Artist description A techno-trance/industrial-metal hybrid

Music Style Industrial rock

Musical Influences NIN, KMFDM, Rammstein, Ministry, Rob Zombie, rave/trance scene.

Similar Artists NIN, Rob Zombie, Filter, KMFDM

Artist History Founded in March of 2000, Edges of Seven fuses several musical genres including techno, trance, industrial and metal into one unique entity. Formerly of several “Arena rock” bands in the Vancouver area, guitarist/songwriter/programmer Robert Takacs left his last outfit “Fools Paradise” in 1994 to pursue new musical directions. 6 years of experimentation eventually culminated with Edges of Seven; a techno-trance/industrial-metal hybrid. Now with a growing online presence and an audience spanning over 20 countries, Eo7 heads into the studio to record the first full CD with the tentative title “Profanitarium”.

Group Members Robert Takacs: Programming, vocals Jason Hagan: Drums Corey Hunt: Synths, sequencers, programming Mark S.: Guitars Rob Hunter: Bass

Instruments Roland XP60 with drum/bass & techno expansion cards, Ibanez RG570, Ibanez Iceman, Aria Pro2 Cat bass, Peavey 5150 w/ Marshall 4x12 cab, P4-1.6Ghz with 768 sdram, Delta 44 soundcard with 4x4 breakoutbox, Eurorack 8 channel mixer, Cubase VST 5 with numerous plugins, SAWpro, Wavelab 3.0, Alesis M1 powered monitors. Fostex FD 8 digital multitrack recorder.

Albums Subnormality - 7 song EP released September 2001

Press Reviews Review of Eo7's "Ride" by GOM reviewer AJ Simiele.. When I was in 12th grade (only about 5 years ago) this format (electronic, techno, metal) was almost all I was listening to. Yeah I was into Korn and Marilyn Manson...but I was also really into Chemlab, KMFDM, Pop Will Eat Itself, Bile, and many, many, more industrial, techno, electronica, bands. Eo7 has mastered the format that made all of these bands so popular in the electronic scene of the late 90's. "Ride" has a catchy chorus line that is crisp and clear and not cluttered up by an overproduced mix and drum loop. The guitars are driving and the synth of the main riff reminds me very much of KMFDM's "Juke Joint Jezebel"...which to this day is one of my favorite electronic songs. My only criticism is in the drum loop. Personally I love the sound of live drums...and I feel they cannot truly be replicated. The snare sound in the mix seems flat and would probably benefit from some more reverb and an actual snare tone. Not that this takes away anything from the overall feeling of the song, but it's a personal preference that I have a hard time looking past. Eo7's "Ride" is a catchy and well produced electronic effort. The production is very clean and the mix is seemless. "Ride" really reminded me of how much I loved listening to KMFDM's "NIHIL" and Chemlab's "East Side Militia" which I will surely take out tonight to listen to for pure nostalgia. If Eo7 can stay around long enough to wait for the next wave of popularity for the genre, I think it could have an honest chance at making a name for itself.

Location Vancouver, British Columbia - Canada

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