About Me

Seven Ten Oil was formed by Chris Johnson in 1997. In 1998, Chris stole Vinnie Mastropasqua from a hardcore/death metal band that he played in with Morgan Wade. Left behind, Morgan thought his dream was crushed. However, realizing they needed a professional bass player with real talent, Seven Ten Oil picked up Morgan in 2001. The circle was completed with the arrival of Ian Switz in 2004.
These friends and musicians have vowed to play only original music that blows the back of your head off live. Every show combines music loved by all with an energy matched by none. Simply put, no song sounds the same, yet each song sounds like Seven Ten Oil.
Their diverse sound and writing style has earned them air play on local stations 93.7 The Coast, 94.9 The Point, 96X, FM99, and 100.5 Max FM.
In August of 2007, Seven Ten Oil won the Max Fm Battle Of The Bands.
Their first full length, self-produced album, No Name, was released in October of 2007, and received attention in local publications: The Virginian Pilot, Link, and Portfolio Weekly.
No Name is available at all Seven Ten Oil shows and at the following fine stores:

The Record Store
6299 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-905-9056
Skinnie's Records
2119 Colonial Ave
Norfolk, VA 23517
(757) 622-2241
Birdland Records Tapes & Discs
957 Providence Sq Shop Ctr
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
(757) 495-0961
Volume CD Exchange
2720 N Mall Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 431-1313
Fantasy, Inc.
10117 Jefferson Ave.
Newport News, VA 23605
(757) 595-1259
F S Unlimited
6502 E Virginia Beach Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23502
(757) 461-3430

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Member Since: 9/5/2005
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SEVEN TEN OIL

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Chris Johnson(Vocals/Guitars)

Photo by Tara Freymoyer

Vinnie Mastropasqua(Drums)

Photo by Tara Freymoyer

Morgan Wade(Bass Guitar)

Photo by Tara Freymoyer

Ian Switz(Lead Guitar/Backup Vocals)

Photo by Ragefoto

Influences: Cold, Sponge, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Jimi Hendrick Experience, Van Halen, Queen, The Eagles, Metallica, U2, Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Police, The Doors, Stone Temple Pilots, Rush, Genesis, Prince and the Revolution, Yes, Earth Wind and Fire, The Bee Gees, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Hinder, Staind, Soundgarden, The Who, Steely Dan, James Brown and the JBs, AC/DC, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Cream, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Grateful Dead, Guns 'N Roses, Pearl Jam, Boston, Dire Straits, King Crimson, Parliament Funkadelic, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi, Dixie Chicks, Foreigner, David Bowie and The Spiders From Mars, The Talking Heads, Jethro Tull, The Band, The Beastie Boys, Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Sly and the Family Stone, The Clash, Tool, Journey, No Doubt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Deep Purple, Alice In Chains, Orbital, Little Feat, Duran Duran, Living Colour, Frank Zappa and the The Carpenters, Audioslave, The Pretenders, Primus, Blondie, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sex Pistols, Isaac Hayes and the Movement, R.E.M., Traffic, Buffalo Springfield, Derek and the Dominos, The Jackson Five, The O'Jays, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Underworld, Thievery Corporation, Motley Crue, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company, Blind Faith, The Animals, The Roots, The Velvet Underground, The Kinks, Radiohead, The Scorpions, Kansas, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Judas Priest, The Orb, The Cure, Coldplay, Slayer, Black Eyed Peas, Just to list a few...
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My Blog

CD available in select stores now!

That's right peeps. CD's are now available by day as well as at all Seven Ten Oil shows:Skinnie's Records2119 Colonial AveNorfolk, VA 23517(757) 622-2241Birdland Records Tapes & Discs957 Providenc...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:07:00 PST

To our friends, fans, and 100.5 Max Fm...

Thank you. For those of you that don't know... we won the 2007 Max Fm Battle Of The Bands this past Saturday. We'd like to thank everyone involved that helped make this happen: 1) Our friends that hav...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:08:00 PST

Hanging from the ceiling, covered in tomato sauce. And flowers.

So since we last spoke... We played the Norva, Gil's, and Tonics. Good times. Great bands. Much beer. More Rock. A big THANK YA to every band we played with. We had...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:27:00 PST

One "710 & Tonic" please

So, what the hell do people do on Sunday when there's no football?... I mean besides watching the NFL Network, which is becoming like the cell phone... in that I don't know how we live...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:46:00 PST

I'll never leave... your pizza burnin...

(Next time you hear the Rolling Stones "Beast of Burden", sing that line over it instead. One of the important discoveries we made on our road trip this past weekend.) Anyway, we had a blast play...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:19:00 PST

A Full Half Shell

Whew. That was one hell of a turnout last Saturday. One of the bartenders said she hadn't seen it that packed at 9:00 in awhile. The best part of it was that the place stay...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:03:00 PST

A.J. Gatored

We gotta say, the Gators in Chesapeake Square draws a very cool crowd. We've played there twice in the last two weeks, and both times, we've seen them stay right to the end. Impressiv...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:43:00 PST

Get out of the way, 2006

How ya doin' 2007? It's good to meet you. Why? Because we've got some big plans and hopes for you& To recap: We recorded the vocals, bass, and all guitars for our album in 200...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:03:00 PST

I just saw a pig fly by my window...

All of the drums, guitars, and vocals are finally recorded for the album. I can't believe it either. We start mixing Monday, Aug.14. Hell YEAH!!! 710 OIL...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 11:41:00 PST

August?

We blink, and the summer is half over. Oh well. We're not. Lots of shows coming down the barrel, including the Norva. The absolute, final, last day of actual recording on the album is coming up ...
Posted by Seven Ten Oil on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 02:03:00 PST