City of Caterpillar

City of Caterpillar was an existing 2000-2003 emocore / screamo band from Richmond, Virginia / USA.

History

The band was founded in early 2000 by singer and guitarist Brandon Evans, after his band had just dissolved before.

Over time it comes on bass and on drums for a few line - up changes. Kevin Longendyke is new bassist, while a year later, Pat Broderick takes place on drums. All know each other from the punk / hardcore punk scene of Virginia.

The band was of the DIY philosophy strongly connected and propagated this.

After a tour in Canada with the band Strike Anywhere, the band dissolves due to personal differences in 2003.

The members of the band were or are active in other bands, such as in Verse En Coma, The Ghastly City Sleep, Haram or Darkest Hour.

Style

Typical of the band's sound are the essential also for the genre Emo alternating between loud and soft, fast and slow. Furthermore, the music is also characterized by the equally significant explosive cry passages and quieter parts of songs.

On a page with descriptions of Emo and Screamobands states:

"This combination of dynamic build ups and emotional releases had been flirted with before in the emo scene, but City of Caterpillar really Showed the scene how far You Could push the idea. "

The structure of the songs is stronger chaotic, but the titles remain relatively slow. The sound is very similar to the likewise from the space of the Washingthon DC Hardcore coming bands like Moss Icon.

Discography

• Split system 2600, 7 " (2000, Sea of ​​Dead Pirates Records)