Watch CATEGORY 7's JOHN BUSH Explain the Lyrics Behind The Band's New Single, "Exhausted"

Category 7 – the new band comprised of vocalist John Bush (Armored Saint, ex-Anthrax), guitarists Mike Orlando (ex-Adrenaline Mob) and Phil Demmel (Kerry King, ex-Machine Head, ex-Vio-lence), bassist Jack Gibson (Exodus), and drummer Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, ex-Overkill) released their upcoming self-titled debut last July 26, and most recently announced they will hit the road for their first-ever tour in March 2025.

The band has been sharing videos in a series called “Behind The Words w/ John Bush”, where Bush  dissects each song on the album – explaining not only the inspiration for writing the track but also a look into the lyrics & meaning – and today we are premiering episode number 4, for the track "Exhausted".

“When this song was completed I knew we had a great track, it just had this incredible chorus that sounded very singable, and was inspired by sleep deprivation and issues when trying to get a good night’s sleep, I don’t know if I woke up in the middle of the night to write lyrics for this song, I probably did… 'Exhausted' is definitely one of my favorite tracks in the album,” Bush reveals.

Direct support on all shows for Category 7’s upcoming tour will be provided by Exhorder (except Milwaukee) and Hand Of The Tribe on all dates, as well as Dead By Wednesday on the first four dates, and Engineered Society Project on the remainder of the tour, starting in Warrendale.

VIP opportunities are available here, and you can grab the album by heading over here.