Which Los Angeles based post-metal ban was an influence on the Australian band Cog?
Cog (band) Cog are an Australian progressive rock band that formed in 1998. Their debut album, "The New Normal", was nominated for Triple J's 2005 J Award. The band's music is influenced by Tool, Isis, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Brett Student, Leftfield, Deftones and Helmet. The band went on to become one of the most successful independent bands in Australia.
Cybotron (Australian band) Cybotron were an Australian electronic, experimental music band formed in 1975 by Steve Maxwell Von Braund on synthesiser, electronic percussion, and alto saxophone; and Geoff Green on keyboard, organ, and synthesiser. The group issued three studio albums, "Cybotron" (1976), "Colossus" (1978) and "Implosion" (1980) and disbanded by 1981. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, noted that they were "a bona fide experimental outfit, and the band's eponymous debut album featured a mix of heavy synthesiser kinetics, organ drones and pulsating electronic beats".