Area-7 (also known as Area 7) are an Australian ska punk band. Formed in

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in 1994, they have released four studio albums, ''No Logic!'', '' Bitter & Twisted'', '' Say It To My Face'' and '' Torn Apart''. At the

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, ''Bitter & Twisted'' was nominated for

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History

Area-7 formed in 1994 from the ashes of

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cover band Mad Not Madness. In 1994 three members, Dugald "Doogs" McNaughtan (keyboards), Charles "Chucky T" Thompson (guitar) and Dan Morrison (drums) left the group and began to write their own songs. In 1994, Area-7 self-released a cassette titled ''Demo Tape 1994'' featuring 4 tracks. Alistair Shepherd (sax), Toby Dargaville (trumpet) and Rohan Pacey (bass) joined in 1995 and the same year released their debut studio album ''No Logic''. In 2000, the group released '' Bitter & Twisted'', which at the

was nominated for

. In October 2001, the group released '' Say It to My Face'' which peaked at number 36 on the

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. Whilst AREA-7 has never "officially split", since 2005 the band has been playing "when they feel like it" or as they put it, "for special occasions". Drummer and founding member Dan Morrison died on 1 December 2020.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

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