Seventrain performed together for the first time in the fall of 2012 in San Diego, California at a memorial show for the late Vincent John Crudo, (otherwise known as “Big Vinnie”), who was a respected local sound technician and bass player in the Southern California area. Guitarist Eric Horton, who had previous worldwide success with his former power metal band Cage, assembled some admired local musicians to play a handful of cover songs at the memorial show. Shortly after this performance, the guys sat down and decided to record an album of material that guitarist Eric Horton and vocalist Jon Campos had been working on. Eric recruited former 24-7 Spyz (Atlantic Records) drummer Joel Maitoza to produce and play drums on the recordings along with guitarist Jef Poremba (Coffi Baker...yes, Ginger Baker's son, 6ONE9), Greg Rupp on bass (My Middle Finger, 6ONE9) and singer/songwriter, Jon Campos. After a few months of fine tuning the songs, they started hammering out arrangements and vocal harmonies. By the end of 2012 they were ready to start recording the debut album at DML Studios with engineer Don Lithgow (Blink 182, New Found Glory) lovingly tracked in analog on 2” tape.
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As the main songwriter in Cage, Eric Horton’s guitar techniques and songwriting ability can be heard on such albums as “Unveiled” which was released in 1998 on Omega Records and “Astrology” released on the WWIII label in 2002. Massacre Records re-distributed both albums in early 2003. Once Eric made the decision to leave Cage in order to pursue a solo career, he recorded and performed with many musicians around the Southern California area in various projects as well as under the band name Seventrain before finalizing the current lineup in 2012.
Seventrain draws from a variety of influences. When you listen to this bands music, you immediately identify with the honesty & integrity of many of the great 70's hard rock icons combined with the intensity and ability of today’s top hard rock artists. Not only does Seventrain have the ability to take rock music to the extreme, it also has the depth to create very emotional songs that send a strong universal message. The bands music transcends the trends and fads that plague today’s popular music. We feel if we truly love what we create, we hope you will too!
The band just completed their debut album which is set for US release on 2/14/2014.