Veteran metal vocalist John Bush is fronting a new supergroup dubbed Category 7, and the band has already inked a deal with Metal Blade Records.
The outfit features Bush alongside guitarists Phil Demmel and Mike Orlando, bassist Jack Gibson (Exodus), and drummer Jason Bittner.
It was Demmel and Orlando who initially conceived the idea for the supergroup, sharing the desire to form a classic twin guitar unit a la Thin Lizzy. Bittner and Gibson were the next two on board, and after demoing early material, the musicians tapped Bush to be the frontman.
“Mike Orlando’s and Phil Demmel’s awesome riffs made writing lyrics over the music a piece of cake,” Bush said via a press release. “The rhythm tandem of Bittner and Gibson rounded out the sound and the connection felt like it was put together in the stars. Obviously, everyone being a veteran of the metal scene made it that much easier.
The outfit features Bush alongside guitarists Phil Demmel and Mike Orlando, bassist Jack Gibson (Exodus), and drummer Jason Bittner.
It was Demmel and Orlando who initially conceived the idea for the supergroup, sharing the desire to form a classic twin guitar unit a la Thin Lizzy. Bittner and Gibson were the next two on board, and after demoing early material, the musicians tapped Bush to be the frontman.
“Mike Orlando’s and Phil Demmel’s awesome riffs made writing lyrics over the music a piece of cake,” Bush said via a press release. “The rhythm tandem of Bittner and Gibson rounded out the sound and the connection felt like it was put together in the stars. Obviously, everyone being a veteran of the metal scene made it that much easier.
- 4/10/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
John Bush, an Emmy-winning producer who worked on such animated shows as The Simpsons, Family Guy and X-Men: Evolution, has died. He was 69.
Bush died Nov. 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of B-cell lymphoma of the brain stem, his friend Kevin Bannerman announced.
Bush’s credits also included King of the Hill, New Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost, Brave Little Toaster films, Oz-themed series, Clerks, Edgar & Ellen and the 2015 movie Open Season: Scared Silly.
Bush received his Emmy in 2001 for his work on The Simpsons, sharing the prize for outstanding animated program with the likes of James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean. He was nominated for another Emmy the next year and spent three seasons on the show (2000-02) as an animation executive producer.
John Michael Bush was born on July 6, 1954, in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He and his family moved to Tokyo when he was six,...
Bush died Nov. 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of B-cell lymphoma of the brain stem, his friend Kevin Bannerman announced.
Bush’s credits also included King of the Hill, New Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost, Brave Little Toaster films, Oz-themed series, Clerks, Edgar & Ellen and the 2015 movie Open Season: Scared Silly.
Bush received his Emmy in 2001 for his work on The Simpsons, sharing the prize for outstanding animated program with the likes of James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean. He was nominated for another Emmy the next year and spent three seasons on the show (2000-02) as an animation executive producer.
John Michael Bush was born on July 6, 1954, in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He and his family moved to Tokyo when he was six,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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