{"id":1459,"date":"2011-11-03T14:08:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T14:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themes.red-sun-design.com\/soundboard\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-07-15T20:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:45:51","slug":"biogallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catsseason.com\/index.php\/biogallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio &#038; Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cats Season: From Tehran&#8217;s Underground to a Global Metal Vanguard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hailing originally from west side of Tehran\u2019s underground scene, Cats Season is now rising as a bold new voice in the global metal landscape. Fronted by <strong>Mufasa<\/strong> on vocals, with <strong>Mahan<\/strong> and <strong>Maynard<\/strong> on guitars, <strong>Matin<\/strong> on bass, and <strong>Sina<\/strong> on drums; Formed with a mission to challenge the boundaries of the genre, Cats Season has quickly distinguished themselves with their raw energy and innovative approach to music and visuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their story is one of artistic defiance and transformation. After a targeted raid in 2020 by religious extremists shut down their Tehran studio and destroyed their gear, the band was forced into relocation. But rather than silencing them, the event lit a fire that pushed them to take their music beyond borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, Cats Season released their EP, <em><strong>Revolution<\/strong><\/em> \u2014 a six-track statement of rebellion and rebirth. The EP features <em>Grave of All Great Things<\/em>, mastered by acclaimed producer <strong>Will Putney<\/strong> (Thy Art Is Murder, Knocked Loose), and accompanied by two striking music videos: the haunting live-performance piece for <em>Poison<\/em> directed by Ermia Ramez, and the conceptual visual for the title track <em>Revolution<\/em> directed by Mojtaba Mantreh, known for his work in top-charting Persian hip-hop.<br><br>Shortly after the EP&#8217;s release, the band was selected as one of the <strong>Top 5 artists<\/strong> out of 45 acts at <strong>Wacken Metal Battle West Asia<\/strong>, earning praise from the international jury and further validating their growing reputation on the global metal stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a vision rooted in resistance and artistic freedom, Cats Season continues to challenge conventions \u2014 from their acclaimed merchandise line to their mission of reshaping how non-Western acts are perceived in the metal community. They represent a new generation of Persian youth: modern, globally aware, and uncompromising in their dedication to art and identity.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cats Season: From Tehran&#8217;s Underground to a Global Metal Vanguard Hailing originally from west side of Tehran\u2019s underground scene, Cats Season is now rising as a bold new voice in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-gallery.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1459","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catsseason.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catsseason.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catsseason.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catsseason.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catsseason.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1459"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/catsseason.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1844,"href":"https:\/\/catsseason.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1459\/revisions\/1844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catsseason.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}