Camden Cruz and Lux Edwards formed the band in 2007. The next two members to join were brothers Kevin and Keith Byrd on guitars and drums, respectively. Rounding out the group were John Zambrotto on keyboards, and Cory Stene playing bass. Edwards obtained several possible band names from novelist
George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy series
A Song of Ice and Fire, and the band members chose the name Seven Kingdoms. In August 2007 they recorded their debut album,
Brothers of the Night, at
Morrisound Studios in
Temple Terrace, Florida. The album, heavily influenced by Martin's novels, For the next year they toured throughout Florida in support of the album. In January 2008, they replaced
Aghora at Florida's Hellstock event. In May 2008 they played at The Maximum Metal Show in
St. Petersburg, Florida. In early 2009 the band moved in a new direction in preparation for its second album. During the writing of the album, the band ultimately decided that keyboards were not going to be featured, and Zambrotto was released. Edwards and Stene soon left as well. Miles Neff became the new bassist and Sabrina Valentine became the new vocalist. The second album,
Seven Kingdoms, was recorded at Morrisound Studios in September 2009. They opened for heavy metal band
W.A.S.P. at Club Firestone in
Orlando, Florida, in March 2010. In April 2010, Seven Kingdoms signed a worldwide deal with
Nightmare Records for their second album. That month they were the subject of an interview on
Beach 92.7 radio and played SwordFest with
Cage. Their second album,
Seven Kingdoms, was released in July 2010. It contained 11 songs and featured an appearance by Crimson Glory / Leatherwolf singer
Wade Black. Seven Kingdoms played at
ProgPower USA in September 2010, opening the Midweek Mayhem event. That month they parted ways with bassist Miles Neff, who was replaced by Aaron Sluss. They entered regular rotation at Epic Rock Radio.com in October 2010. In November they began
The Sacred Worlds and Songs Divine tour, opening for
Blind Guardian and
Holy Grail. They also played at Florida Powerfest II, a festival organized by guitarist Camden Cruz, on December 18, 2010. In 2011 they played the Uniting the Powers of Metal Tour along the eastern seaboard along with Artizen, Widow and Creation's End. In March and April 2013, the band played in Europe for the first time, touring with
Amaranthe and
Stratovarius, across 13 countries. == Reception ==