WARGASM's BOB MAYO To Release ROBOT MONSTER ARMY Debut

WARGASM bassist/vocalist Bob Mayo's ROBOT MONSTER ARMY project has posted two rough mixes of songs from its forthcoming debut release on the project's MySpace page. The entire album, plus two bonus tracks, will be available for download via iTunes and other online digital outlets in October.

Recorded at Red Devil Recording in Stoughton, Massachusetts, "Robot Monster Army" features performances by members of several legendary Boston metal bands, including MELIAH RAGE, ONLY LIVING WITNESS, GANG GREEN, FORMICIDE, STEEL ASSASSIN, TRIPHAMMER, TEMPORARY INSANITY, BAD KARMA and more. Mayo's old cohorts in WARGASM also appear.

A portion of the proceeds from the album will benefit Rawkstars, a non-profit organization that provides musical instruments and instruction to needy Boston-area children, and Autism Speaks, a non-profit dedicated to researching and spreading awareness of autism spectrum disorders.

While WARGASM is primarily known as Boston's premiere thrash metal band, having released three highly acclaimed albums between 1988 and 1995, the 12 songs included on the ROBOT MONSTER ARMY CD offer up something decidedly different. "I hope the music has a late-70's metal vibe", says Mayo, who wrote all of the music and lyrics himself. "I got into music when I was around 14, in 1977-78. All of the records that inspired me as a musician came out then; after punk happened, but before the NWOBHM. Classics by JUDAS PRIEST, UFO, SABBATH, RAINBOW, AC/DC, SCORPIONS, BOC, THIN LIZZY, KISS, RUSH, AEROSMITH, BUDGIE, CHEAP TRICK… That's the music in my bones, and that's the kind of stuff that came out when I started writing. So it's a little different than what people might expect from the players involved."

The entire project, including artwork posted on the project's MySpace page, has the look and sound of a reissued '70s hard rock record, complete with two "bonus tracks"; one of them live. Live? Hmmm… "It wasn't actually recorded live; we just made it sound that way," said Mayo. "I really wanted this to come across as a re-release of a late-'70s rock album, with a couple of 'obscurities' added on to the re-master."

Of course, a live song would be impossible, as there is no actual band behind the R.M.A. project. Mayo stated, "It's purely a studio thing. But I got to work with lots of my old friends from the '80s and '90s Boston scene; these guys are my best friends and the greatest group of musicians on earth. We all have similar musical roots, so everybody really shines on this material."

Visit www.myspace.com/robotmonsterarmy for streaming music, lyrics, artwork, more info and regular updates.