Toehider

Toehider are a progressive rock band from Melbourne, Australia that also identifies as a "collab project between musician and illustrator". Their influences include progressive rock, pop, hard rock, metal and folk. Toehider was founded in 2008 by Michael Mills (the musician) and Andrew Saltmarsh (the illustrator). After the release of their debut EP Toe Hider in the same year, another twelve EPs were released from May 2009 to April 2010 as part of a 12in12 project, in which the release took place on the twelfth of each month for twelve consecutive months. During these recordings, the band experimented with different styles of music. The EPs were each provided with cover artwork and a 2-page comic by Andrew Saltmarsh (also known by his nickname, "Salt" or "Salty"). In 2011 the debut album To Hide Her was released, and in 2012 an EP Children of the Sun Part 2. The band's second album What Kind of Creature Am I? was released in 2014. They toured with the Protomen in 2013. In 2015 the EP Mainly Songs About Robots was recorded with Vinny Appice on drums and released in September of the same year. The album I LIKE IT! was released in 2020, consisting of selected songs from a list of demos voted by the fans to be recorded for the album. Michael Mills has guest-starred as a singer on the Ayreon albums The Theory of Everything, Transitus, and The Source, as well as on the live project Ayreon Universe. Album 2011: To Hide Her Track Listing "Oh My God, He's an IDIOT" 03:31 "The Most Popular Girl in School" 05:00 "Daddy Issues" 06:18 "In This Time" 02:47 "To Hide Her" 05:45 "There's a Ghost in the Lake" 06:57 "Giants Who Walk With Man" 04:19 "Everybody Knows Amy" 02:48 "Fireside" 03:06 "Aren't They Just Out Playing on the Swing?" 06:49 2014: What Kind of Creature Am I? Track Listing "You and I Both Lose (But 5 Wins)" 5:00 "Whatever Makes You Feel Superior" 6:17 "The Thing With Me" 4:13 "What Kind Of Creature AmI?" 4:18 "Smash It Out" 2:04 "Spoilt For Choice" 3:00 "Whoa" 4:31 "Under The Future, We Bury The Past" 7:07 "Meet The Sloth" 12:34 "Geese Lycan" 2:41 2017: Good Track Listing "Good" 1:17 "[funnythings]" 6:10 "This Conversation is Over" 4:30 "Millions of Musketeers" 4:34 "How Do Ghosts Work?" 8:01 "Dan VS Egg" 3:07 "I've Been So Happy Living Down Here in the Water" 5:28 "It's So Fikkis!" 4:29 2020: I Like It! Track Listing "GO FULL BORE!" 4:04 "wellgivit" 4:38 "Rancorous Heart" 5:02 "Moon and Moron" 6:20 "Concerning Lix & Fairs" 6:34 "The Ultimate Exalter" 5:06 "Died of Dancing" 3:27 "Bats Aren't Birds" 3:25 "The Guy That No-One Really Knows" 6:24 "He's There... And Then He Does THAT" 6:07 "How Much For That Dragon Tooth?" 5:36 "I LIKE IT!" 6:21 2022: I Have Little To No Memory of These Memories Track Listing "I Have Little To No Memory of These Memories" 47:47 EPs 2008: Toe Hider 2009: Not Much of a Man 2009: Old, Old, Old 2009: Toehider Too! 2009: How Did Counterquistle Lose His Pyjamas 2009: Metaltarsus 2009: In All Honesty 2009: Under the Mistletoe 2010: 9 2010: Do You Believe in Monsters? 2010: Never Mind the Hallux 2010: Done and Dusted 2012: Children of the Sun Part 2: Another Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 70's, 80's and 90's 2015: Mainly Songs About Robots 2023: Quit Forever? 2023: Snapshots From Beacontown Spring Dance '85 2023: The 4 Castles of Stelcoaryn 2023: Horse EP 2023: Take on a Tank 2024: Children of the Sun 3: A Collection of Cartoon Theme Songs from an Alternate Timeline in Which All Cartoons Are Duck-Themed 2024: Toad Hirer 2024: Stereo Night Ash: Music for Relaxation, Meditation, Decatastrophizing and Deep Sleep 2024: SPACE FAMOUS 2024: X 2024: Rediscovery 2024: Warts and All - Live in Chicago Singles 2011: The Most Popular Girl in School 2012: Smash It Out 2013: All I Want for Christmas Is You (feat. Phoebe Pinnock, Mariah Carey Cover) 2013: Whatever Makes You Feel Superior 2014: Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush Cover) 2014: Whoa! (Bird's Robe Records) Compilation 2010: 12 EPs in 12 Months - The First Six (EPs 1–6) 2010: 12 EPs in 12 Months - The Last Six (EPs 7–12) 2010: Best of the '12EPs in 12 months' Toehider - Official Website Toehider on Patreon Toehider on Tumblr "Toehider website". Toehider.com. "Toehider profile on Progarchives". Progarchives.com. "MetalArchives: Toehider profile". MetalArchives. Retrieved 29 November 2022. "Toehider to re-issue I LIKE IT! album". Proglodytes.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022. "Discography according to the band's Bandcamp site". Bandcamp: Toehider. "Toehider's 'Wuthering Heights' video hits 200,000 views in 4 days!". Birdsrobe. January 13, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2026. "Toehider announce new EP & Melbourne launch show". Birdsrobe. January 8, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2026. "Bandcamp: Toehider-Mainly Songs About Robots". Bandcamp. 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