Artist: CROBOT
Album: WELCOME TO FAT CITY (CD)

Release date: 2016
EAN/UPS: 727361380922
Media type: CD

In 1970, Hunter S. Thompson infamously campaigned to be elected sheriff of Aspen.

He proposed that the snowy locale’s name be changed to »Fat City« in order to, “prevent greedheads, land-rapers and other human jackals from capitalizing on the name Aspen.” He lost the election, but a short 46 years later, his proposed moniker would perfectly suit CROBOT’s second full-length album, »Welcome To Fat City« (Nuclear Blast Records). Stirring up down ‘n’ dirty rock ‘n’ roll, swaggering blues, doomy metal, and strangely sexy funk into a grimy cauldron, the Pennsylvania quartet - Brandon Yeagley (lead vocals, harmonica), Chris Bishop (guitars, vocals), Jake Figueroa (bass), and Paul Figueroa (drums) - make rock music gonzo again by blasting it to outer space...

“As far as the story goes, I thought it might be cool to write about a planet called »Fat City«,” explains Brandon. “It’s a place where all of the sleazeballs of the galaxy can go and be themselves without any regard for morals or anybody else’s well-being. On the last record, a lot of the themes were supernatural and took place on earth. This one goes intergalactic.”

Following the release of 2014’s »Something Supernatural«, CROBOT tore up the road back on earth. They’d share bills with the likes of the legendary MOTÖRHEAD, ANTHRAX, VOLBEAT, CLUTCH, THE SWORD, and more in addition to performing at festivals such as Download, Shiprocked, Motörhead's MotörBoat, Rock On The Range, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Graspop, and Rocklahoma, to name a few. Along the way, they landed coverage from Paste Magazine, Rolling Stone, Yahoo! Music, Revolver, and many others.

Towards the end of 2015, the boys began plotting their next move. During downtime with MOTÖRHEAD, they carved out a week for pre-production with Machine (Lamb of LAMB OF GOD, CLUTCH, GYM CLASS HEROES) in Austin, TX, sowing the creative seeds.

TRACKLIST CD/ LP:

02. Play It Cool
03. Easy Money
04. Not For Sale
05. Hold On For Dear Life
06. Temple In The Sky
07. Right Between The Eyes
08. Blood On The Snow
09. Steal The Show
10. Moment Of Truth
11. Plague Of The Mammoths

LINE-UP:

Brandon Yeagley | lead vocals, harmonica
Chris Bishop | guitars, vocals
Jake Figueroa | bass
Paul Figueroa | drums