Biography
There are many bands named Catalepsy
(1) Catalepsy (US) - Thrash Metal from Hollywood, California, United States (1986)
(2) Catalepsy (BE) - Thrash Metal from Brussels, Belgium (1988)
(3) Catalepsy (FI) - Speed Metal from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, Finland (1989)
(4) Catalepsy (US) - Death Metal from Los Angeles, California, United States (1989)
(5) Catalepsy (AR) - Death Metal/Grindcore from Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (active in the late 80s)
(6) Catalepsy (BG) - Death Metal from Silistra, Silistra, Bulgaria (1990)
(7) Catalepsy (GB) - Death Metal from Derbyshire / Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (1990)
(8) Catalepsy (FR) - Death/Thrash Metal from Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (1991)
(9) Catalepsy (PL) - Death Metal from Toruń, Kujawy-Pomerania, Poland (1991)
(10) Catalepsy (SW) - Synth-pop/EBM from Sweden, active in the early 90s
(11) Catalepsy (US) - A short-lived band from Indiana active in the late 90s
(12) Catalepsy (EE) - Industrial/Death Metal from Räpina, Põlva County, Estonia (2000)
(13) Catalepsy (US) - Deathcore from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States (2004)
(14) Catalepsy (HU) - Death Metal from Zalaegerszeg, Zala, Hungary (2004)
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(1) Thrash Metal from Hollywood, California, United States (split-up)
Demo 86 (Demo, 1986)
Evil Within (Demo, 1987)
Law and Disorder (Demo, 1988)
History I (Split with Détente, 2008)
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(2) Thrash Metal from Brussels, Belgium. Formed in 1988 (split-up)
The Rope of Life (Demo, 1990)
…One Size Fits All… (Demo, 1991)
Fruitcakes We Have Known (Full-length, 1993)
House of Despair (Single, 1993)
Dragged Inside Out (Full-length, 1994)
Rust (Single, 1994)
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(3) Speed Metal from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, (Finland ,1989) (split-up)
Why? (Single, 1990)
Scream (EP, 1991)
Demo 1992 (Demo, 1992)
Digital Time (EP, 1992)
(Additional discography: "Out of Life" demo (year unknown, cassette; track listing: In No-Mans-Land/ Why?/ Out of Life. Runtime 13:11) (cover)
Catalepsy members later formed a pop/rock band called Limonadi Elohopea.
Compilation appearance(s)s:
- "Why?" on No Future, No Past - Finnish Speed & Thrash Metal Explosion 1986-1992 (Svart Records, CD / 2xLP, 2023)
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(4) Death Metal from Los Angeles, California, United States (1989) (Split-up)
Appeared on the compilation "The Heralds of Oblivion", released by Roughage Records, (L.A, 1993)
They later changed their name to Hateseed and added rap elements to their sound.
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(5) Death Metal/Grindcore from Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (active in the late 80s) (split-up)
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(6) Death Metal from Silistra, Silistra, Bulgaria (1990) (split-up)
Released a demo cassette called "Colorfull Insinuation" in 1992.
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(7) Death Metal from Derbyshire / Yorkshire, England, U.K. (1990) (split-up)
Released a demo called "Faces of Death" (September 23rd, 1991)
Changed name to Monolith.
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(8) Death/Thrash Metal from Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (1991) (split-up)
Demo 91 (Demo, 1991)
Carnal Offering (Demo, 1992)
Compilation appearances:
"Last Coma" on Death Corporation Vol. III (1994, cassette)
"Hidden Faces" on Internal Dislocation III (year unknown, cassette)
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(9) Death Metal from Toruń, Kujawy-Pomerania, Poland (1991) (split-up)
They released one demo in 1992, called The Spoiled Dolls.
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(10) Swedish (from Farsta/Hofors/Gävle) electronic band (ebm/synthpop). (Split-up)
Members were legendary Swedish live concert photographer Jan Sundström ("the man with the beret"), Michal Gorny and David Moreno. The band released two demo cassettes, "Paint a Vision" in 1991 followed by "Heisse Räder, Kalte Schienen" in 1992.
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(11) A short-lived band from Indiana, U.S. Active in the late 90s. (Split-up)
Catalepsy was a short-lived local band from Indiana in the late 90s, showing a variety of influences from the 60s and 70s, most noticeably Pink Floyd, but also some Abbey Road-era Beatles. They released one album called "Little Too Much for the Piper …" in 2000, . "Here to Greet the End" is a stand-out track.
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(12) Industrial/Death Metal from Räpina, Põlva County, Estonia (2000) (Status: unknown)
Grey Emotions (Full-length, 2002)
Raw (Full-length, 2003)
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(13) Deathcore from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States (2004-2006, 2006-2012, 2014-present) (Active)
Catalepsy was founded in 2004. Rob Walden is the only founding member still with the band. In 2008, the band finished a tour with Hatebreed for their Live Dominance DVD release. They completed their first studio album, Iniquity, in January 2008. The album was released on May 13, 2008. In early 2008, the band recorded a music video for their song "Trust". It premiered on MTV's Headbangers Ball. In late 2008, Drew Carothers left the band due to personal issues. He was replaced with Josh Anderson of the Florida band Iamdivide. The band continued to tour, with such bands as After the Burial, Oceano, Too Pure to Die, Waking the Cadaver, Rose Funeral and many others.
In October 2010, during the recording of Bleed, Josh Anderson left the band. He was replaced by Rick Norman, formerly of the band In The Ruins, also a past member of Catalepsy. On December 3, 2010, the band released the first single from Bleed called "Infernal". On February 26, 2011, the band announced a music video for the track "Bleed" due in the album release of May 10, 2011. Bleed was released in May 10, 2011 through Eulogy Recordings.
In late 2011, vocalist Rick Norman left the band due to personal reasons and was replaced by former vocalist Josh Anderson. On December 28, 2011, the band released a new song off of their upcoming album Abomination of Desolation titled "Westboro", a reference to the Westboro Baptist Church, which is the main subject of the song's lyrics. The new material demonstrates somewhat of a return to their death metal-oriented sound as heard in Iniquity and Godless while still maintaining the groove-oriented sound of Bleed.
The band announced that they had split-up in 2012 on December 7th, 2013. Several members of the final line-up continue to play together in the metalcore/dubstep band Exotype.
Discography:
Godless (EP, 2007)
Iniquity (Full-length, 2008)
Bleed (Full-length, 2011)
Westboro (Single, 2011)
Abomination of Desolation (Full-length, 2012)
Additional Discography:
- Hollowed Be Thy Grave (EP, February 2005)
- The Decapitation of Eros (EP, July 2005)
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(14) Death Metal from Zalaegerszeg, Zala, Hungary (2004) (Active)
Released a demo called "Desert" in 2007.
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