Editing Sevendust (section)

=== ''Alpha'', ''Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow'' and Clint Lowery's return (2006–2008) ===
In early 2006, the band themselves were considered bankrupt. WineDark Records had imploded, leaving them without distribution, tour support, or promised advance payments. The band owed money to crew members and other staffers and had a mounting credit card debt. In April, they expected that a tax refund from the US government would help ease the burden. Then, they found out their accountant hadn't paid their taxes and they owed $120,000 to the government. "We were beyond broke", says Morgan Rose. "We had a debt load close to a million dollars, and we were in a position where, no matter how much money we thought we were making, we were still having to pay and pay."<ref name="RM200704" />

Sevendust (with Shawn Grove again serving as producer and engineer), released their sixth studio album, ''[[Alpha (Sevendust album)|Alpha]]'', on March 6, 2007 via the Warner-affiliated [[Asylum Records]]. Debuting at No.&nbsp;14 in the US, the band's highest chart position yet, and selling over 42,000 copies of the album in its first week of sale, the disc contained the album's preceding internet track "[[Deathstar (song)|Deathstar]]", the Hot Mainstream Rock top 10 smash "[[Driven (Sevendust song)|Driven]]" and a further Active Rock radio top 40 hit in the form of "[[Beg to Differ (song)|Beg to Differ]]". ''Alpha'' is the band's second album featuring [[Sonny Mayo]] on rhythm guitar and the first with him as part of the writing process. The band headlined a 57-date tour in early 2007 with [[Diecast (band)|Diecast]], Invitro, and [[Red (band)|Red]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/diecast_kick_off_sevendust_tour.html |title=Diecast Kick off Sevendust Tour &#124; News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com |access-date=December 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129230321/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/diecast_kick_off_sevendust_tour.html |archive-date=November 29, 2007 }}</ref>

''[[Retrospective 2]]'', a CD/DVD combo including two previously unreleased studio tracks, live concert footage never before seen, as well as the new music videos for the songs "Beg To Differ", "Ugly", "Pieces", and "Driven", was released on December 11, 2007..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=28522 |title=Sevendust To Release "Retrospective 2" In December - in Metal News |website=Metalunderground.com |access-date=May 22, 2016}}</ref>

Sevendust joined Shawn Grove again, 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.&nbsp;19 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The first single "Prodigal Son" peaked at No.&nbsp;19 on the mainstream rock chart, followed by "The Past" and "Inside."
On March 26, 2008, Sevendust announced that Lowery had quit his duties as guitarist for Dark New Day and would be returning to the Sevendust lineup 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=6208 |title=– News – sevendust |publisher=Knac.com |access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Sevendust Afghanistan 1.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Sevendust performing at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan]]