Sevendust [ tickets ] will kick off the next leg of its tour in support of last year's "Animosity" later this month. Seven U.S. dates have been scheduled so far.

"Animosity" (TVT), Sevendust's third album, hit stores in mid-November and has sold about 250,000 copies to date, according to industry sources. The album, which for the past two weeks sat at No. 121 on the Billboard 200 album chart, takes a sizeable leap on this week's chart to No. 79.

The music video for "Praise," the first single from "Animosity," can be viewed at Sevendust's official website. The site also features streaming audio samples of all 12 "Animosity" tracks, and full-length, downloadable versions of both "Praise" and "Live Again."

Sevendust, along with TVT Records and musical-equipment manufacturer Peavey, is currently holding a contest in which the group is asking fans to submit an audio sample of their own band playing "Live Again." The TVT A&R rep who signed Sevendust will listen to the winning entry, which will also be posted on both Sevendust's website and Peavey's website. The winning entrant will also receive a number of Peavey musical products and a signed Sevendust CD and photo.

Click here to read liveDaily's November 2001 interview with Sevendust guitarist John Connolly.