Biography
There are at least six bands with the name Catapult:
{1} Catapult was a Dutch glam rock band formed in 1973 in the town of Leiden. They were put together by Golden Earring drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk, who was running a music management agency at the time. Catapult had a string of Dutch hits during the early 1970s, such as 'Let Your Hair Hang Down', 'Teeny Bopper Band', 'Seven-Eleven', 'The Stealer' and 'Here We Go'. The band broke up in 1979. Several band members had hits in later years with other Dutch acts, including The Monotones, The Videokids and Rubberen Robbie.
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{2} A four piece punk rock band from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada formed in 2012. Consisting of Matt Richmond (Vocals/Guitar), Greg Fisher (Guitar/Vocals), Mike Casarin (Bass/Vocals), and Ben Arseneau (Drums), their debut self-titled EP was released July 23, 2013. The band has released their latest EP, Distractions, on August 27, 2018.
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{3} A three piece from Brighton, UK. Their debut single 'You Suck' was released on South Coast Sounds in August 2008.
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{4} A now-defunct shoegaze/indierock band that used to be on the legendary blackbean and placenta records in the late nineties. they put out a cd called 'architecture of a year', one 7" and appeared on various cd-compilations. After their split, drummer Sean Dack joined the swirlies, and appears to have directed a video for korn…
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{5} A three piece experimental band from California. Forged in the furnace of rock, Catapult emerges to shake the foundations of the universe. Their debut track, Nabana Stahappenance, will catapult you to that happy place with its spellbinding lyrics and pleasantly ethereal vocals–not to mention the bitchin' guitar interlude that is quite possibly the best since Jimmy Page left the world speechless with his classic solo on Stairway to Heaven. Their small but dedicated fanbase eagerly awaits the next masterpiece that the West Coast trio will bless their ears with.
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{6} An indiepop band from East London who released an 7" and a 12" on the September Records label in 1987
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