Artist Detailed Info: Tomcat Combat

Pitting a bedrock of echoing guitars against an enormous rhythm section and bleeding synth melodies, Tomcat Combat deliver blinding instrumental post punk anthems. Each track pushes and pulls syncopated rhythms through a dense wall of guitars and keyboards, all racing beyond the standard musical climax. This combination of adrenaline and tight musicianship has earned the band a reputation for having one of the most exciting live shows in Halifax, earning them the chance to share the stage with bands like Don Caballero, Holy Fuck, Modest Mouse and Mt. Eerie.
Tomcat Combat formed in the Fall of 2005 when drummer Gary Staple and guitarists Noel MacDonald & Chris Purchase recruited bassist Dan Nightingale and keyboardist Alex Mitchell and began to rehearsing what would become the material for the group's debut
self-titled EP.
After a string of successful shows, and with the addition of guitarist, Brad Lahead, the band began work on their I'm Okay, You're Okay. Recorded with Charles Austin at Echo Chamber and mixed by Graeme Campbell, the album avoids spearheading itself into a series of instrumental builds, instead opting for startling dynamic shifts developed through meticulously constructed instrumental attacks. "Clock Worker's Union" embodies this approach with a nightmarish soundscape quickly shifting into a grinding guitar onslaught. "Pacer's Club" unfolds in much the same manner, as pounding rhythms guide the band through razor sharp twists and turns.


Instrumentation
Gary Staple - Drums
Noel Macdonald- Guitar
Dan Nightingale - Bass
Alex Mitchell - Moog synthesizer
Brad Lahead - Guitar


Discography
Tomcat Combat "I'm Okay You're Okay" - 2008 Noyes Records
Tomcat Combat Self Titled EP - 2006 Noyes Records

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