| Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces | ||||
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| Studio album by Seether | ||||
| Released | October 19, 2007 (South Africa & Switzerland) October 23, 2007 (Worldwide) April 21, 2009 (Reissue) |
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| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 49:25 58:05 (Reissue) |
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| Label | Wind-up | |||
| Producer | Howard Benson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Blogcritics | [2] |
| PopMatters | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | [5] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 8.2/10[6] |
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Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces is the fourth studio album by South African post-grunge/alternative metal band Seether. The album was released in South Africa and Switzerland on October 19, 2007, and released worldwide on October 23, 2007.
The cover artwork was designed by David Ho, the same artist who designed the Vicious Delicious cover for Infected Mushroom. The covers apparently display the same character: Candice the Ghost.[7]
In support of the album, the band has toured with Three Days Grace, Finger Eleven, Breaking Benjamin, 3 Doors Down, Skillet, Red, Papa Roach, Flyleaf, Econoline Crush, Nickelback and Staind.
Three singles, "Fake It", "Rise Above This" and "Breakdown" have been released from the album with all three being top 10 singles, the former two reaching the top position on several Billboard charts, despite negative reviews, scoring a 39% on Metacritic.[8] The album was reissued in 2009, featuring a fourth single, the George Michael cover of "Careless Whisper", the final single from the album. It is the first Seether album that is ever gone gold in their homeland in South Africa.
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1Demo version of "Fake It" was apparently recorded in Shaun's bedroom. 2Later versions of the album, pressed after the release of these tracks, were released with these tracks added on.
The band updated both their official web page and Myspace on August 23, 2007, with the new single, "Fake It", being uploaded to both. The band had this to say on their official webpage:
| “ | Here we are, about to embark on the release of our favorite Seether record to date and can guarantee that you will all feel the same. Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces is a hearty serving of the usual Seether sting and grit with an added twist of lime. We have been working hard in the studio for months recording the album and there are only a few loose ends to cinch up before all is said and done. We can't wait to hit the road to share the new shit with everyone. In the meantime the remolded site should make it easier for you guys to share your undying love for us, keep up with everyone, and get all the news that will pass through here in coming weeks. The album is dedicated to Eugene "Junior" Welgemoed. Junior has always offered the band more support and love than we've ever given ourselves. He has lit an uncontainable fire under us, and without him we will never be the same again. Cheers to taking the world by storm...[9] | ” |
In the corner where it shows the album title, one can faintly see a Chinese symbol. The symbol shown is the Chinese symbol for the word "beauty".
The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 chart in the US with 56,900 copies moved in its first week,[10] and ended up being certified Gold for shipping 500,000 copies.[11] Seether claimed their first South African Music Award in the category "Best Rock: English" for Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces. The album is also now the band's best seller, outselling Disclaimer 2 (which featured the band's break out hits "Fine Again" and "Broken") and Karma and Effect (which featured the band's hits "Remedy" and "Truth").
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums Chart[12] | 10 |
| French Albums Chart[13] | 154 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[14] | 9 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[15] | 39 |
| UK Rock Albums | 38 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 9 |
| US Alternative Albums Chart[12] | 4 |
| US Catalog Albums Chart[12] | 26 |
| US Digital Albums Chart[12] | 9 |
| US Hard Rock Albums Chart[12] | 4 |
| US Rock Albums Chart[12] | 5 |
| US Tastmakers Albums Chart[12] | 7 |
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[17] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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