7 Shot Screamers
7 Shot Screamers is an American psychobilly band from St. Louis, Missouri in the United States.
History
The band is originally from Fenton, Missouri. Singer Mike Leahy met bassist Chris Powers while in school at Parkway South High School. The two played a few punk bands and eventually moved towards rockabilly. They went to a jazz concert and ended up meeting Kevin O'Connor, who became the drummer. The band was officially formed in 1998. While in high school, their singles were played on KDHX. The radio show host Al Swacker spread the word about the band, which helped them get one of their first shows at the Way Out Club in St. Louis.
Their first 7" inch sold over 1,500 copies. In 1999, their LP I Was a Teenage 7 Shot Screamer sold over 2,000 copies. Both the single and album were released by the band. The LP was eventually reissued by Hepcat Records. Dan Sabella joined the band as guitarist in 2003. In 2006, the band was named the top Garage/Rockabilly band in St. Louis by the Riverfront Times. The band's 2006 album, In Wonderland, features their first recorded song in Spanish.
Podcasts:
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by Silence
Keep The Flame Alive
by: SilenceTomorrow will fade away
It's just another day
Spent remembering when
You saved me from that den
I still can see your eyes
Two little butterflies
Are floating inside the night
Away from my sight
So long time ago
You asked me how I love
And then you teach me like a son
To learn from days that born
You died when sky was grey
I cried for thousand days
But emptyness you brought
Is now filled with your laugh
But sometimes when I cry
Again I see your eyes
And how I miss your smile
Without you I live my life
I Keep the flame alive
The flame's alive
Oh my dear friend
Why do you have to die?
Mistress of my fate
I keep the flame alive
I'll never let it fade
I'll cure forever and more
So you taught me my friend
Queen of my soul
But sometimes when I cry
Again I see your eyes
And how I miss your smile
Without you I live my life
Keeping the flame alive
The flame's alive
I’ll meet you in my dreams
And every time I’ll close my eyes
I’ll hear your voice
And your whispers
I've hidden inside a cloud
I've hiden inside myself
But still I felt here your embrace
But sometimes when I cry
Again I see your eyes
And how I miss your smile
Without you I live my life
Keeping the flame alive
The flame's alive
But sometimes when I cry
Again I see your eyes
Without you I live my life
Keeping the flame alive
The flame's alive
And you told me dying
"Don't destroy just to destroy”
But to rebuild again
And then feed that holy soil
Where all your soul is burning
Here inside
Like the flame I kept alive