7 Seconds formed in Reno, Nevada in 1980, and they've been together ever since, switching up lineups but never doing the breakup/reunion thing. The band's early records were enormously important to the development of melodic hardcore and straight edge, with the band howling grand and life-affirming and unpretentious hooks without compromising their speed or ferocity.
Stereogum — 7 Seconds formed in Reno, Nevada in 1980, and they've been together ever since, switching up lineups but never doing the breakup/reunion thing. The band's early records w... more info