Rob Aston is the infamous front man for the band The Transplants. He plays along side of Tim Armstrong (Rancid) and Travis Barker (Blink 182.)

He moved from Fresno to Los Angeles in December of 1999. It just so happened that when he moved to Los Angeles, he moved around the corner from Armstrong, whom he knew from his time as a roadie with AFI.

One day, he was riding in a car with Armstrong, who put on some instrumentals and told Aston to start rhyming. Aston wasn't a rapper and really didn't aspire to be one. But it was Tim Armstrong from Rancid asking, so he obliged the best he could.

It eventually culminated in a 2002 self-titled Transplants album. Rob Aston only played live with The Transplants 17 times. So needless to say when it was time to make the 2nd album Rob was more than eager to get back in the studio with his partner Tim Armstong on his pro-tools rig.

It took almost a year for The Transplants to finish their 2nd album Haunted Cities. Six songs on the record were actually from Rob's solo album. Everyone who listened to the second album could see that Rob's ability to lay out some fucking awesome raps improved alot since the first album.

I created this group because I think Rob Aston is one of the coolest motherfuckers I know of. He has a blunt attitude about everything and doesn't care if he offends anyone. Rob always says what he feels and doesn't take anything back.

www.skinheadrob.com

www.thetransplants.com


(My best wishes go out to Tim Armstrong right now. Get well soon buddy!)