Seven Witches is an American heavy metal band from New Jersey,
History
Seven Witches released a demo-CD in 1998, which resulted in them signing a record deal with
Massacre Records. 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
Crimson Glory singer Wade Black. With Black on vocals, the band recorded their third studio album
Xiled to Infinity and One.
[Sharpe-Young, Garry (2010) Anthologie du Métal: Tome 1, Camion Blanc, ][O'Neill, Brian " Xiled to Infinity and One Review", Allmusic. Retrieved October 21, 2018]
Black left the band in 2002 and was replaced with James Rivera (Helstar). Bass guitar player Billy Mez also left the band in 2002, continuing on with Single Bullet Theory, and was replaced by Joey Vera who has played in Anthrax and Armored Saint. Rivera recorded two albums with the band, Passage to the Other Side and Year of the Witch.[O'Neill, Brian " Passage to the Other Side Review", Allmusic. Retrieved October 21, 2018] He left the band in 2005 to continue with his main project, Helstar. In June 2005, singer Alan Tecchio (best known for his work with the band Watchtower) joined the band and they recorded their sixth studio album, Amped.[Henderson, Alex " Amped Review", Allmusic. Retrieved October 21, 2018] 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.[Prato, Greg " Deadly Sins Review", Allmusic. Retrieved October 21, 2018] 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", Metal Hammer (Germany), July 12, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2018]
Members
Current members
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Jack Frost – guitars (1998–present)
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James Rivera – vocals (2002–2005; 2008–2011; 2019–present)
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Jeff Curenton – drums (2004–2006; 2019–present)
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Dennis Hayes – bass (2004–2005; 2019–present)
Former members
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Bobby Lucas – vocals (1998–2000)
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Wade Black – vocals (2000–2002)
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Alan Tecchio – vocals (2005–2008; 2011–2012)
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Billy Mez – bass (1998–2002)
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Joey Vera – bass (2002–2004)
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Kevin Bolembach – bass (2005–2008)
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Mike Lepond – bass (2008–2011)
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Brian Vincent – drums (1998–2000)
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John Osborn – drums (2000–2001)
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Brian Craig – drums (2001–2004)
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Steve Delaney – drums (2006–2007)
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Taz Marazz – drums (2011–2012)
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Anthony Cross A.K.A Anthony Regalbuto – vocals (2012–2019)
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Ronnie Parkes – bass (2012–2019)
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Johnny Kelly – drums (2012–2019)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
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Second War in Heaven (1999), Massacre Records
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City of Lost Souls (2000), Massacre
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Xiled to Infinity and One (2002), Noise Records
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Passage to the Other Side (2003), Noise/Sanctuary
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Year of the Witch (2004), Noise
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Amped (2005), Regain Records
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Deadly Sins (2007), Locomotive
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Call Upon the Wicked (2011), Massacre
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Rebirth (2013), FrostMetal
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The Way of the Wicked (2015), Ils
Live albums
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Years of the Witch (2006), Locomotive
External links
