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Seventh Avenue | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Seventh_avenue-b%C3%BChne.JPG) Seventh Avenue at Elements of Rock, Switzerland, 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| Genres | Christian metal, heavy metal, power metal, speed metal, progressive metal |
| Years active | 1989–2012 |
| Labels | Megahard, Treasure Hunt, Massacre |
| Past members | Herbie Langhans Mike Pflüger Florian Gottsleben Markus Beck Louis Schock Andi Gutjahr Wiliam Hieb Geronimo Stade |
Seventh Avenue was a Christian metal band from Wolfsburg, Germany, formed in 1989. Consisting of guitarist/vocalist Herbie Langhans, guitarist Florian Gottsleben, bassist Markus Beck, and drummer Mike Pflüger, Seventh Avenue played a hybrid style of speed and power metal with a focus on melodies. They released six albums and two EPs.
The band launched a demo titled First Strike in 1993, but the loss of their guitarist delayed their first album, Rainbowland, until 1995. They then signed with Treasure Hunt Records. Their first release on this label, Tales of Tales, topped at No. 18 on the Japanese heavy metal charts. The 1998 release Southgate was licensed to Megahard Records for release in Brazil, where the band subsequently toured.