The Cybertronic Spree: Transformers party rock!!

These robo-musicians are more than meets the eye.

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The Cybertronic Spree is a band that knows how to control a room. They play loud, they grab the audience's attention — and they also happen to be full-sized Transformers.

That's right — they're the toys from the 1980s who have spawned a universe of merch, movies and soundtracks. And that's where the band comes in.

As you'll find out in this video by filmmakers Marco Libretti and Kimiya Shokoohi, they sort of accidentally arrived in Toronto, and they quickly found out that playing cover songs from the soundtrack of the 1986 Transformers film drew crowds. (Their flawless costumes and 80s sound also helped.)

Now, the band is nearing their fifth anniversary. And along with a party they have planned in October to celebrate, they're releasing their own original music for the first time. As they'll tell you, writing songs among a group of your friends and nemeses is hard work — but it's paying off in the form of new power ballads you'll be hearing at their next shows.

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