Crobot
{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Crobot
| image = Crobot @ Hard Times Cafe 1.png
|landscape=yes
| origin = Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|stoner rock}}
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = {{hlist|Wind-up|Mascot}}
| website = {{URL|crobotband.com}}
| current_members = * Brandon Yeagley
- Chris Bishop
- Dan Ryan
- Pat Seals
| past_members = * Jake Figueroa
- Paul Figueroa
- Alexander Lascu
- Keith McGonigle
- Eddie Collins
- Tim Peugh
}}
Crobot is an American hard rock band from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, composed of Brandon Yeagley, Chris Bishop, Dan Ryan and Pat Seals. Formed in 2011, the band has released five studio albums.
History
= Beginnings =
In mid-2011, Brandon Yeagley and Chris Bishop created Crobot, joined later by brothers Paul and Jake Figueroa, who previously performed similar styles of music in another band.{{cite web|title=Crobot: Cosmic Spasms, Blood Orange Smoothies and Touring with Motörhead|url=http://www.provenancemag.com/art-culture/crobot-cosmic-spasms-blood-orange-smoothies-and-touring-with-motorhead/|work=Provenance Magazine|date=October 3, 2016 }} In 2012 the band's original lineup self-released their debut EP, The Legend of the Spaceborne Killer, along with a music video for the eponymous first single. Later that year, the rhythm section of the band was revamped with the addition of the Figueroa brothers on bass and drums. The Figueroa brothers departed from the band early 2017 and were replaced by Dan Ryan on drums and James Alexander Lascu on bass in June 2017.
= Wind-up Records =
In 2013, Crobot was discovered by Wind-up Records, and was officially signed in December.{{cite web |url= http://www.winduprecords.com/news/crobot-signs-with-wind-up-on-tour-with-clutch-and-the-sword/ |title= Crobot Signs With Wind-up, On Tour With Clutch and the Sword! |publisher= Wind-up Records |date= December 17, 2013 |accessdate= December 17, 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131221131324/http://www.winduprecords.com/news/crobot-signs-with-wind-up-on-tour-with-clutch-and-the-sword/ |archivedate= December 21, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/crobot-signs-with-wind-up-records/
|title= Crobot Signs With Wind Up Records |publisher= Blabbermouth |date=December 17, 2013 |accessdate=December 17, 2013}} On May 13, 2014, they released their self-titled EP, produced by Machine (Clutch, Lamb of God, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes). The EP featured four tracks from their upcoming full-length album and received positive reviews.{{cite web |url= http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-crobot-crobot.html |title= Review: Crobot - Crobot |work= Revolver Magazine |date= May 21, 2014 |accessdate= May 21, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140522215643/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-crobot-crobot.html |archive-date= May 22, 2014 |url-status= dead }}{{cite web|url=http://thegreatsouthernbrainfart.com/?p=13030
|title= Album Review: Crobot - Crobot (EP) |publisher= The Great Southern Brainfart |date=May 12, 2014 |accessdate=May 12, 2014}} Their first single and video for "Nowhere to Hide" debuted on Revolver on May 14, 2014{{cite web |url= http://www.revolvermag.com/news/crobot-premiere-new-song-nowhere-to-hide.html |title= Crobot Premiere New Music Video, "Nowhere To Hide" |publisher= Revolver |date= May 14, 2014 |accessdate= May 14, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140516093901/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/crobot-premiere-new-song-nowhere-to-hide.html |archive-date= May 16, 2014 |url-status= dead }} and hit number 16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. In May, Crobot was added to the 2014 lineup for Taco Bell's Feed the Beat campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.FeedTheBeat.com/
|title= Feed The Beat |publisher= Taco Bell |date=May 1, 2014 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}
In 2014, the band toured with Chevelle, Clutch, The Sword, Truckfighters, KYNG, Kill Devil Hill, in addition to playing festivals such as SXSW, Rock on the Range, and Summerfest.{{cite web |url= http://www.winduprecords.com/news/crobot-signs-with-wind-up-on-tour-with-clutch-and-the-sword/ |title= Crobot Signs With Wind-up, On Tour With Clutch and the Sword! |publisher= Wind-up Records |date= December 17, 2013 |accessdate= December 17, 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131221131324/http://www.winduprecords.com/news/crobot-signs-with-wind-up-on-tour-with-clutch-and-the-sword/ |archivedate= December 21, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://dmvicious.com/2013/03/18/getting-to-know-crobot/|title=Getting To Know Crobot|publisher=DMVicious|date=March 18, 2013|accessdate=March 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140628074752/http://dmvicious.com/2013/03/18/getting-to-know-crobot/|archivedate=June 28, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://life-is-awesome.net/2014/03/05/our-picks-for-sxsw/|title= 11 Bands you MUST see at SXSW |publisher= Life Is Awesome |date=March 5, 2014 |accessdate=March 5, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/rock-on-the-range-recap-video.html|title=Rock on the Range Recap Video|work=Revolver Magazine|date=May 27, 2014|accessdate=May 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528081624/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/rock-on-the-range-recap-video.html|archive-date=May 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.afflictionclothing.com/?p=3276|title= Crobot at Rock on the Range 2014 |publisher= Affliction Clothing Blog |date=June 3, 2014 |accessdate=June 3, 2014}} They embarked on their first UK tour in September 2014, with The Virginmarys.{{cite web|url=http://www.thevirginmarys.com/site/index.php/news/164-september-uk-tour-support-bands-confirmed|title=September UK Tour Support Bands Confirmed|publisher=The Virginmarys|date=May 24, 2014|accessdate=May 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204201918/http://www.thevirginmarys.com/site/index.php/news/164-september-uk-tour-support-bands-confirmed|archivedate=February 4, 2015}} Crobot performed at the "ShipRocked" music festival at sea{{cite web|url=http://www.shiprocked.com/lineup/|title= Shiprocked from Miami to Great Stirrup Cay |date=February 4, 2015}} from February 2–6 with Limp Bizkit, Black Label Society, Buckcherry, and fellow Wind-Up Records band Filter. The band then headed to Europe for a stint with Black Label Society and Anthrax before returning to the U.S. in April for a tour starting in Denver. At the end of September 2015 Crobot performed again at sea as part of the Motorhead's Motorboat line-up.{{cite web |url= http://www.motorheadcruise.com/portfolio/lineup/|title= Motorhead's Motorboat}} They also supported Motorhead and Anthrax on a few warm-up dates prior to the Motorboat in September 2015. On June 8, 2016, Crobot released their new single "Not for Sale" taken from their second studio album Welcome to Fat City, released September 23.{{cite web |url=http://blog.crobotband.com/Tour |title=Tour {{!}} Crobot |website=blog.crobotband.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411020516/http://blog.crobotband.com/Tour |archive-date=April 11, 2014}}
= Mascot Records =
In November 2018, Crobot signed with Mascot Records {{cite web |url=https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/crobot/biography/ |title=Crobot » Artists » Mascot Label Group - Provogue / Mascot Records / Music Theories Recordings / Cool Green Recordings |website=www.mascotlabelgroup.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626153432/https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/crobot/biography/ |archive-date=June 26, 2019}} leading up to the release of their newest album Motherbrain in August 2019.
In February 2019, Crobot entered the studio in Atlanta with Corey Lowery of Seether who produced, mixed and engineered Motherbrain. Lowery also contributed playing bass. The album was released on August 23, 2019, and achieved a #6 position in the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.{{Cite magazine|date=September 7, 2019|title=Chart History: Crobot: Heatseekers Albums|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/crobot/chart-history/tln/|access-date=December 8, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} The first single from Motherbrain, "Low Life", achieved a #10 position on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in February 2020.{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=February 22, 2020|title=Crobot Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/crobot/chart-history/rtt/|access-date=December 14, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}
In 2021, the band released their Rat Child EP. The four-track project features Steel Panther's Stix Zadina, Light the Torch's Howard Jones, and bassist Frank Bello of Anthrax.{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=Caroline |title=Crobot Announces New EP Rat Child For June 2021 Release, Shares Music Video For "Mountain" |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2021/04/03/news/crobot-announces-new-ep-rat-child-for-june-2021-release-shares-music-video-for-mountain/ |website=MXDWN |date=April 3, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2022}}
On March 10, 2022, the band announced their new album Feel This, alongside the lead single "Better Times." The album was released on June 3, 2022.{{cite web |title=CROBOT TO RELEASE FEEL THIS ALBUM IN JUNE; "BETTER TIMES" MUSIC VIDEO STREAMING NOW |url=https://bravewords.com/news/crobot-to-release-feel-this-album-in-june-better-times-music-video-streaming-now |website=Bravewords |access-date=March 11, 2022}}
On July 12, 2023, the band released a recording of Janet Jackson's "Black Cat".{{cite web |title=CROBOT RELEASE COVER OF JANET JACKSON'S "BLACK CAT"; AUDIO |url=https://bravewords.com/news/crobot-release-cover-of-janet-jackson-s-black-cat-audio |website=Bravewords |date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=July 27, 2023}}
Musical style
Crobot describes their music as "Dirty. Groove. Rock.", and has been compared to hard rock bands like Wolfmother, Queens of the Stone Age, Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden.{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/gusto/concert-reviews/clutch-brings-awe-inspiring-stoner-rock-show-to-town-ballroom-20140111|title= Clutch brings awe-inspiring stoner rock show to Town Ballroom |publisher=Buffalo News |date=January 11, 2014 |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://pittsburghmusicmagazine.com/2014/05/20/crobot-the-breakout-band-of-rock-on-the-range-2014/|title=Crobot: The Breakout Band of Rock on the Range 2014|work=Pittsburgh Music Magazine|date=May 20, 2014|accessdate=May 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523062422/http://pittsburghmusicmagazine.com/2014/05/20/crobot-the-breakout-band-of-rock-on-the-range-2014/|archive-date=May 23, 2014|url-status=dead}} Frontman Brandon Yeagley has been praised for his power packed vocals and dynamic stage presence, guiding the band's "undeniably magnetizing live shows."{{cite web|url=http://www.degenerationnation.com/crobot-the-band-2/|title=Crobot – The Band |work=Degeneration Nation |date= June 5, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2014}}
Members
Current
- Brandon Yeagley – lead vocals, harmonica (2011–present)
- Chris Bishop – guitars, backing vocals (2011–present)
- Dan Ryan – drums (2017–present)
- Pat Seals – bass (2023–present)
Former
- Keith McGonigle – drums (2011– 2013)
- Sam Grim – bass (2011–2013)
- Jake Figueroa – bass (2013– 2016)
- Paul Figueroa – drums (2013–2016)
- Alexander Lascu – bass (2016–2019)
- Eddie Collins – bass (2019–2021)
- Tim Peugh – bass (2021–2022)
;Timeline
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Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US Hard {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/crobot/chart-history/mtl/ | title=Chart History: Hard Rock Albums | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=November 15, 2014}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US |
|---|
| scope="row"| Something Supernatural
|
| 18 || 8 || — || — |
| scope="row"| Welcome to Fat City
|
| 16 || 13 || — || 48 |
| scope="row"| Motherbrain
|
| — || 6 || 25 || — |
| scope="row"| Feel This
|
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| Obsidian
|
| — || — || — || — |
= Extended plays =
- Legend of the Spaceborne Killer (2012)
- Crobot (2014)
- Rat Child (2021)
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, showing year released and album ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| style="font-size:smaller"
! width="30"|US ! width="30"|US |
| scope="row"| "Nowhere to Hide"
| 2014 | 49 || 16 |rowspan="2"| Something Supernatural |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Legend of the Spaceborne Killer"
| 2015 | – || 32 |
| scope="row"| "Not for Sale"
| 2016 | — || — | Welcome to Fat City |
| scope="row"| "Keep Me Down"
| rowspan="3"| 2019 | — || — | rowspan="4"| Motherbrain |
| scope="row"| "Low Life"
| 36 || 10 |
| scope="row"| "Burn"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Gasoline"
| 2020 | — || 24 |
| scope="row"| "Mountain" (featuring Frank Bello)
| 2021 | — || — | Rat Child |
| scope="row"| "Better Times"
|rowspan="3"| 2022 | — || — |rowspan="3"| Feel This |
| scope="row"| "Set You Free"
| — || 22 |
| scope="row"| "Golden"
| 49 || 16 |
| scope="row"| "Black Cat"
| 2023 | — || — | {{Non-album single}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|www.crobotband.com}}
- {{allmusic}}
{{Crobot}}
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Category:Hard rock musical groups from Pennsylvania
Category:Musical groups established in 2011
Category:Musical quartets from Pennsylvania