Codeseven

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Codeseven
Background information
Origin	Winston-Salem North Carolina United States
Genre(s)	Hardcore Space Rock
Years active	1995–2005
Label(s)	Huel Records The Music Cartel Equal Vision Records
Former members
James Tuttle Eric Weyer Matt Tuttle Jeff Jenkins Jon Tuttle David Owen

Codeseven was formed in 1995 as a melodic hardcore band in Winston-Salem North Carolina. Their first "official" release (their first release was called "Paper or Plastic" (1996) through a small Winston-Salem based label called Huel Records), A Sense of Coalition (1998) gained popularity on college radio stations for a cover of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer" (not to be confused with the Ataris' cover of the same song that became a mainstream radio hit years later). With their milestone release, Division of Labor (1999) Codeseven found themselves at the forefront of the hardcore movement. With the departure of David Owen, they released The Rescue (2002). This album saw the band becoming less aggressive and more melodic, largely abandoning their hardcore roots in favor of progressive, experimental space rock as Cave In had done. Their final album, Dancing Echoes/Dead Sounds was released in 2004 on Equal Vision Records. The following year the band broke up in order to pursue different opportunities.