Category 7 – Apple Of Discord (Official Video)

CATEGORY 7:
John Bush – vocals
Phil Demmel – guitar
Mike Orlando – guitar
Jack Gibson – bass
Jason Bittner – drums

CATEGORY 7, the new heavy metal collective featuring the all-star lineup of John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe, Noturnall), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), today unleashes their latest single, “Exhausted.” The track comes by way of the band’s self-titled debut full-length, set for release on July 26th through Metal Blade Records.

Named after the numerical designation for the most powerful windstorms, CATEGORY 7 came together from a batch of musicians who strived to play music they loved and weren’t hearing elsewhere and wanted to do so with bandmates they enjoyed being with. Together, the band has created an album that is fresh and familiar; a new breed of metal that lives up to the storied histories of its members. The mixture of NWOBHM, thrash, punk-metal, and traditional metal is cohesive and sonically rewarding, establishing an eclectic musical backdrop for vocalist John Bush’s instantly identifiable vocals. At the same time, the diversity of styles creates its own template that’s ideal for headbanging, moshing, and voluble sing-alongs.

“It’s all about big verses and big songs, and it has a lot of the elements we’ve explored in our other bands,” notes guitarist and main songwriter Mike Orlando.

Category 7 was produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Orlando at Sonic Stomp Studios with art and layout by Carlos Fides at Artside Studio (Angra, Evergrey, Kamelot).

Director: Tom Flynn & Mike Watts
Producer: Jay Tavernese
Grip/PA: Vlad Rudnick

Apple Of Discord
Lyrics by John Bush
Music by Mike Orlando & Phil Demmel

Roll – Roll with it – Or roll right down the road
You’re on a personal journey
That your likely too dumb to decode
Let’s take a look at your I.Q.
Then let’s have a good look at your heart
It’s clear to a panel of doctors
That your vitals are ripping apart

Thank you – for little at all
Will do – agree to the stonewall – stonewall
I lit the fire so stew on this

Here is one perspective
Try me I’ll be aggressive
Cause the apple of discord
Is decided by the sword

Here is a true perspective
I’m known to be destructive
Cause the apple of discord
Is a fight not an accord – no

Hang – Hang it up – Or hang with a new clientele
There’s plenty of gullible shyster’s
Who you can bunker with in your citadel
Seats for the pitched battle
Are going fast and the time is short
But the locks are on the cages
Gonna be cramped in this tiny fort

Thank you – for nothing at all
Will do – Agree to the overhaul – overhaul
I’ll stoke the fire so choke on this

Here is a one perspective
Trust me I’ll be aggressive
Cause the apple of discord
Is designed by the overlord

Here is a true perspective
I’ll never be submissive
Cause the apple of discord
Is a fight not an accord – no, fuck noI

Deep strife has arrived
The old adage to build a bridge
Just ain’t feeling right

Give take
Sprain to break
Real intrigue is turning bleak
For cozy socialites