5 ▁city ▁sold ▁out ▁tour ▁of ▁Indones ia . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁band ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁their ▁contract ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁label ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁promotion ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁They ▁made ▁a ▁significant ▁change ▁when ▁they ▁signed ▁with ▁P ony ▁C any on ▁from ▁Japan . ▁With ▁the ▁decl ine ▁in ▁popular ity ▁among ▁rock ▁acts ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁and ▁their ▁steady ▁fame ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁abroad , ▁they ▁agreed ▁to ▁release ▁Category ▁ 5 ▁with ▁their ▁new ▁label . ▁They ▁tou red ▁heavily ▁throughout ▁Asia ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ach ieving ▁great ▁success ▁with ▁their ▁album . ▁They ▁continued ▁to ▁tour ▁heavily ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁well , ▁performing ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁" R ock ▁Never ▁St ops ▁Tour " ▁all ▁over ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁This ▁tour ▁featured ▁fellow ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁rock ▁bands ▁including ▁S la ugh ter ▁and ▁Qu iet ▁ri ot . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Fire H ouse ▁recorded ▁a ▁live ▁show ▁in ▁Os aka , ▁Japan ▁and ▁released ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁Br ing ▁' Em ▁Out ▁Live ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁beyond ▁ ▁S omet ime ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁band ▁part ed ▁ways ▁with ▁bass ist ▁Perry ▁Richard son ▁due