| 7 Angels 7 Plagues | |
| Origin: | Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Genre: | Metalcore |
| Label: | Uprising |
| Past Members: | Matt Matera Jared Logan Matt Mixon Kyle Johnson Ryan Morgan Temo Rios |
7 Angels 7 Plagues (abbreviated as 7A7P) was an American metalcore band from Racine, Wisconsin.
7 Angels 7 Plagues was formed in 1999 by Jared Logan from the scraps of two local Milwaukee bands,[1] Castahead and Intercede.[2] The band's initial members were Logan on drums, David Lesinski on bass, Matt Matera and Ryan Morgan on guitar, and Temo Rios on vocals; Rios left the group in 2000 and was replaced by Matt Mixon shortly after.[2] [1] A self-released demo EP, Until the Day Breathes and the Shadows Flee, was issued by the band in 2000 while they toured in the midwestern United States.[1] In 2001, 7 Angels 7 Plagues released Jhazmyne's Lullaby.[3] Allmusic described the album as a "volatile cauldron of sound";[4] while Canadian music magazine Exclaim! described them as "super-aggressive, hyper-melodic" and noted elements of jazz in the group's sound and graphic design.[5]
Mixon left the group after the release of the album, and Rios returned to take his place.[2] The group toured in support of Jhazmyne's Lullaby, but while en route to a show in Savannah, Georgia in 2002, their tourmates Compromise were involved in a car accident, with two of the band's members passing away in the crash.[2] Soon after this, in July 2002, Rios left 7 Angels 7 Plagues,[6] and Jesse Zaraska, Compromise's vocalist, took his place.[2] Simon Brody, former lead vocalist of Drowningman, considered joining the group but ultimately did not do so.[7] Logan then departed the band several months later, and the group dissolved shortly thereafter.[2]
The band and Uprising decided to re-release the band's first record that originally got them signed to Uprising. Now re-mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side and with new artwork in Bluenote style to match their full-length record, Jhazmyne's Lullaby. A two album set was produced for collectors.
After the band broke up in 2002, members went on to play in the bands Misery Signals,[8] Dead to Fall,[1] and Burning Empires,[9] along with Adriell and . They reunited in December 2005 to play three charity shows with Branden Morgan of Misery Signals filling in on drums. Matthew Matera started a mastering and recording company called American Modern Studios, located in both Chicago and New York City areas. A retrospective in 2014 stated that the band "continue to be a major influence on young metal and hardcore acts" in the Milwaukee scene, more than a decade after their breakup.[2]