Area-7

For other uses, see Area 7 (disambiguation).

Area-7
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Pop punk Third wave ska Ska-punk
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Zomba Jive Shock
Associated acts	Mad Not Madness
Website	Area-7 on MySpace
Members	John "Stevo" Stevens David Jackson Charles "Chucky T" Thompson Dan Morrison Andy Gardiner Paul West Matt Sanders
Past members	Walter Eskdale Ivan Downey Rohan Pacey Alistair "Albags" Shepherd Toby "Tobias" Dargaville Dugald "Doogs" McNaughtan

Area-7 (also known as Area 7) are arguably Australia's most successful Ska/Punk band. Forming in 1994 they have released five major releases; Road Rage, No Logic!, Bitter & Twisted (Gold status), Say It To My Face (Gold status) and Torn Apart. They have done extensive touring, playing dozens of major festivals and numerous national tours, and have also been regularly on national television over the course of their career. Highlights include their Gold albums, their ARIA nomination for Best Rock Album in 2000 and their significant success on the Australian touring circuit.

History

Area-7 rose from the ashes of Madness cover band Mad Not Madness. In 1994 three members, Dugald McNaughtan (keyboards), Charles "Chucky T" Thompson (guitar) and Dan Morrison (drums) left the group and began to write their own songs. They formed a band and named it after a lyric from The Specials' song (Dawning of A) New Era. In 1996, lead singer Walter Eskdale left and the band recruited John "Stevo" Stevens, formerly of rockabilly band Yeah Yeah!, to vocals.

Alistair Shepherd (sax), Toby Dargaville (trumpet) and Rohan Pacey (bass) joined around 1995. These three in turn all left in approximately 2002 and 2003, and were replaced by Paul West (trombone) Matt Sanders (trumpet), James Law (keys) and Chris Meighen (bass).

Discography

Albums

• Bitter & Twisted (2000) (#3 Australia, went Gold (sales 50,000+))
• Say It To My Face (2001) (#36 Australia)
• Torn Apart (2005)

Singles and EPs

• No Logic Demo (1996) EP (9 tracks)
• Road Rage (1997) EP (7 tracks)
• No Logic (1998) EP
• Bitter Words (1998)
• Second Class Citizen (1999) No. 19 Australia
• Start Making Sense (2000) No. 37 Australia
• Bitter Words/Himbo (2000)
• Leave Me Alone (2001) No. 38 Australia
• Individuality (2001) No. 90 Australia
• Nobody Likes A Bogan (2002) No. 26 Australia
• Big Issue (2004)

External links

• Area-7 on MySpace
• Area-7 on Facebook