The Seether of 2005 is a far different beast than the Seether of 2002. And nowhere is that heard better than on their brand new album, Karma And Effect, which showcases a band who retains the heaviness and searing emotion of their debut, while gelling into a more fluid and vibrant unit.

Since releasing their debut Disclaimer in fall of 2002, the band has worked relentlessly, playing nearly 300 shows in 2003 alone. All of their hard work was rewarded as the album went gold, but when 2004 arrived they were ready for something different. The band was all set to cut their second album, when they unexpectedly had a crossover hit single. Seether had re-recorded their ballad �Broken� as a duet between frontman Shaun Morgan and Amy Lee of Evanescence for the soundtrack of the action film The Punisher, and the tune tore up the charts. As it climbed into the Billboard Top 10, the band�s first album was issued in a new, expanded version called Disclaimer II � which became the first debut album to ever go gold twice. Suddenly, Seether was in demand all over the world. They reluctantly scrapped their recording plans and toured Europe in the summer of 2004.