Future User are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2013, consisting of bass guitarist Tim Commerford (formerly of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave), multi-instrumentalist Jordan Tarlow and drummer

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. They describe their music as "Progtronic", combining

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with

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. They have released one album, ''

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'', in 2015.

Background

Tim Commerford formed Future User along with Jordan Tarlow, a multi-instrumentalist who plays keyboards and does the programming of the music. The tandem teamed up with Commerford's lifelong friend, session drummer

and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave producer

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who played guitars on the album. On September 1, 2014, the band released their first video "Clockwork" where Commerford, disguised as the persona 'S.W.I.M.' subjects former tennis star

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. comic book writer, editor and publisher

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makes a brief cameo in their second video, "Supernatural". "Mountain Lion" features cyclist Lance Armstrong as well as a voice message from Armstrong challenging Commerford to a personal cycling contest. Commerford also performs a

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and injects a

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in the video. When he reveals himself in the final part of the video, he lights himself on fire. Their debut album, ''

'', was released through the

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on February 24, 2015 and was mixed by LA Engineer Tom Syrowski. To celebrate Record Store Day on April 18, 2015, the band released a limited edition 12-inch vinyl version of the album. Commerford used his own blood to help color the 180-gram red-colored vinyl. There is also a limited edition clear vinyl version of the disc available. The video for "Voodoo Juju", which was inspired by a real-life accident of Commerford's, shows him undergoing spinal surgery, with good friend and bandmate

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playing a greedy doctor and

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members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson featured as Canadian doctors. The video contrasts the for-profit

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with the universal Canadian healthcare system.

Band members

* Tim Commerford – lead vocals, bass guitar (2013–present) * Jordan Tarlow – keyboards, programming (2013–present) *

– drums (2013–present) Studio *

– guitar (2014)

Discography

*''

'' (2015)

References

External links

*
Future User
at

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