7 Horns 7 Eyes

7 Horns 7 Eyes
Also known as	7H7E
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Melodic death metal progressive metal, technical death metal, [1] Christian metal (early) [2]
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Basick, Century Media
Members	JJ Polachek Aaron Smith Brandon Smith Sean Alf
Past members	Kyle Wood Ryan Wood Steven Bye Zack Uidl Chris Weiford
Website	7 Horns 7 Eyes on Facebook

7 Horns 7 Eyes is an American Christian death metal band based in Seattle, Washington. The band formed in 2006 and released their debut album Throes of Absolution ^[3] on April 24, 2012, on Century Media Records in North America and Basick Records in Europe. ^{[4] [5]} On January 10, 2014, after being silent for nearly two years, vocalist JJ Polachek announced the band was working on three potential releases for 2014 and 2015, described as a large conceptual work. ^[6]

History

Formation and 7 Horns 7 Eyes

In 2006, friends Kyle Wood, Brandon and Aaron Smith, Chris Weiford, and Steven Bye started 7 Horns 7 Eyes, which comes from Revelation 5:6 in the Bible. ^[7] They recorded their self-titled debut EP in 2006 and released it in 2007. After 7 Horns 7 Eyes was released, Weiford and Bye left the band and were replaced by friend Sean Alf, and Ryan Wood, Kyle's brother.^{[ citation needed ]}

"Huntour", Convalescence EP, and Throes of Absolution

In 2009, the band was selected for Demon Hunter's first annual "Huntour" along with the resurrected Living Sacrifice, The Famine, Focused, and Advent. After the "Huntour" the band began to record their first album and released the first single of the album, "The Vindicator". After recording the whole album, Kyle Wood left to get married. ^[8] Aaron Smith then contacted his friend JJ "Shiv" Polachek of Monotheist, to be the new vocalist and re-record vocals. In 2011, the band released Convalescence EP and in 2012, their debut album, Throes of Absolution was released. After the release, Sean Alf left the band, and was replaced by Zack Uidl.^{[ citation needed ]}

New album

The band announced that instead of the original plan of releasing three concept albums, they would make it one album, to be released in late 2017 or early 2018, recording the "traditional followup" to their debut album, Throes of Absolution, except that the lyrical focus would be on philosophy and their emotions and that they were no longer a Christian band. ^[2]

Members

Current ^{[9] [10]}

• JJ Polachek IV – vocals (Nekroi Theoi, ex-Ovid's Withering, ex-Monotheist, ex-Lorelei) (2010–present)
• Aaron Smith – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2006–present)
• Brandon Smith – bass guitar (2006–present)
• Sean Alf – lead guitar (2008–2012, 2014–present)

Former

• Kyle Wood – vocals (2006–2010)
• Ryan Wood – drums (2008–2012)
• Steven Bye – drums (2006–2008)
• Zack Uidl – lead guitar (2012–2014)
• Chris Weiford – lead guitar (2006–2008)

Touring members

• Nick Pierce – drums (2014–2018)
• Alex Rüdinger – drums (2018–present)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• Throes of Absolution (2012) (Century Media)

EPs^{[ citation needed ]}

• 7 Horns 7 Eyes (2007) (Basick Records)
• Convalescence (2011) (Basick Records)

Other projects

• JJ "Shiv" Polachek is in bands, Ovid's Withering,^{[ citation needed ]} Nekroi Theoi^{[ citation needed ]} and Monotheist.^{[ citation needed ]} He is featured in "Waifu" by Enpedestalment. ^[11]
• Zack Uidl is featured in the song "Ignorance" by A Boundless Moment. ^{[12] [ non-primary source needed ]}
• Ryan Wood is currently playing in The Suffer Cult.
• Nick Pierce is the current drummer of Unearth.
• Aaron Smith produced the Jeff Loomis solo album, Plains of Oblivion , Binary Code's album Memento Mori, ^[13] and Jared Dines' album, The Grey. ^[14]

References

1. Elliot, T.S. (May 24, 2012). "Indie Vision Music review of Throes". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
2. Kennelty, Greg (April 17, 2017). "7 Horns 7 Eyes Teases New Material, New Album Maybe This Winter". MetalSucks. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
3. "7 Horns 7 Eyes". IndieVisionMusic.com. November 1, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
4. Thrash, Johnny (August 20, 2012). "Raise the Horns – Aaron Smith of 7 Horns 7 Eyes Takes the Oath". 106.3 The Buzz.
5. Neilstein, Vince (April 25, 2012). "7 Horns 7 Eyes' Aaron Smith: The MetalSucks Interview". Metal Sucks.
6. "7 Horns 7 Eyes frontman give exclusive update on upcoming albums". Metal Injection. January 10, 2014.
7. "Bible Gateway passage: Revelation 5:6 - New International Version". Bible Gateway. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
8. Murphy, Josh (May 22, 2012). "Interview with 7 Horns 7 Eyes frontman JJ Polachek". Indie Vision Music.
9. Murphy, Josh (November 1, 2009). "7 Horns 7 Eyes". Indie Vision Music.
10. Murphy, Josh (May 21, 2012). "7 Horns 7 Eyes". Indie Vision Music.
11. "Shiv 'the Impaler' on "Waifu" by Enpedestalment". Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
12. "Zack Uidl on "Ignorance" by A Boundless Moment". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
13. "Binary Code 'MEMENTO MORI' Studio Documentary Trailer 2018". YouTube . February 14, 2018.
14. "2 years later". YouTube . Jared Dines. November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

External links

• 7 Horns 7 Eyes on Myspace