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ABOUT

Tartar Control is a punk rock band based in Los Angeles, California.

The band combines an austere religious appearance with aggressive and violent musical content. Thought by many to be a comedy act, the members of Tartar Control maintain that they are earnestly trying to spread the word of The Lord, claiming to be missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The band is comprised of three members: Robert Selander (lead vocals), Sean Hart (guitar and backup vocals), and Robot (drums and bass). Robert and Sean claim to have begun their music careers in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of The Tabernacle Choir. Selander and Hart claim to have received a vision of Jesus Christ, who in their words: "stood before Sean and Robert, and yielded unto them heavenly gifts. and behold, Sean was given a guitar of God's might and tasty licks, and Robert was given a microphone yielding the Lord's passion and fury. And so it was, that they received these gifts in the vision, they were filled with the Spirit of the Lord." Jesus then allegedly instructed them to "build ye a brother of metal and lightning, and he shall be named Robot." This, according to Tartar Control, was the impetus to construct their drummer and bassist, who they claim was built by "some Latino gentlemen" outside of a Home Depot.

Inspired by such musicians as The Vandals, Left Over Crack, and Lawrence Welk, Tartar Control describes their musical style as a "loud hug." Their live performances are indeed filled with hugs, handshakes, and high-fives in between songs about a diverse range of topics, including: oral hygiene, child molestation, peach cobbler, and crack cocaine.

The band produced and released their first full length album (Holy Crap!) in 2011. The album contains 30 tracks of songs and sketches including a hidden track allegedly written and composed by Robot. Around that time, Tartar Control also released their first music video, "Diabolical" online. FHM referred to the video as one of "the most lunatic music videos the web has to offer." The video features Robert on a bloody rampage during which he murders five people: a mailman, a girl, a gardener, and two policemen. The video also contains a "goat rape solo" which shows Sean molesting a half woman/half goat creature as Robot restrains her.

Tartar Control continues to produce an online series called "Ask Tartar Control" wherein they answer letters from their fans. In the spring of 2012, they announced production of an episodic series following the band's adventures.

DISCOGRAPHY ALBUMS • Holy Crap! (2011) COMPILATIONS • Get Fucked Let's Rock (2012) • The Kelly Thomas Memorial Comp (2012)

SIDEBOX Origin: Los Angeles, CA Genres: Punk Rock, Metal, Comedy Rock, Hugcore Years Active: 2008 - present Website: http://www.tartarcontrolisyourfriend.com Members Robert Selander Sean Hart Robot

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