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Matt Pike: The album title, Pike vs. The Automaton , wasn t an ego thing for me. Billy and Jon said, Dude, you should use your name in this. This is your solo project. I said, I don t want to do that . The Automaton, in Greek mythology, is the big robot that s the guardian of the Gods, basically. It s a soulless, big machine named Talos. The big machine that s working against mankind at this moment. In Jason and the Argonauts , Jason and the Argonauts have to battle this big machine guy that protects the island. Basically, what the album title is saying, metaphorically, is Pike against the World. I made a psychedelic rock record that Sleep and High on Fire fans would like, Pike says when asked for a CliffsNotes description of Pike vs. The Automaton . And maybe if you re not a Sleep or High on Fire fan, you might like it too. I definitely think it s interesting; it has D-Beat punk, two-step. It s got everything and it still works together, it doesn t sound odd. It s just an off-the-wall psychedelic rock re

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