Editing Seether (section)

===Formation as Saron Gas (1999–2001)===
The band formed in South Africa in May 1999 under the name Saron Gas.<ref name="AllMusicBio">{{cite web|author=Bradley Torreano |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/seether-mn0000625731/biography |title=Seether &#124; Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> 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), and drummer Dave Cohoe, the band released their first album, ''Fragile'', in October 2000 under [[Johannesburg]]-based [[independent record label]] Musketeer Records.<ref name="AllMusicBio"/> Despite the region's focus primarily on [[pop music|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]].<ref name="AllMusicBio"/> 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 (song)|Seether]], after the [[Veruca Salt]] song.<ref name="AXS1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.axs.com/seether-5-most-pivotal-moments-84248|title=Seether: 5 most pivotal moments - AXS|work=AXS |date=17 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517104228/http://www.axs.com/seether-5-most-pivotal-moments-84248|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=17 May 2016}}</ref>