Battle of Mice

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Battle of Mice was an American post-metal supergroup consisting of Julie Christmas, Josh Graham, Joel Hamilton, Tony Maimone, and Joe Tomino. The band's name was derived from a saying by Alexander the Great pertaining to a military invasion of Crete.

The band was formed when vocalist Julie Christmas and guitarist/keyboardist Josh Graham met in Austin, Texas while touring with their respective bands in 2005.

Graham and Christmas were in an on-again-off-again relationship during the recording of the band's debut album, A Day of Nights. Released under Neurot Recordings, the album contains seven tracks heavily influenced by the metal, post-rock and noise rock roots from which the group was derived. The song "At the Base of the Giant's Throat" features a recorded 911 call between vocal sections.

On September 3, 2009, a blog was posted on the band's MySpace page stating that the band was parting ways.^[1]

Members[edit]

• Julie Christmas (ex-Made Out of Babies) – vocals
• Josh Graham (ex-Neurosis, ex-Red Sparowes, A Storm of Light) – guitars, keyboards, and vocals
• Joel Hamilton (Book of Knots) – guitar
• Tony Maimone (Book of Knots, Pere Ubu) – bass
• Joe Tomino (Fugees, Dub Trio, Peeping Tom) – drums

Discography[edit]

• Triad (split album) (2006)
• A Day of Nights (2006)
• Jesu / Battle of Mice (split EP) (2008)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official band website
• www.myspace.com/BattleOfMice Battle of Mice at MySpace
• An interview with Josh Graham, March 2008
• Battle of Mice interview, avantgarde-metal.com, 2009