Listen to the new ROBOT MONSTER ARMY album, ‘Monsterpiece’, here (Bandcamp) in its entirety before its release, which is set for October 31st, 2011. ‘Monsterpiece’ will be made available via all major digital media outlets from the aforementioned date on, with YAAG Records planning a CD release in November. Written, co-produced, co-recorded and co-mixed by the band's founder and ex-WARGASM frontman Bob Mayo (who designed the album's cover as well), some production and engineering credit should be assigned to Ted Ostrander for Red Robot Productions, and engineers Bobby Dellarocco, Dan Dykes and Paul Wabrek should not be forgotten. Filled with “songs about superheroes [the Marvel Comics character “Black Bolt”], giant monsters and the end of the world” (next to songs about the KISS Army, the professional hockey team Boston Bruins garnished by an instrumental tribute to the history of Godzilla), ‘Monsterpiece’ features members of MELIAH RAGE, STEEL ASSASIN and TONGUE-N-GROOVE.
According to some, ROBOT MONSTER ARMY was one of the most under-rated rock bands of the late 70's, releasing two albums & touring with the era's biggest bands, even cracking the UK Top 40 with the 1980 single ‘No Big Deal’. Operating in the shadow of giants like AEROSMITH, B.O.C. and KISS, ROBOT MONSTER ARMY never broke big and “are now just a footnote in the hard rock history books - almost as if they never existed”. The group's self-titled debut album was released in 2009 on YAAG Records and is currently available via all major online music outlets. The 70's-inspired album features performances by former members of WARGASM, ONLY LIVING WITNESS and GANG GREEN, as well as current members of STEEL ASSASSIN, BAD KARMA and MELIAH RAGE.
“There are lots of bands out there doing “retro-metal” records. They’re going for either that early '70's thing or the NWOBHM thing. ROBOT MONSTER ARMY is aiming for the period in between; like 1975 to 1979. We were all inspired by the metal that happened while the whole punk rock thing was going on. There are so many great records from that period by UFO, JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, BLUE OYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, AC/DC, RUSH, CHEAP TRICK, THIN LIZZY… That’s what this project has always been about. This one’s a bit more “metal” than the first one, for sure, [added Bob Mayo. Listen to the album here (Bandcamp)]
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