Mike Peaslee — Vocals
Aaron Rusch — Guitar
Brian Cartwright — Bass
Todd Collins — Drums

 

Stalking Tom was a dark, melodic indie rock four-piece, based in Oakland, California. They were known for their extremely loud and rather tight live shows and moody, dark and forward- thinking songwriting. 

The band was composed of Aaron Rusch (guitar), Todd Collins (drums), Brian Cartwright (bass), and Mike Peaslee (vocals). Aaron and Todd, former band mates in the San Francisco industrial rock band Here We Burn, formed the band in early 2000. Brian joined later that year. In August of 2001, they were joined by singer Adam Yas. The following year, Yas left to join Wes Borland's short-lived project Eat the Day.

Mike Peaslee, formerly of the dark electronic band Cynyc, joined Stalking Tom in the summer of 2003. Previous releases include the Spacewalkers/Cynyc split Iconoclast (Orange Peal Records) and a remix of The Dismemberment Plan’s “Following Through” on the compilation A People’s History of the Dismemberment Plan (DeSoto Records).

The band wrote and recorded a collection of all new songs together. Their first release, Rusted Red, was release on June 2nd, 2004. The self-produced and recorded 5-song EP is available through CDBaby. 

Stalking Tom played over 30 shows in Northern California between mid 2003 and early 2005. The band formally broke up in June '05, four months after Aaron Rusch had to leave the band to relocate to Los Angeles.