Original sentence: A few months before their performance at the Classic Metal Festival II, guitarist Ryan Taylor would leave the band, forcing them to perform at this event as a quintet.Katagory V would perform several live shows in Northern Utah through out 2001 and 2002, and would also appear at the Classic Metal Festival II in Cleveland, Ohio, sharing the stage with Seven Witches and long-running heavy metal acts Anvil and Omen.Katagory V would then start writing their 2nd album A New Breed of Rebellion in early 2002, and acquire guitarist Trevor Asire in late 2002 to fill the vacant slot left by Taylor.Near the end of 1999 they would be joined by guitarist Ryan Taylor and vocalist Lynn Allers, and begin writing songs for their debut album Present Day, which would be self-released by the band in 2001.Present Day would create a buzz in the underground metal scene and grab the attention of Nightmare Records owner Lance King, who would pick it up for distribution through his Record label in 2002
Edited sentence: Katagory V would perform several live shows in Northern Utah through out 2001 and 2002, and would also perform appear at the Classic Metal Festival II in Cleveland, Ohio, sharing the stage with Seven Witches and legendary heavy metal acts Anvil and Omen.Katagory V would then start writing their 2nd album A New Breed of Rebellion in 2002, and acquire guitarist Trevor Asire in late 2002 to fill the vacant slot left by Taylor.Later that year they would be joined by guitarist Ryan Taylor and vocalist Lynn Allers, and begin writing songs for their debut album Present Day, which would be self-released by the band two years later in 2001.Only a few months before their performance at the Classic Metal Festival II, guitarist Ryan Taylor would leave the band, forcing them to perform as a quintet.The album received many high marks in the media, especially in Europe where it is considered an underground classic by most fans.The album would then grab the attention of Nightmare Records owner Lance King, who would pick it up for distribution through his label in 2002