Call Seether a rock band. Call it that band from Madden 2003. But please, please, please, don't call them Creed.

"I don't think we're like Creed at all," singer/guitarist Shaun Morgan said.

"Some of the songs on our album have been around longer than Creed has. I think it's just a cop out."

Seether is on tour supporting its debut album, Disclaimer, which was released last summer. Tonight, they will play at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave.

The show was booked just two weeks ago.

"I've been trying to get them for several months, and it finally came together," said Dave Wells, director of operations for Crowbar.

Hailing from South Africa, the band signed to Wind Up Records in late 2001, changing its name when it made its move across the Atlantic.

"It was actually pretty intimidating to come to the States," Morgan said. "It's where everyone wants to be."

Since making the move, the band has opened for Korn, Disturbed, Filter, Everclear, Sevendust, Our Lady Peace and others. Last August, Seether landed a slot in Ozzfest for the tour's last 16 dates.

Tonight Seether headlines the show with Social Burn and RA as opening acts.

"We like to put a lot of energy into a live show," Morgan said. "We don't want to just rehash an album. We want to put on the show that you want to see."

The band's hit single "Fine Again" found a home on the soundtrack to Madden 2003. Morgan said he enjoys it when people come up to him and say that they first heard Seether's music on the game.

Citing bands that range from Slipknot to the Counting Crows, Morgan said he's influenced by "anything that makes you feel something."

"We don't restrict ourselves to any genre or formula or style," Morgan said, labeling Seether's sound as simply "rock."

"We just play whatever feels good," he said.

Although Seether has been together for about three years, some of the songs on its album date back eight years to when Morgan was 16.

For its current tour, the band is trying to hit a lot of college towns.

"We started playing college towns when there was no one really there, because they were all on vacation and we thought, 'why don't we go back now that everyone's there,' " Morgan said. "It makes a hell of a difference."

For tonight's show there will be a "limited number of underage tickets," Wells said. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 8 p.m. with the show starting at 9 p.m.