It was
2001 when rumors begin clogging the internet and magazines
alike that former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters main-man
Dave Grohl had some new-fangled metal band coming
out. The name Probot became an instant point of interest
for thousands. For over two years, the rumors spread, morphed
and magnified, and as of 2003/now (!!), the secret sleeps
no longer.
ALL RISE!!! . Probot is upon us and its far more than
anyone could have ever expected; an all-star performance
record of monumental proportions. The songs on the Probot
album were written entirely by Grohl. He then sent out these
recordings to all of his favorite metal vocalists from a
specific period of time in underground metal (83 to '90,)
Each song features its own throat and Grohl also had help
from a few other dudes (Kim Thayill of Soundgarden lays
a blistering solo down on the King Diamond track, Bubba
Dupree from Void is on the Mike Dean track. etc...) Grohl
enthustiacally explains: There are some fast tracks,
the Cronos track (Centuries of Sin) is old school fast thrash
metal. The Lee Dorrian track (Ice Cold Man)
is slow and has a dirge to it. The Snake track (Dictatorsaurus)
is kind of reminiscent of a old Voivod track. The King Diamond
track (Sweet Dreams) is slow. The Mike Dean
track (Access Babylon) is sort of like an old
school metal hardcore-crossover song. It moves in a lot
of different ways. It isnt about me; Im just having
the time of my life in fantasy camp being able to create
something with these people I listened to for years when
I was young. Probot is a ecletic metal compilation.
Each track is its own unique entity, always potent, always
compelling
. and completely metal!
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The
first grimm taste of Probot will be a two-track 7 ,
limited to 6,666 copies, unleashed this November on Southern
Lord recordings.
This cult item will feature two Probot songs:
Centuries Of Sin with Cronos of Venom,
the Emerald Law featuring Wino of The Obsessed,
Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls,
The full album, totaling eleven hard-hitting tracks (plus
a secret bonus track yet to be revealed), is to be released
on February 10th, 2004 on Southern Lord Recordings and will
be available on both CD and 2xLP format. A video for the track
Shake Your Blood will be filmed in November.
PROBOT
- CD/2XLP (LIMITED)
SOUTHERNLORD RECORDINGS
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY
CD/LP TRACK LIST
Centuries Of Sin w/ Cronos (Venom)
Red War w/ Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Sepultura)
Shake Your Blood w/ Lemmy (Motorhead)
Access Babylon w/ Mike Dean (Corrosion of Conformity)
Silent Spring w/ Kurt Brecht (DRI)
Ice Cold Man w/ Lee Dorrian (Cathedral, Napalm
Death)
the Emerald Law w/ Wino (St. Vitus, Obsessed,
Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls)
Big Sky w/Tom G. Warrior(Celtic Frost /Apollyon
Sun)
Dictatorsaurus w/ Snake (Voivod)
My Tortured Soul w/ Eric Wagner (Trouble)
Sweet Dreams w/ King Diamond (Mercyful Fate)
+ bonus track: WILL BE A SURPRISE
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