Seven Storey Mountain is an American rock group from

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. The group's music is heavily influenced by the early Washington, D.C.

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The band formed in 1994 as a three-piece, featuring singer/guitarist Lance Lammers, bassist Jesse Everhart, and drummer Thomas Lanser. The trio had two releases on indie label Art Monk Construction, a 1996 self-titled E.P. and the 1997 L.P. ''Leper Ethics''.Dominic, Serene
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''. February 22, 1996. The band broke up in early 1997 shortly before the release of Leper Ethics. Everhart and Lanser continued using the name Seven Storey Mountain for a short time in Lammers' absence, drafting Aaron Wendt as a singer/bassist and Jason Kileen as lead guitarist, with Everhart switching from bass to second guitar.Dominic, Serene.
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''. April 24, 1997. Lammers rejoined his former bandmates later that year and reverted the band back to the original three piece configuration.Garcia, Gilbert
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'', April 23, 1998. This reformation would only last a few months and permanently disbanded in 1998. Material recorded by this trio from late 1997-1998 was released on the album ''Based on True Story'' in 2000 by

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and included several songs Lammers had previously recorded on his own. Lammers formed a new band in 2001 which he abbreviated Seven Storey. The new lineup, featuring Dave Norwood on bass and Chad Kinney on drums, released ''Dividing By Zero'' on

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'', May 31, 2001. The band began a national tour with

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livedaily.com. October 24, 2001. Seven Storey disbanded shortly thereafter. A handful of leftover demo tracks that Lammers recorded on his own were released on a split EP with Brandtson and Camber in 2003. Continuing to work on new material over the next couple of years, Lammers re-adopted the original Seven Storey Mountain moniker for a 2007 album, ''At the Poles'', released on

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. The album was recorded and performed solely by Lammers, and drew comparisons to

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. A new live band played shows from 2005-2007 that featured Rich Van Syckel on bass and Dave King on drums. May 2015 saw the release of the 7 song EP "A La Mierda". Like "At The Poles" this album was written, performed and recorded by Lammers, this time at Fidelity Unlimited Recording in Portland, OR.

Discography

*''Seven Storey Mountain'' EP (Art Monk Construction, 1996) *''Leper Ethics'' LP (Art Monk Construction, 1997) *''LLE'' EP (

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, 1997) *''Conservatory'' EP (

, 1997) *''Based on a True Story'' EP (

, 2000) *''Dividing By Zero'' LP (

, 2002) *''At the Poles'' LP (

, 2007) *''A La Mierda'' EP (

, 2015)

Compilations

*'' (Don't Forget To) Breathe'' - Track: "No Promise" ( Crank Records, 1997) *''Exile On Cameron Harper Street'' - Track: "Your Lips" (Epiphany Records, 1997) *411VM - Issue 24 - Skate Video Soundtrack - Track: "Fall", 1997 *''

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- Chapter 2: A Million Miles Away'' - Track: "Incomplete" (

, 1998) *''Virtually Alternative VA-95'' - Track: "Politician" (Virtually Alternative, 1998) *'' Rocksound Punk Rawk Explosion 7'' - Track: "So Soon" (

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, 2000) *''Records For The Working Class No.2 '' - Track: "So Soon" (

, 2000) * '' Not One Light Red: A Modified Document'' - Track: "Second Rome" ( Sunset Alliance 2000) *''Sound Spirit Fury Fire'' - Track: "Third Rome" (

, 2001) *''Not One Light Red: A Desert Extended'' - Track: "Time To Go" ( Sunset Alliance, 2002) *''Emo Is Awesome, Emo Is Evil'' - Track: "Unknown Satellite" (

, 2002) *''Deep Elm Unreleased No. 1'' - Track: : "6.8.2000" (

, 2002) *''Deep Elm Sampler No. 4: Hearts Bleed Blue - Track: "Unknown Satellite" (

, 2002) *''Brandtson / Camber / Seven Storey'' (Split EP) - Tracks: "New Day" and "Covers" (

), 2003)

Members

*Lance Lammers - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums (1994–present) *Rich Van Syckel - Bass (2005–2007, live only) *Dave King - Drums (2005–2007, live only) *Dave Norwood - Bass (2001) *Chad Kinney - Drums (2001) *Rob Wheeler - Drums (1997) *Jason Kileen - Guitar (1997, live only) *Aaron Wendt - Bass (1997, live only) *Thomas Lanser - Drums (1994–1997, 1997–1998) *Jesse Everhart - Bass (1994–1997, 1997–1998)

References

External links

Official Website
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