BackstageAxxess.com correspondent Joe Koch has issued a new interview with SEVENDUST drummer/vocalist Morgan Rose, in which he talks about the Black Out The Sun record, filling in for MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, and his health. An excerpt follows:

Q: When it comes to tracking drums in the studio, is it like clockwork for you? Do you get excited to try something new that has recently inspired you?

A: "Actually, I hate playing the drums. I like playing live to a certain extent. But, when we're doing a record, I'm more interested in the vocals and melodies of the songs. When I hear something cool that another drummer did, I will mess around with it. If it feels smooth, I might try and incorporate it into my style."

Read the full interview at this location.

Sevendust's new album, Black Out The Sun, will be released on March 26th, via the band's own 7Bros. Records label (through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group).

Black Out The Sun will include the following tracklisting:

'Memory'

'Faithless'

'Till Death'

'Mountain'

'Cold As War'

'Black Out The Sun'

'Nobody Wants It'

'Dead Roses'

'Decay'

'Dark AM'

'Picture Perfect'

'Got A Feeling'

'Murder Bar'

For Black Out The Sun, the band - Lajon Witherspoon (vocals), Morgan Rose (drums/vocals), Clint Lowery (guitar/vocals), Vince Hornsby (bass/vocals) and John Connolly (guitar/vocals) - decided to self-produce and record the new album at The Architekt Studios in Butler, NJ with the help of mixer/engineer Mike Ferretti (who also worked with Lowery and Rose on CALL ME NO ONE’s debut album, Last Parade, which was released June 5th on 7Bros Records).

Check out a Black Out The Sun treasure below:

Sevendust recently added a slew of new tour dates to their previously-announced headlining trek with LACUNA COIL that began February 2nd in Winston-Salem, NC at Ziggy’s.

The band will team up with COAL CHAMBER for a co-headlining tour starting March 28th in Tempe, AZ at The Marquee and concluding April 28th in Dallas, TX at The Palladium Ballroom. In addition, a handful of shows with CANDLELIGHT RED (whose latest Demons EP was produced by Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose) will start March 15th in New Orleans, LA at the House Of Blues. The Sevendust/Coal Chamber run will include stops at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA on March 29th and at the Best Buy Theater in New York, NY on April 17th.

Sevendust's complete live itinerary can be found at this location.