District 7 is a four person band from Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

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 that was formed in June of 1999. District 7 does not really fit into any real genre perfectly; however, they do share a number of stylistic similarities with Skate punk

Skate punk

Skate punk is a sub genre of punk rock, originally a derivative of the West Coast hardcore punk scene, that is named after its popularity among skateboarders and association with skateboarding culture. Skate punk most commonly describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an...

 music. Music influences and similarities include Strike Anywhere

Strike Anywhere

Strike Anywhere is a punk rock/melodic hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies, and...

, Bigwig

Bigwig (band)

Bigwig is a hardcore punk band from New Jersey, formed in 1995. They were originally composed of Josh Farrell , John Castaldo , Tom Petta , and Dan Rominski . It is said they got their name from a character in the book "Watership Down", a large, tough rabbit...

, Thrice

Thrice

Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....

, Good Riddance

Good Riddance

Good Riddance was a punk rock band from Santa Cruz, California. They released seven full-length studio albums on Fat Wreck Chords, and their final album was a live recording of their farewell concert in 2007. Led by vocalist Russ Rankin, the band's longtime lineup included guitarist Luke Pabich,...

 and Rise Against

Rise Against

Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath , Zach Blair , Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes .Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it...

. Indeed, the band appears to be entirely against the lack of innovation genre classifications often promote. They have refused to describe their music, instead and offering that "the songs speak for themselves".

The band played 44 dates with the 2002 Warped Tour

Warped Tour

The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...

, has played three cross-Canada tours and two East Coast

Atlantic Canada

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ventures.

District 7 disbanded in 2006. Some of the members started new projects. Tom fronts OneStarCity while Scott and Ryan formed Solid Snakes.

Albums

• We've Never Heard Of You Either (1999)
• To Be Continued (2000)
• Another Last Chance (2002)

Compilations

• Liberation Songs To Benefit PETA
• Punk Chunks 2
• Fuckin' Eh Volume 2
• Monkey Flies High
• Amnesty International Benefit
• Night of the Living Punks
• Kick 'em While Their Down
• Sir Punkly Records Benefit Compilation
• A Day In The Life Of...

Members

Tom - Vocals/Guitar

Scott - Bass/Vocals

Ryan - Guitar/Vocals

Adam - Drums