CATEGORY 7 — the supergroup featuring former and current members of Anthrax, Exodus, Machine Head, and Shadows Fall — have announced their first ever tour. The band will hit the road for a US outing in March 2025.
The metal outfit is comprised of singer John Bush (Armored Saint, ex-Anthrax), guitarist Phil Demmel (Kerry King, ex-Machine Head), guitarist Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), bassist Jack Gibson (Exodus), and drummer Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, ex-Overkill).
The 14-date tour kicks off March 6th in Baltimore, and runs through March 23rd in Atlanta, hitting Philadelphia, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Nashville, and more cities along the way. Exhorder and Hand of the Tribe will support most dates, with Dead By Wednesday and Engineered Society Project also on board for select shows.
Various pre-sales begin Tuesday (October 8th) and Wednesday (October 9th), with a general on-sale starting Friday (October 11th). Tickets for select shows are available via Ticketmaster, with all others available via the band’s official website.
John Bush stated, “Looking forward to CATEGORY 7 blowing off the roofs of some venues on the East Coast and Midwest in March of 2025. This will be the first time the band will be playing live so come and check out some killer musicianship. Playing songs from the debut record should be fun. See ya there!”
Phil Demmel added, “Batten down your hatches because the C7 tempest is about to touch ground in the US this March! We are all so thrilled to launch this band and bring our show through the states! See you in the eye of the storm!”
CATEGORY 7 released their self-titled debut album via Metal Blade Records on July 26th, hitting No. 8 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart. The single “Mousetrap” earned an honorable mention in our Heavy Song of the Week feature that month.
See CATEGORY 7’s first list of tour dates below.
CATEGORY 7 2025 Tour Dates:
03/06 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage *
03/07 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom *
03/08 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East (Downstairs) *
03/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts *
03/11 – Warrendale, PA @ Jergel’s ^
03/12 – Cleveland, OH @ The Asylum at Temple Live ^
03/14 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop ^
03/15 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge ^
03/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II #
03/18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ^
03/19 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre ^
03/21 – St. Louis, MO @ Pop’s ^
03/22 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In ^
03/23 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell) ^
* = w/ Exhorder, Dead By Wednesday, Hand of the Tribe
^ = w/ Exhorder, Engineered Society Project, Hand of the Tribe
# = w/ H1Z1, Misfire, Engineered Society Project, Hand of the Tribe
