Bender was an American

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. Bender had a local reach for some time before being signed onto

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. The band has produced two albums, the first called ''Joe'' released in 1995, and later an album called ''Jehovah's Hitlist'' released in 1998 independently and later remastered and re-released on TVT Records in 2000. In 2005, a source close to the band stated that Bender would remain "inactive until further notice." Their more popular songs, "Isolate" and "Superfly", were featured on the game ''

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and Scary Movie. The song "Angel Dust" also appeared in the movie ''

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Origins

Bender began with guitarist Matt Scerpella and bassist Tim Cook, who met in the late 80s. When they heard Kent Boyce sing in a local radio show, they convinced him to join them.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Personnel

*Kent Boyce – lead vocals *Matt Scerpella – guitar *Tim Cook – bass, backing vocals *Steve Adams – drums

References

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