Technical Thrash Metal
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
“Formed in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada in late-1989, Catscan's members — Alan Goddard (vocals, bass), Sean Horodyski and Brian Erfle (guitars), and Todd Pitts (drums) — combined their individual influences into an interesting and unique take on techy, thrash-leaning metal that wouldn't draw immediate comparisons to any of their contemporaries. Also of note is the lyrical direction having been influenced by Alan's Christian faith — especially interesting in that the rest of the band didn't necessarily agree with such concepts.
Catscan would go on to record 11 songs over the course of three sessions at Fiasco Bros. Studios (Annihilator, Blasphemy, Defiance) from 1991 into 1992. That being said, only the first four-song session was ever properly released as 1991's Witness the Change demo. In the end, the tape was not heavily promoted, and the group only performed live two times — one at which members of Metallica were rumored to have been in the audience, and another alongside early Devin Townsend project Grey Skies — before breaking up prior to the end of 1992.”
| 1991 | Witness the Change | |
| 2025 | Inside My Mind: The Demo Anthology | Tribunal + Divebomb Records |
1991 Independent
Alan Goddard - Bass, lead vocals
Sean Horodyski - Lead guitars, backing vocals
Brian Erfle - Rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Todd Pitts - Drums, backing vocals
2025 Tribunal + Divebomb Records
Alan Goddard - Bass, lead vocals
Sean Horodyski - Lead guitars, backing vocals
Brian Erfle - Rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Todd Pitts - Drums, backing vocals
Tracks 1-4 are from Session 1 (1991)
Tracks 5-6 are from Session 2 (1991)
Tracks 7-11 are from Session 3 (1992)