Retard-o-bot
{{Infobox MusicAL artist 2
|Name = [...]-O-Bot
|Img = ROBpress1.gif
|Img_capt = From left to right: TJ Brainz, Peter Pepper, Benny Normal.
|Background = lightblue
|Border = black
|Status = ACTIVE
|Country = {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA]]
|Origin = Tampa, Florida
|Instrument = Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Drums
|Genre = Alternative, Post-Industrial, Electro, Punk
|Years_active = 1999 - Present
|Label = Mangled Media Inc.
|URL = [http://www.retardobot.com www.retardobot.com]
|Current_members = Peter Pepper<br />Benny Normal<br />TJ Brainz
}}
'''[...]-O-Bot''' (also referred to as R.O.B. or The Bots)[http://www.mangledmedia.com/retardobot/forum/index.php?] is an [[Alternative rock|Alternative]], [[Electropunk]] band that first performed in the year 2000 in [[Tampa, Florida]].
The band currently consists of Peter Pepper ''(vocals)'', Benny Normal ''(keyboard)'', TJ Brainz ''(drums)''.
==History==
===1999===
In the year [[1999]] [...]-O-Bot conceptually came into existence as music to accompany a series of cartoons.
===2000===
In [[2000]] after their first live performance, [...]-O-Bot recorded and released their first [[Demo (music)|demo]] entitled "8-Track" which contained 8 songs, nearly all of which were under 2 minutes in length.
===2001===
In [[2001]] [...]-O-Bot recorded and released a second demo entitled “Cassette Tape”, which contained 11 songs counting 1 hidden track. A song entitled Façade on the “Cassette Tape” demo was featured on thePRP.com as "the MP3 of the week" that year. [http://www.theprp.com], [...]-O-Bot also recorded a cover of the song "Straight out the Dancehall" for a Warlock Pinchers tribute album. The album also contained covers by [[The Melvins]] and [[Crispin Glover]], who is most notable for his performance as George McFly in the [[Back to the Future]] series. [http://www.warlockpinchers.com/imposters.html] And [[Chester Bennington]] of [[Linkin Park]] wore a [...]-O-Bot shirt in their "Points of Authority (live)" Video which was in regular rotation on Mtv. [http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid895184306?bclid=909829656&bctid=953521820]
===2002===
In [[2002]] [...]-O-Bot were invited to [[Concert tour|tour]] with the [[S&M]] [[Shock Rock]] group The [[Genitorturers]] by [[David Vincent]], Genitorturers' bassist, and former frontman of [[Morbid Angel]]. It was on this outing [...]-O-Bot frontman Peter Pepper had brought destruction to 10’ tall robots, ignited homemade [[pyrotechnics]], rolled around in broken [[glass]] and engaged in physical altercations involving audience members. The aforementioned became characteristic of the band's live show during this tour.
===2003===
In [[2003]] [...]-O-Bot recorded and released “Scatter Brained,” considered [[Heavy metal music|heavier]] than their past demos this was the last recording Johnny Robot performed on.
===2004===
In [[2004]] The “Rabid” EP was released, the song “Role Models” was the chosen [[Single (music)|single]], On a Cleveland, OH radio interview, Gen of the Genitorturers declared “…[...]-O-Bot was the hardest working band she knew…”. [...]-O-Bot was invited to join [[Tub Ring]] on tour then also toured for the first time with Screaming Mechanical Brain.
===2005===
[[Image:ROB-smallFSFE.jpg|left|thumb|''[[Friendship Forever]]'' album cover (2005)]]
[[2005]] saw the release of the nationally distributed, full length record “Friendship Forever” on [[September 20]]th. Songs chosen as singles include "I Don't Think You Really Mean It" and "Pass Go, Collect $200". [...]-O-Bot was invited to join the [[Mindless Self Indulgence]] tour and after, picked up on the [[Combichrist]] & Genitorturers tour. The band continued touring with Screaming Mechanical Brain before concluding their tour of the rest of the country solo. A drawing of Benny Normal can be found in the pictures section of Tub Ring's 2005 DVD release "Optics and Sonics" available on Underground Inc.
===2006===
In [[2006]] [...]-O-Bot became the topic of several national news radio stories including on Fox News Radio 970 WFLA with Robert Pankau and a CBS News segment entitled "The Weekend Roundup"[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/25/podcast_weekend/main711480.shtml]. The band performed with such acts as [[Kill Hannah]], and MSI and continue touring. Peter Pepper is credited in the 2006 Screaming Mechanical Brain CD ''There Is No God In Space'' with "Design, layout and photo manipulation by Peter Pepper for Mangled Media Inc." [[Dance Music]] guru DJ Moody (a.k.a. Andrew Rajala) and producer/remixer Vinnie Saletto (Ashes of Grisum, ex. Genitorturers) have both separately [[remix]]ed the single "I Don't Think You Really Mean It". [http://www.myspace.com/retardobot]
===2007===
The band toured with [[Foxy Shazam!]] and Tub Ring. On Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - [...]-O-Bot was featured on The MC Lars Show: Episode 3 [http://mclars.blogspot.com/], on April 9th, 2007 the highly sought after "Rabid EP" traded hands on eBay for $177.50 USD. Linkin Park spoke on [[Fuse TV|Fuse]] TV on the topic of [...]-O-Bot. Chester Bennington stated "He was very happy for [...]-O-Bot". [http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid895184306?bclid=909829656&bctid=953521820] An EP was released on November 20, entitled "I Don't Think You Really Mean It: Rabid", which was a part remix, part reproduction EP, containing remixes of songs from "Friendship Forever" and rerecordings of songs from the "Rabid" EP. The band is currently recording an LP, slated for release in 2008.
==Singles:==
* 2003 "Ugly"
* 2003 "Scatter Brained"
* 2004 "Role Models"
* 2005 "Pass Go, Collect $200"
* 2005 "I Don't Think You Really Mean It"
==Previous Members: ==
*Johnny Robot ''(guitar, vox)'': 1999-2003
*Trevor Jr. (Travis Inskeep) ''(guitar)'': 2003-2004
*Nik ''(guitar)'': 2005-2006
*Edward Rendini ''(guitar)'': 2006-2007
*Raff ''(guitar)'': 2007
*Jeff Enokian ''(guitar)'': 2007
==Past Bands & Sideprojects: ==
*TJ Brainz was in the [[Hardcore metal|hardcore]] band …Till I Die and the grindcore band Towtruck
*Benny Normal was in the [[New Wave music|New Wave]] band Overstimulated
*Peter Pepper is said to also be a member of The Partyoneer Brothers, signed to Mangled Media Inc.
*Peter Pepper, TJ Brainz and Johnny Robot were all members of the gory spectacle Throat Cutter, famous in the Tampa Bay area for their excessive use of blood in their stage show.
*Trevor Jr. (a.k.a. Travis Inskeep) preformed with the band [[Crossbreed (band)|Crossbreed]] for a period playing keyboards.
*Edward Rendini was a member of [[Cold (band)|Cold]].
==Discography==
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|-
|'''Album Cover'''
|'''Date of Release'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Label'''
|-
|[[Image:8-Track.jpg|center|100px|]]
|2000
|''8-Track (DEMO)''
|None
|-
|[[Image:Cassette-tape.jpg|center|100px|]]
|2001
|''Cassette Tape (DEMO)''
|None
|-
|[[Image:Scatter-brained.jpg|center|100px|]]
|2003
|''Scatter Brained (EP)''
|Mangled Media, Inc.
|-
|[[Image:Rabid.jpg|center|100px|]]
|2004
|''Rabid (EP)''
|Mangled Media, Inc.
|-
|[[Image:Friendship-forever.jpg|center|100px|]]
|2005
|''Friendship Forever (LP)''
|Mangled Media, Inc.
|-
|[[Image:IDTYRMIRabid.jpg|center|100px|]]
|2007
|''I Don't Think You Really Mean It: Rabid (EP)''
|Mangled Media, Inc.
|-}
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.retardobot.com Retardobot.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/retardobot [...]-O-Bot's Myspace Profile]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/retardobot [...]-O-Bot's PureVolume Profile]
* [http://www.mangledmedia.com MangledMedia.com]
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