The core of Seventh Rize was formed in late 1991 in West Texas with Darin Andersen on guitars/vocals, Craig Gorsuch on bass/vocals and Jason Sullivan on drums. Previous experience and dedication, along with extensive rehearsal led Seventh Rize to take the club circuit by storm. Averaging over 200 shows per year, Seventh Rize headlined in local clubs and festivals, opened major concerts and was a featured artist on several regional radio station interviews and publications. In 1994, Seventh Rize was honored to be the only area rock band to be awarded Budweiser sponsorship.
In the Fall of 1995, with bigger goals in mind, Seventh Rize made a collective decision to begin seriously writing original music and so constructed their own studio, Dean O’s Studio, to self-produce their original music. In 1999, as fate would have it, legendary drummer/producer/author Bobby Rock (Nelson, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Hardline) heard the music and offered the band a production deal to produce the debut Seventh Rize album!
With excitement and anticipation in the air, the band was flown to Los Angeles to begin recording basic tracks at Studio 14731 which is owned and operated by Bruce Bouillet, guitarist for legendary metal band Racer X and The Scream. With additional help from Bob Kulick, Seventh Rize began the task of recording “Visceral Rock”. While in Los Angeles, the band was honored to have both Brett Garsed (Nelson) and Neil Zaza come down to the studio and contribute some amazing guitar solos and slide work! Back in Texas, at Dean O’s Studio, powerful vocals were performed by Henry Font (Pist.On) and Bobby Rock laid down some serious percussion tracks to spice things up. Needless to say, the groove for “Visceral Rock” was set! The final mixing was completed by Bruce Bouillet at Jake’s Place in Sherman Oaks, CA with mastering by Marty Blasick at Motion City in Los Angeles, CA.
The band and crew released “Visceral Rock” to the masses in August of 2000 with praise from hard rock fans and critics alike! Reviewers agree that “Visceral Rock” is nothing short of a “No Nonsense”, “Solid”, “100% Pure Rock-n-Roll” record! On the strength on “Visceral Rock”, the group was quickly signed to Metal Mayhem Records and now had world-wide distribution. Unfortunately, the band experienced several set backs while signed with the label and decided to take a break.
In the Fall of 2006, founding member Jason Sullivan and long-time vocalist Stacy "Big Daddy" Humphries decided to make the commitment in bringing Seventh Rize back to the scene! The group will be re-releasing their debut disc, “Visceral Rock”, on May 18, 2007 with a whole new look. The album will be distributed through High Intensity Records and for sale at various retailers nationwide and on seventhrize.net. Seventh Rize will also be heavily touring in support of the re-release from coast to coast…and maybe beyond! Whatever the case, Seventh Rize is prepared to deliver a unique Arena Rock Experience!
Stacy "Big Daddy" Humphries - Vocals
Darin Andersen - Guitars
Jerry Stone - Guitars
David Hamilton - Bass
Sulli - Drums/Percussion
