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Rock / Screamo / Punk

subseven formed in 1999, Wesley Fite (vocals), Reed Corbin (bass), Clint McManaman (drums), and Smokey Emerson (guitar). The band played the midwest for 4 years as an independent. During that time they released 2 independent albums (the Black Album - 2000) and the (Larusso EP-2001) gaining them a wild local following. The band lost Smokey on guitar in 2002, but gained 2 new guitarist, Caleb Wilkerson and Jacob Sullivan and In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flickr Records. The band immediately went into the studio to record with producer Bob Burch (Number One Gun, Sluggo), their debut release was simply titled - the EP

the EP Track track listing:
1. emotion
2. game of love
3. beginning once again
4. at the park
5. faded letters
6. mayday
7. dirt roads
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The song Emotion threw subseven onto the scene, landing them on top of the charts in radio and video, coupled with a few cross country tours , the band quickly became favorites in the Indie rock scene.

subseven: Emotion
Director: Shane Drake
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The band entered the studio in August of 2005 to record Free to Conquer with Sam Shiffley and Nathan Dantzler (Chasing Victory, Staple, Mortal Treason, Kids in the Way).

Free to Conquer track listing:
1. Up to You
2. Mayday (retracked)
3. Free to Conquer
4. Family Secret
5. Dirt Roads (remixed)
6. Hold On
7. Blinking Lights
8. Game of Love (retracked)
9. Breathe
10. Vampire
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With the release of Free to Conquer, subseven quickly began touring even more, hitting the US multiple times in 2005 with bands like Pillar, Project 86, Falling Up, Disciple, Chasing Victory, and the one and only Stryper, they also managed playing dates on Van's Warped Tour. They gained major airplay with their videos on TVU, MTVU, MTV2, FUSE, and Much Music, as well as countless internet video channels.

subseven: Free to Conquer
Director: Todd Strauss Schulson
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2005 also brought member changes to the band, in the fall Jacob, Reed and Caleb left the band, and new bass player Shaun Brown, and guitarist Evan Crowley, stepped into complete the 2005 touring season. On December 3rd, subseven recorded the video for Hold On at OKC's the Green Door, after the video shoot the band announced that they were calling it quits. They played their last show that night.

subseven: Hold On
Director: Kevin Wildt
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The members of subseven, Wes, Clint, Reed, Smokey, Caleb, Jacob, Evan, and Shaun still all keep in contact with eachother. Clint, Caleb, and Jacob have started a new band dubbed Versa, Wesley has his own solo project, Quint, in the works, and Evan is now fronting the band Vannadine.

Links:
http://myspace.com/subseven
http://myspace.com/versaisok
http://myspace.com/vannadine
http://www.myspace.com/quintrocks