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Codeseven was formed while in high school by three brothers (James, Jon, and Matt Tuttle) and childhood friend Eric Weyer in 1995. After meeting Jeff Jenkins at a local music store and bringing in friend and schoolmate David Owen as a second vocalist, they wrote their first batch of songs which would become the Paper or Plastic demo (1996). The Paper or Plastic demo would end up at Earache Records office in the US and led to a six-album offer. During contract negotiations, the US head of Earache left to sta
In 1998, Codeseven would release A Sense of Coalition, a full-length offering that was catapulted by their daring rendition of Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer,” thus putting the band on the map with a college radio Top 10 single and was featured on Howard Stern’s radio show.
Not long after the release of Coalition, the band headed into Godcity studios to record its Division of Labor EP. Experimenting with heavier sounds yet keeping the band’s melodic edge — which at the time was quite unconventional — Division of Labor hit the streets to numerous rave reviews and interviews in Hit Parader, Metal Maniacs,Terrorizer, and Kerrang. CMJ also praised the record saying, “With chiming guitar tones, quirky time changes and a delicate balance between loudness and melody, Codeseven whirls
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