Seven Witches is an American heavy metal band from

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, founded in 1998 by

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and Bobby Lucas.

History

Seven Witches released a demo-CD in 1998, which resulted in them signing a record deal with

Massacre Records Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany, that specializes in bands of the heavier genres of metal. The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. Connected to Massacre Records is the marketing and music w ...

. The first two CDs for Massacre, ''Second War in Heaven'' and ''City of Lost Souls'', featured vocalist Bobby Lucas. Lucas was the one who named the band and wrote the lyrics with Frost. Lucas left the band in 2000 and was replaced with former

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singer Wade Black. With Black on vocals, the band recorded their third studio album ''

Xiled to Infinity and One ''Xiled to Infinity and One'' is an album released in 2002 by the American heavy metal band Seven Witches. Track listing All tracks written by Wade Black and Jack Frost, except "The Burning" by Frost and Jon Oliva and "See You in Hell" by Nick ...

''. Black left the band in 2002 and was replaced with James Rivera (

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). Bass guitar player Billy Mez also left the band in 2002, continuing on with

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, and was replaced by

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who has played in Anthrax and Armored Saint. Rivera recorded two albums with the band, ''

Passage to the Other Side ''Passage to the Other Side'' is the 4th studio album by Seven Witches; it's the first album with James Rivera singing, and the album also features bassist Joey Vera from Armored Saint. Many fans consider this release to be the best of them all ...

'' and ''

Year of the Witch ''Year Of The Witch'' is a 2004, album by Seven Witches and the last to feature James Rivera on vocals. The first track, "Metal Asylum", is a tribute to all the bands that have inspired them, and last eight tracks are a concept about a man named J ...

''. He left the band in 2005 to continue with his main project,

. In June 2005, singer Alan Tecchio (best known for his work with the band Hades) joined the band and they recorded their sixth studio album, ''

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''. Tecchio joined the band after singing on "Hell or High Water", a song for Jack Frost solo project. Frost, satisfied with Tecchio's vocals, asked him to join the band. Shortly after that, Kevin Bolembach also joined as Seven Witches' new bass player. Bolembach and Tecchio had played together in Non-Fiction from 1991 to 1996. Seven Witches released '' Deadly Sins'' in 2007. Former bass player Vera mixed the album. Subsequently, they reunited with vocalist Rivera for a tour and a new album titled ''Call Upon The Wicked'' which was released on June 28, 2011.Halupczok, Marc (2011)
Seven Witches CALL UPON THE WICKED
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Discography

Studio albums

* ''Second War in Heaven'' (1999),

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* ''City of Lost Souls'' (2000), Massacre * ''

'' (2002),

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* ''

'' (2003), Noise/

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* ''

'' (2004), Noise * ''

'' (2005),

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* '' Deadly Sins'' (2007),

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* ''Call Upon the Wicked'' (2011), Massacre * ''Rebirth'' (2013), FrostMetal * ''The Way of the Wicked'' (2015), Ils

Live albums

* ''Years of the Witch'' (2006), Locomotive

Members

Current members

– guitars (1998–present) *

James Rivera James Rivera (born April 15, 1960) is an American singer, best known as the frontman for the heavy metal band Helstar. He was also the singer for Seven Witches between 2002 and 2005. Biography Rivera got his start singing with power/speed met ...

– vocals (2002–2005; 2008–2011; 2019–present) * Dennis Hayes – bass (2004–2005; 2019–present) * Jeff Curenton – drums (2004–2006; 2019–present)

Former members

* Bobby Lucas – vocals (1998–2000) *

Wade Black Crimson Glory was an American heavy metal band that formed in 1983 in Sarasota, Florida. They started in 1979 under the monikers 'Pierced Arrow', then 'Beowulf', before settling on Crimson Glory. The classic line-up consisted of vocalist Midni ...

– vocals (2000–2002) *

Alan Tecchio Alan Tecchio is an Italian-American singer, who sang for Seven Witches, Watchtower, Hades and Non-Fiction. He is also the lead vocalist on Symphony X Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from Middletown, New Jersey. Founded in 1 ...

– vocals (2005–2008; 2011–2012) * Anthony Cross A.K.A Anthony Regalbuto – vocals (2012–2019) * Billy Mez – bass (1998–2002) *

– bass (2002–2004) * Kevin Bolembach – bass (2005–2008) * Mike Lepond – bass (2008–2011) * Ronnie Parkes – bass (2012–2019) * Brian Vincent – drums (1998–2000) * John Osborn – drums (2000–2001) * Brian Craig – drums (2001–2004) * Steve Delaney – drums (2006–2007) * Taz Marazz – drums (2011–2012) *

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– drums (2012–2019)

Timeline

References

External links

Myspace page
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