Bender was an American hard rock band that formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1994.
They developed a large, dedicated fanbase on the strength of their notoriously rowdy, hard-drinking live performances, and the heavy local airplay of two early singles ("Headless Soldier" & “Lobster”). The band produced two independent albums: Joe released in 1995, and Jehovah's Hitlist in 1998. After being courted by several major labels, they eventually signed a multi-album deal with TVT Records in late 1999. Jehovah's Hitlist was then reworked and repackaged by TVT. The new version was released in May 2000, while the band had already hit the road in January supporting Queensryche, 3 Doors Down, Nickelback, Disturbed, Clutch, Union Underground, Sugar Ray, Tonic, Papa Roach, Great White and others. 
They toured until early 2001 then began work on their follow-up release. When negotiations over the second album broke down later that year, the band opted to leave TVT in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to sign with another label. 

Their more popular songs, "Isolate" and "Superfly", were featured on the game ATV Offroad Fury for PlayStation 2. “Superfly” also appears in Scary Movie and the PlayStation game MTV Sports: Pure Ride. The song "Angel Dust" appears in the movie 3000 Miles to Graceland. The unreleased track “Never Gonna Fly” is used briefly in National Lampoon's Van Wilder. 

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Kent Boyce - Vocals
Matt Scerpella - Guitars
Tim Cook - Bass & Vocals
Steve Adams - Drums