Samurai Pizza Cats, a metalcore group from Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, was founded in 2021 by vocalist Sebastian Fischer, guitarist Daniel Haniß, bassist Stefan Reufer, and drummer Stefan Buchwald. The band notably released "Freakshow" in 2021, featuring Future Palace and Maria Lessing. Their debut album You're Hellcome, was released on September 22, 2023, via Easthaven Records. Other notable singles include "Outcast" (2022) and "Pizza Homicide" featuring Nico Sallach (2023). The band opened for Annisokay on their German and Austrian tour from October 2 to 8, 2023 and played their first headline tour in Germany in January 2024. In 2025, Samurai Pizza Cats signed with Century Media and recorded their sophomore album with their new drummer, Robin Scheer. Released in March 2026, Press Start featured the singles "Super Zero", "Pandastruck", "City of Gold" and "T-Rex(plosion)", the latter featuring Jessie Williams from Ankor.
