Category 7, featuring John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Phil Demmel (Kerry King, Machine Head), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), were set to embark on their first ever tour in support of their self-titled Metal Blade debut. The trek, which was set to commence on March 6 in Baltimore, Maryland, has now been cancelled.
A message from the band states: “With the overwhelming competition for the live show dollar, we feel that our projected ticket sales will not be enough for our tour to be profitable, so we have made the painful decision to cancel our tour in March. The cost of touring continues to go up and while we had no illusion of big profits, at least breaking even was a goal which after speaking to our agent and the promoters of the shows did not seem achievable. We appreciate everyone that is enjoying our music and we will continue to attempt to find a way to bring the live show on the road. In making this decision now it will enable everyone to get refunds before Christmas. All vip purchases will be immediately refunded. Thank you again for the support for Category 7.”
The Category 7 album was produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Mike Orlando at Sonic Stomp Studios with art and layout by Carlos Fides at Artside Studio (Angra, Evergrey, Kamelot).
Category 7 tracklisting:
“In Stitches”
“Land I Used To Love”
“Apple Of Discord”
“Exhausted”
“Runaway Truck”
“White Flags And Bayonets”
“Mousetrap”
“Waver At The Breaking Point”
“Through Pink Eyes”
“Etter Stormen”
“Land I Used To Love” video:
“Mousetrap” video:
“Exhausted” video:
“In Stitches” video:
“Apple Of Discord” video:
(Photo – Rob Shotwell)