Selene vigil biography definition

American punk rock band

For the song by Slade, see 7 Year Bitch (song).

7 Year Bitch was an American punk rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was active between and and released three albums over that time.

The band formed at the same time as the emergence of the riot grrrl sub-genre, which is a subgenre of punk music from the early to mids that emphasized the role of women in rock music. The Riot Grrrl movement began as a feminist response to the violence and misogyny that became more prominent in punk music in the mid-to-late s, and 7 Year Bitch, an all-female punk band, emerged as part of that sub-genre.^[1]

Biography

Career

7 Year Bitch was formed in by vocalist Selene Vigil, guitarist Stefanie Sargent, bassist Elizabeth Davis and drummer Valerie Agnew.

Vigil, Sargent, and Agnew had been playing together in the Seattle band Barbie's Dream Car when their bassist left for Europe. They subsequently recruited Davis and renamed their band