''¡Viva Zapata!'' is the second album by the American punk band

7 Year Bitch 7 Year Bitch was an American punk rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was active between 1990 and 1997 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 ...

. It was released June 28, 1994, on

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-based

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. It was their first record to feature new guitarist Roisin Dunne who had replaced Stefanie Sargent in 1992. The album's title is in tribute to The Gits' vocalist, and friend of the group, Mia Zapata, who was raped and strangled to death in July 1993. Some of the songs on this album relate to Zapata's murder directly (such as "M.I.A.", which encourages

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for her killer) as well as Sargent's death by drug overdose ("Rock A Bye").

Track listing

Personnel

* Selene Vigil – vocals * Roisin Dunne – guitar * Elizabeth Davis – bass *

Valerie Agnew Valerie Agnew is best known as the drummer of 7 Year Bitch. Agnew moved from Ohio to Seattle, Washington, where she met the musicians that would become her future bandmates: Selene Vigil (vocals), Elizabeth Davis (bass), and Stefanie Sargent (l ...

– drums

References

1994 albums 7 Year Bitch albums C/Z Records albums Albums produced by Jack Endino {{1990s-punk-album-stub