Catherine Wheel were an English rock band from Great Yarmouth. Formed in 1990, comprising singer-guitarist Rob Dickinson, guitarist Brian Futter, bassist Dave Hawes, and drummer Neil Sims. They took their moniker from the firework known as the Catherine Wheel. The band was sometimes included in the shoegazing scene, characterized by bands that made extensive use of guitar feedback and droning washes of noise, as well as their continuous interaction with extensive numbers of effects pedals on the stage floor, this is more appreciated in Chrome.