CATEGORY 7 • S/T • LP

Metal Blade Records
Turquoise Black Marbled Vinyl - limited to 500 copies

With seasoned musicians from legendary bands like Anthrax, Armored Saint, Adrenaline Mob, Machine Head, Overkill, Exodus, and Shadows Fall, it's hard not to consider Category 7 a supergroup.

Phil Demmel explains: "I really feel like this is a band, not a side project. And I feel like we've written this incredible piece of music, and we're not done yet. I'm so proud of how this came together and the people involved. And I think we're all very optimistic about what we can do with this in the future."

The songs on the band's self-titled debut speak for themselves. They are as crushing and confrontational as an armed rebellion, as rhythmically thunderous as a storm with golf ball-sized hail, and as intensely melodic as infectious riffs and aggressive vocals can be. Category 7 represents a new kind of metal that honors the storied past of its members.

They are as heavy as a battleship, yet their songs are carefully structured, skillfully balancing thrash beats, New Wave of British Heavy Metal rhythms, punk-metal attitude, blazing dual-guitar work, and devastating vocals.