Editing Area-7 (section)

== History ==
Area-7 was formed in 1994 by members of [[Madness (band)|Madness]] cover band Mad Not Madness. In 1994 four members, Ivan Downey, Dugald "Doogs" McNaughtan (keyboards), Charles "Chucky T" Thompson (guitar) and Dan Morrison (drums) left the group and began to write their own songs. In 1994, Area-7 self-released a cassette titled ''Demo Tape 1994'' featuring 4 tracks. Alistair Shepherd (sax), Toby Dargaville (trumpet) and Rohan Pacey (bass) joined in 1995 and the same year released their debut studio album ''No Logic''. 

In 2000, the group released ''[[Bitter & Twisted (album)|Bitter & Twisted]]'', which at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2000]] was nominated for [[ARIA Award for Best Rock Album]].

In October 2001, the group released ''[[Say It to My Face (album)|Say It to My Face]]'' which peaked at number 36 on the [[ARIA charts]].

Whilst AREA-7 has never "officially split", since 2005 the band has been playing "when they feel like it" or as they put it, "for special occasions".{{fact|date=March 2020}} 

Drummer and founding member Dan Morrison died on 1 December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-dan-morrison-of-area-7-20201201|title=R.I.P. Dan Morrison of Area-7|first=Paul|last=Cashmere|date=1 December 2020|website=Noise11.com|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref>