Third-year student hopes his group’s success will complement his post-graduate lifestyle

MELANIE KERR
A&E REPORTER

Mississauga natives Adversary Number Seven will play a show at the Annex Wreck Room, Nov. 29.

Chris Tanti, a third-year package and graphic design student at Lakeshore campus, is the band’s bass player. The band’s four other members are Umair Baig and Dan Baig both on guitar, Fred Bertuman on drums and John Russ Beal on lead vocals. Tanti also writes the band’s lyrics.

“I chose to go into the package and graphic design program because I’m not that good musically to go into the program as a career, but I do enjoy it,” said Tanti.

The band will be joined at their upcoming gig by two major-label bands that also play metal – Neuraxis,  from Montreal and Revocation from Boston.

Steven Boric, a first-year community and justice services student, said, “I think the band is pretty good for a heavy metal band. I’m not usually interested in that type of music but they’re not bad. If they were playing at a Humber event I would go see them.”

Tanti said Adversary’s primary musical influence is Lamb of God, a heavy metal band from Virginia. “We don’t really like saying that though because people will relate us to their music.”

Others don’t think the connection is that obvious.

“I’m a fan of Lamb of God, and I listened to a couple songs on Adversary Number Seven’s MySpace and although they play the same genre I find their music very different, especially when it comes to the vocalist’s style,” said Eric Sychantha, a first-year sustainable energy and building technology student.

Adversary Number Seven will be releasing a music video before the New Year for their song Aces. To hear the band’s music and keep up to date with their upcoming shows you can check out their MySpace page: www.myspace.com/adversarynumberseven.