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PROBOT (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a side project band masterminded by Foo Fighters singer/guitarist Dave Grohl (ex-Nirvana drummer). On the album he fulfilled his dream of teaming up with vocalists from old school metal bands who influenced his musical tastes while he was growing up.

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Portmanteau - Robot - Band - Foo Fighters - Dave Grohl - Nirvana - Metal

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Similar to 1995's Foo Fighters, Grohl wrote all of the music and performed about 99% of the instrumentation. Additional lead guitar work on the album is performed by Kim Thayil (ex-Soundgarden guitarist).

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1995 - Foo Fighters - Kim Thayil - Soundgarden

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Each track on the album features a different lead singer including Lemmy Kilmister, Max Cavalera and King Diamond. Some of the singers who contributed to the album did not in fact actually work directly with Grohl, rather the tapes were shipped from studio to studio until the album was finished.

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Lemmy Kilmister - Max Cavalera - King Diamond

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The video for the lead single off the album, "Shake Your Blood," features an appearance by 66 women from the Suicide Girls adult entertainment website.

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Few minutes before track 11 ends, a hidden tracks begins, sung by comedian/actor/artist Jack Black.

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Track listing:

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• "Centuries of Sin" with Cronos (Venom)
• "Red War" with Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly)
• "Shake Your Blood" with Lemmy (Motörhead)
• "Access Babylon" with Mike Dean (C.O.C.)
• "Silent Spring" with Kurt Brecht (D.R.I.)
• "Ice Cold Man" with Lee Dorrian (Cathedral, Napalm Death)
• "The Emerald Law" with Scott 'Wino' Weinrich (The Hidden Hand, Place of Skulls, The Obsessed)
• "Big Sky" with Tom Gabriel Fischer (Apollyon Sun, Celtic Frost)
• "Dictatosaurus" with Snake (Voivod)
• "My Tortured Soul" with Eric Wagner (Trouble)
• "Sweet Dreams" with King Diamond (Mercyful Fate) (consisting additionally of the hidden song "I Am the Warlock" with Jack Black on vocals)
 
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