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Probot Information
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'PROBOT' (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a musical project masterminded by Dave Grohl.
On the album, Grohl fulfilled his dream of teaming up with vocalists from 1970s and 1980s metal bands who influenced his musical tastes while he was growing up.
Similar to 1995's Foo Fighters, Grohl wrote all of the music and performed most of the instrumentation. Additional lead guitar work on the album is performed by Kim Thayil (ex-Soundgarden guitarist).
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 work directly with Grohl; instead, the tapes were shipped from studio to studio until the album was finished.
The video for the lead, "Shake Your Blood," features an appearance by 66 women from the Suicide Girls adult entertainment website.
A few minutes before track 11 ends, a hidden track begins, sung by comedian/actor/artist Jack Black.
Track listing
# "Centuries of Sin" with Cronos (Venom)
# "Red War" with Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly)
# "Shake Your Blood" with Lemmy Kilmister (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 (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
#*also contains the hidden song "I Am the Warlock" with Jack Black
Origin of name
The name Probot can also refer to the probe droids seen in The Empire Strikes Back.
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