3 Inches of Blood
Amon Amarth
Amorphis
Angra
Arch Enemy
Arsis
Avantasia
Axenstar
Behemoth
Blind Guardian
Children of Bodom
Cradle Of Filth
Dark Tranquillity
Demons & Wizards
Dimmu Borgir
Divinefire
Domain
Dragonforce
Dream Evil
Dream Theater
Edguy
Elvenking
Ensiferum
Evergrey
Falconer
Finntroll
Firewind
Freedon Call
Galneryus
Gamma Ray
Grave Digger
Hammerfall
Helloween
Hibria
Iced Earth
In Flames
Insomnium
Into Eternity
Iron Maiden
Iron Mask
Jag Panzer
Kalmah
Kamelot
Killwhitneydead
Korpiklaani
Labyrinth
Lamb of God
Manowar
Megadeth
Mercyful Fate
Metallica
Mors Principium Est
Necrophagist
Nevermore
Nightwish
Nile
Norther
Ozzy Ozbourne
Pantera
Persuader
Pyramaze
Rhapsody of Fire
Rush
Sacred Steel
Savage Circus
Scar Symmetry
Sentenced
Skyfire
Slayer
Sonata Arctica
Steel Attack
Stormwarrior
Stratovarius
Symphony X
Thunderstone
Turisas
Virgin Steele
Warmen
Wintersun
-Bands we have shared the stage with-
A Dank Season
The Absence
Acrid Asphyxiation
After Death
The Agonist
Amputation
Arbalest
Athma
Before the Burning
Brave in the Attempt
Bulletwork
Crimson Red Chaos
Crypteria
Demise of all Reason
Denounce the Betrayer
Detoura
Devour the Dead
Disasterpeace
Dopamean
Empyrean
Fasttaker
Fatal
From the Throne
Harvest the Deceased
In Death We Rise
King Conquer
Legions
Mankind is Obsolete
Must Not Kill
Negative One
Psyaxis
Razormaze
Recycle to the Soil
Retaliation
Royal Anguish
Shades of Twilight
Sonata Arctica
Sonic Distruction
Sound of the Seventh Trumpet
St. Valentine's Massacre
Stab the Sky
Steel Vengeance
This Solemn Vow
Trial By Torment
Validus
Words our Weapons
About Seven Kingdoms @ The Brass Mug this Sunday!!!
When their previous band This Solemn Vow fell apart during the summer of 2006, Camden Cruz and Bryan Edwards decided to continue playing and recording new music just for fun. Their first song, "Shadow And Flame," helped earn Camden an endorsement with Bernie Rico Jr. Guitars.
Camden was a central part of the opening ceremonies of the Daytona Supercross Championship in March 2007, playing in front of a crowd of over 50,000 people. This would go on to earn him an endorsement with Krank Amplification, and set Camden and Bryan's sights on higher goals.
Continuing where they left off, Camden and Bryan re-recorded "Shadow And Flame" with new lyrics and arrangement under the title "Dragonflight." This would be the first of many songs to come (eventually culminating into a full album of material).
Knowing that solid recordings alone would not make them a true band, Camden and Bryan sought out other musicians who could compliment their style. Kevin Byrd joined soon afterward on rhythm guitars, as well as his brother Keith on drums. John Zambrotto and Cory Stene found their way into the band later ..boards and bass, respectively.
Under the name of Seven Kingdoms, they entered the legendary Morrisound Recording Studios in August 2007 and finished production on their debut album, "Brothers of the Night". They have also shared the stage with well known metal bands such as Sonata Arctica, The Agonist and The Absence.
With the coming of a new year and new music to be written, Seven Kingdoms find themselves with new direction. John has regretfully been released from the band, since keyboards will not be a large part of the new songs. However, as one brother must leave, another shall take their place. Seven Kingdoms welcomes their new second vocalist, Sabrina Valentine!
This is music of, by and for the metal community. We do not sacrifice musicianship for mediocrity. With inspiration gathered largely from the literary works of George R. R. Martin, and influences spanning the vastness of metal's subgenres, Seven Kingdoms seeks to carve its own niche in metal history and create something genuinely unique... yet undeniably METAL.
Reviews of "Brothers of the Night"
"Speaking of Death Metal, Seven Kingdoms' self-released 'Brothers of the Night' offers plenty of it, as well as some Iced Earth-ish darkly melodic power metal, all enveloped in a medieval knightly atmosphere. The mix of elements never feels forced, so if you're looking for something with a bit more bite than usual you could do far worse. 7/10" - Terrorizer Magazine
"...If you want something a little faster and much meaner than your average pretty power metal CD, while still being very melodic, and don't mind a good amount of growling vocals, then this is a pretty outstanding choice." - Metal CD Ratings
"...Seven Kingdoms are clearly pushing for their own sound, and a real compliment I can give is that this band doesn't really sound like anyone else.
A very strong debut from a band to watch, this CD can be had from them directly, and is definitely worth the investment. This was recorded at the venerable Morrisound Studio, so it sounds great, and the artwork and layout are very pro. Power Metal fans who like some meat on their music should get into this." - The Metal Crypt
"...Florida’s Seven Kingdoms is a metal band whose music style is indefinable. That their first full-length Brothers of the Night is indefinable yet still metal, is proof of the versatility of this American band. What do you think it sounds like, then? "
Metalrage.com
"The Seven Kingdoms “Brothers of the Night” album is good album and provides an interesting and varied soundtrack to the world of George Martin’s magnum opus. It’s also a daring album with all the different styles that are presented..."
Vampire-Magazine.com
"Seven Kingdoms make their influences abundantly clear even before you hit play on the CD player, the clothes they parade in their photo shoots stamp their lineage for all to see, HammerFall, Blind Guardian and Iced Earth T shirts abound and suggest that this could be yet another power metal by the numbers type band. Fortunately that isn't the case with Brothers of the Night as it has something for the metal fan in all of us."
hardrockhouse.com
"...This band is going to go far and beyond, and I'm looking forward to seeing them in June. This is a must have for any Metalhead. BUY THIS CD!!!!"
-Vampire Metal Magazine
"...My guess is that Seven Kingdoms will be scooped up by a major metal label sooner rather than later. There's a boatload of talent here on Brothers of the Night, showing a band that knows how to write memorable metal tunes that touch on a batch of different styles, and they have plenty of chops to boot. If it sounds like a winning formula, it certainly is." -Sea of Tranquility
"These youngsters have potential within their ranks, full of ambition and great idea - yeah, I can smell a bright future for them. Some what's still lacking is a major, well deserved record deal. Seven Kingdoms nowadays delivers awesome Metal music, unfortunately under the topic 'independent'. Just believe me when I say these guys are definitely worth to give them a try. Pretty unknown so far and that's a shame, wake up and find out what Seven Kingdoms is all about..." -Metal To Infinity (review 1)
"Seven Kingdoms' ''Brothers Of The Night'' is a very diverse sounding album that contains enough elements to deserve all your attention. Although the modern touches are holding a familiar sound there's enough awesomeness to discover. I have the feeling Seven Kingdom is standing on a musical cross road; a choice between a popular Modern Metal sound at the one hand and obscurity and darkness on the other. For me it is easy to say which path these guys should follow but it's up to them to decide...
I suppose Seven Kingdoms gave the perfect answer to my prejudice and they have the right to be proud of this album." -Metal To Infinity (review 2)
"Excellent packaging rounds out the complete Seven Kingdoms picture. Record labels should be clamoring for this act soon- they’ve done their homework, studied from their mentors and try very hard to add another interesting twist on the genre. My picks to click - the sledgehammer blast from "Blackwater Rush" and the deathly tribal closer "Winter Comes".
Grab your swords and shields, for Seven Kingdoms come to unite in metal brotherhood with honor and glory." 5/6 -Imhotep
"The album is bursting with nearly an hour of molten metal highlights. The memorable chorus of "Blackwater Rush", the uplifting brothers-in-arms feel to "Watchers on the Wall", and Cruz's ever-present ferocity are just a few examples of why Brothers of the Night is such a solid debut album." Harvest Moon Music
hey guys sorry i couldn't stick around to see you guys play, some shit came up and i had to leave early. I'll definitely see you guys play next time though.
Hi Thank you for the add !! i bought CD so much enjoying !!! My favorite bands 2008:top list^^ There're Death voices something cool !!! Hail & KILL, Tsuyoshi
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