''¡Viva Zapata!'' is the second album by the American punk band

7 Year Bitch 7 Year Bitch was an American punk rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was active between 1990 and 1997 and released three albums over that time. The band formed at the same time as the emergence of the riot grrrl sub-genre, which is a ...

. It was released June 28, 1994, on

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-based

C/Z Records C/Z Records was a Seattle-based punk rock record label that was established in early 1985 by Chris Hanzsek and Tina Casale. It started with the release of '' Deep Six'' which collected the earliest recordings of what later came to be known as ...

. It was their first record to feature new guitarist

Roisin Dunne Roisin Dunne Ross (born 18 September 1965) is an Irish musician. She is best known for being the replacement guitarist of 7 Year Bitch, after their guitarist Stefanie Sargent died in June 1992. Ross played on the 7 Year Bitch albums ''¡Viva Za ...

who had replaced

Stefanie Sargent Stefanie Ann Sargent (June 1, 1968 – June 27, 1992) was an American musician. She was the lead guitarist and co-founder of Seattle punk rock band 7 Year Bitch. Biography Sargent was born to Paula and Kenneth Sargent on June 1, 1968, in Seat ...

in 1992. The album's title is in tribute to

The Gits The Gits were an American punk rock band formed in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1986. As part of the burgeoning Seattle music scene of the early 1990s, they were known for their fiery live performances. Members included singer Mia Zapata, guitari ...

' vocalist, and friend of the group,

Mia Zapata Mia Katherine Zapata (August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead singer for the Seattle punk band The Gits. After gaining praise in the emerging grunge scene, Zapata was murdered in 1993 while on her way home fr ...

, who was raped and strangled to death in July 1993. Some of the songs on this album relate to Zapata's murder directly (such as "M.I.A.", which encourages

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for her killer) as well as Sargent's death by drug overdose ("Rock A Bye").

Track listing

Personnel

Selene Vigil Selene Vigil (born July 16, 1965) is an American singer. She co-founded grunge band 7 Year Bitch alongside Elizabeth Davis, Valerie Agnew and Stefanie Sargent in 1990; they released three studio albums before disbanding in 1997. In 2000, Vigil ...

– vocals *

– guitar * Elizabeth Davis – bass *

Valerie Agnew Valerie Agnew is best known as the drummer of 7 Year Bitch. Agnew moved from Ohio to Seattle, Washington, where she met the musicians that would become her future bandmates: Selene Vigil (vocals), Elizabeth Davis (bass), and Stefanie Sargent (l ...

– drums

References

1994 albums 7 Year Bitch albums C/Z Records albums Albums produced by Jack Endino {{1990s-punk-album-stub