Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose says Alter Bridge kept the band going when they were talking about calling it quits.
Speaking with UK outlet Grave Noise, Rose said, "We were toying around the idea of retiring and shutting it down," adding, "I cried a few times thinking about it."
He said many of the people booking Alter Bridge's European arena tour earlier this year didn't trust Sevendust, but Alter Bridge took them out anyway. "Alter Bridge saved us by allowing us to do it." Rose said the run felt like "'97 again."
Now Sevendust are heading back for their first European headline tour in eight years, 16 dates across November and December.