City of Caterpillar

{{short description|American rock band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = City of Caterpillar

| image = Cityofcaterpillarband.jpg

| origin = Richmond, Virginia, United States

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Screamo{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p541646|pure_url=no}}
• post-hardcore
• post-rock
• hardcore punk}}

| years_active = 2000–2003, 2016–present

| label = Level Plane

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

• Pg. 99
• Majority Rule
• Darkest Hour
• Stop It!!
• Enemy Soil
• Kilara
• Malady
• Verse En Coma
• Haram
• Monotonashhfuck

}}

| website =

| current_members = Jeff Kane
Brandon Evans
Kevin Longendyke
Ryan Parrish

| past_members = Pat Broderick
Adam Juresko

}}

City of Caterpillar is an American post-hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 2000. They have released a split with Pg. 99, two studio albums, and a full-length compilation of demos and live tracks. Their songs, some of which are over 10 minutes long,{{cite web|title=Driving Spain Up A Wall|series=Remembering City of Caterpillar, The Archivist. 15 juillet 2017|url=https://genius.com/City-of-caterpillar-driving-spain-up-a-wall-lyrics|website=genius.com|accessdate=2022-06-23}} are often characterized by melodic post-rock passages building up into chaotic outbursts.{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=William|title=Remembering City of Caterpillar|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/remembering-city-of-caterpillar|website=imposemagazine.com|publisher=Impose Magazine|accessdate=2017-06-19}}

City of Caterpillar shared band members with Pg. 99, Darkest Hour, Stop It!!, Enemy Soil, Kilara, Monotonashhfuck, and later Majority Rule. They broke up in December 2003, with Jeff and Kevin going on to join Haram as well as forming the bands Malady and Verse En Coma (the latter also featuring Ryan Parrish), and Brandon and Pat forming Ghastly City Sleep.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

The band announced a string of reunion shows across the east coast of the United States in 2016.{{cite web|last1=Hill|first1=John|title=City of Caterpillar Are Reuniting|url=http://clrvynt.com/city-of-caterpillar-reunion/|website=clyrvynt.com|date=17 October 2016 |publisher=Clrvynt|accessdate=2017-06-19}} News of the bands reunion came after Repeater Records reissued their self-titled album.{{cite web|last1=n/a|title=Interview with Guitarist Jeff Kane|url=http://disposableunderground.com/city-of-caterpillar-interview-on-their-reunion/|website=disposableunderground.com|date=19 March 2017 |publisher=Disposable Underground 'Zine|accessdate=2017-06-19}}{{cite web|last1=Kaminski|first1=Karol|title=City of Caterpillar's Self-Titled LP Gets New Re-Release|url=http://www.idioteq.com/city-caterpillars-self-titled-lp-gets-new-re-release/|website=idioteq.com|date=5 January 2016 |publisher=Idioteq|accessdate=2017-06-19}} The band also announced a European tour for the summer of 2017 and a Japanese tour in the summer of 2018.{{cite web|last1=Kaminski|first1=Karol|title=Screamo icons City of Caterpillar Comment On Their Upcoming European Tour|url=http://www.idioteq.com/screamo-icons-city-of-caterpillar-comment-on-their-upcoming-european-tour/|website=idioteq.com|date=26 April 2017 |publisher=Idioteq|accessdate=2017-06-19}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/city-of-caterpillar-tour-reunion-singapore-indonesia-malaysia-taiwan-japan|title=Screamo innovators City Of Caterpillar set sights on Asia — Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan|date=2018-01-25|work=Screamo innovators City Of Caterpillar set sights on Asia — Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan {{!}} Editorial {{!}} Bandwagon - Live music, bands and concert guide for Singapore, Manila and Jakarta|access-date=2018-03-05|language=en}} City Of Caterpillar announced a new album in August 2022 titled "Mystic Sisters" set to be released on Relapse Records as well as dates for an upcoming tour.{{cite web | url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/city-of-caterpillar-announce-first-album-in-20-years-mystic-sisters-reveal-new-song-tour-dates/ | title=City of Caterpillar announce first album in 20 years, 'Mystic Sisters,' reveal new song & tour dates | date=2 August 2022 }} Following the announcement Mystic Sisters was released on September 30, 2022.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}