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Sevendust release new cover of Soundgarden’s ‘The Day I Tried To Live’

SEVENDUST have released a new cover!

The new cover, for SOUNDGARDEN‘s The Day I Tried To Live, is the first new music from the band since the release of 2018’s All I See Is War.

The band chose the song to return to the airwaves with after seeing the societal changes happening around the globe. The lyrical message of learning to live a better life is as relevant today as they were when the song was first released in 1994.

SOUNDGARDEN is such an important band to all of us in SEVENDUST and this love for them goes all the way back to when we were starting,” explains vocalist Lajon Witherspoon. “We discussed trying to do one of their songs and our producer Elvis suggested The Day I Tried To Live. I would have been fine with any of those songs personally. When I first heard it, I thought the lyrics were timeless. The lyrics are about trying to experience new things and change the way you live, and we see examples of that every day with what is happening around the world. To have the chance to cover this song and release it is so special to all of us. Thank you, Chris Cornell and SOUNDGARDEN.”

Watch the official lyric video for The Day I Tried To Live here: 

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James Weaver

Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Distorted Sound Magazine; established in 2015. Reporting on riffs since 2012.