City of Caterpillar

The Profile

City of Caterpillar is an American band known for blending screamo’s intensity with expansive post-rock dynamics. Their self-titled 2002 album became a touchstone; after disbanding in the early 2000s, they reunited and released Mystic Sisters in 2022.

American screamo/post-rock band from Richmond, Virginia; formed circa 2000; debut album City of Caterpillar (2002); reunited in 2016; released Mystic Sisters (2022).

A passionate, 5/5 review casts City of Caterpillar as a nexus of screamo and post-rock, tied to Pg.99 and Envy. It highlights harrowing vocals over dark, cathartic crescendos and frames the band’s sound as an apocalyptic reflection on urban alienation. The self-titled album (2002) looms large as a definitive statement.