| Area-7 | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Oi! Third wave ska Ska-punk |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Zomba Jive Shock |
| Associated acts | Mad Not Madness |
| Website | [2] |
| Members | |
| John "Stevo" Stevens David Jackson Charles "Chucky T" Thompson Dan Morrison Christopher Alan Meighen Paul West Matt Sanders |
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| Past members | |
| Walter Eskdale Ivan Downey Rohan Pacey Alistair "Albags" Shepherd Toby "Tobias" Dargaville Dugald "Doogs" McNaughtan |
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Area-7 (also known as Area 7) are an Australian alternative/third wave ska band.
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Area-7 rose from the ashes of Madness cover band Mad Not Madness. In 1994 three members, Dugald McNaughtan (keyboards), Charles "Chucky T" Thompson (guitar) and Dan Morrison (drums) left the group and began to write their own songs. They formed a band and named it after a lyric from The Specials' Dawning of a New Era. In 1996, singer Walter Eskdale left and the band recruited John "Stevo" Stevens, formerly of rockabilly band Yeah Yeah!, to vocals. Alistair Shepherd (sax), Toby Dargaville (trumpet) and Rohan Pacey (bass) joined around 1995, and all left in approximately 2002 and 2003, and were replaced by Paul West (trombone) Matt Sanders (trumpet) and Chris Meighen (bass). Matt Sanders has now also left.