Kill The Robot is the new band from guitarist/vocalist Stephen Gibb, channeling decades of songwriting and heavyweight experience (Black Label Society, Crowbar, Saigon Kick) into a widescreen debut produced with multi‑Grammy winner Warren Riker. Sparked in the wake of the loss of friend and producer Brett “Cosmo” Thorngren and inspired by the memory of Taylor Hawkins, the self‑titled album fuses stadium‑rock heft with prog imagination and ’80s UK synth‑pop flair—think Foo Fighters, Muse, Pink Floyd, and Tears for Fears in a dark‑to‑light arc. With Gil Bitton, Jean‑Pierre Espiritusanto, and Gordon Myers, KTR celebrates melody and songcraft over genre walls—anthemic, hook‑driven, and life‑affirming.