrong at all; we just owe it to ourselves and all the folks that grew up with us to put our original band back together.”
Recording of Chapter VII
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