Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray

Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray is the fifth studio album by South African rock band Seether. It was the only Seether album to have Troy McLawhorn as the lead guitarist. He departed from the band just before the album's release, once again becoming the rhythm guitarist for the band Evanescence. It was released on 17 May 2011.

Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray is Seether's highest-charting album on the U.S. Billboard 200, reaching number two. The album also gave Seether their second-best first week sales, with over 61,000 units sold during its first week of release in the U.S. The album has sold well over 300,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan.