7 Seconds

Genre:Hardcore Punk

7 Seconds is an American hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada. Formed on January 17, 1980 by two sets of brothers; the Marvelli brothers, Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth in combination with the Borghino brothers, Tom Munist and Dim Menace. The band has gone through numerous lineup changes with the exception brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth who have remained a constant throughout the band's history. Notably in 1981, brothers Tom and Dim left to form Section 8. The current lineup of 7 Seconds consists of Kevin Seconds (vocals), Steve Youth (bass), Troy Mowat (drums), and Bobby Adams (guitar).
7 Seconds is one of the longest standing bands in hardcore. They have been touring and recording for three decades. Because of the positive message in their music they are constantly being categorized as a Straight Edge band, though they have never claimed the label for themselves.

 The band has continually rejected this label, but embraced the values fully, especially frontman Kevin Seconds. "I'm a bit out of touch with the newer Straight Edge scene so I can't comment too much on it, but being drug/alcohol/abuse-free, I certainly have no problems with people taking control of their lives and not letting stuff like drugs and booze run it for them, but I do have problems with people who try and change other people's lives in a militant fashion". They helped push and start the Youth Crew movement in 1984 with The Crew, focusing on brotherhood, the Reno HC scene, and unity between one another.
The band started by releasing some poorly-recorded but highly energetic EPs, most of which were later re-released as "alt.music.hardcore" and "Old School" compilation CDs. All three demos were released on a bootleg 12" named "7 Seconds - Hardcore Rules, 80-82". They also appeared on the 1985 hardcore compilation "Cleanse the Bacteria", in addition to numerous other compilations, such as "Not So Quiet On the Western Front (Alt. Tentacles, 1982)", "Something to Believe In (BYO, 1984)", "Party or Go Home/We Got Power (Mystic, 1983)", and "Nuke Your Dink (Positive Force, 1984)".