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! Current Members:
| [[Dom Price|Mod]]<br />[[Christopher Stanley|(c.) Grendel]]<br />[[Mat Porter|Mat PorterPathetic]] (Live)
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! Former Members:
The band came together as a chaotic side project in mid-2006 and was plagued by line-up changes, with front-man Mod (Dom Price) the only consistent member until early April of 2007, when he was approached by c. Grendel (Christopher Stanley) who expressed interest in helping with the project. Grendel became Finite Automata's primary keyboardist and composer, with Mod arranging sequences and providing snarled growling vocals.
In September of the same year the two were joined by Ex-Pathetics guitarist [[Mat Pathetic|Mat Porter]]; who became the band's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_(music) gadgetrist] and primary guitarist. Porter contributed to the song ''Filth In Eyes''; a confrontational piece inspired by the band's disagreement with the activities of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church Westboro Baptist Church] and religious bigotry in general. Porter left the band in early 2008 due to conflicting musical interests with c. Grendel and PorterPathetics's then repeated tardiness to practice and recording sessions due to his own responsibilities at the time.
Porter was replaced by Vic "Vik" Martinez in September of 2008, who added some unorthodox guitar work and provided a much needed third layer to the band's overall sound. In addition to contributing bass guitar lines to their song ''"Caustic"'', Martinez also incorporated elements of bass synth and live sample triggering to the band's live performances. However a falling out with Mod and scheduling conflicts forced Martinez's departure in December 2009. As a result, former gadgetrist Mat Porter Pathetic stepped in to replace Martinez for the band's then upcoming ''"Dogma Eye"'' tour.Following their appearance at the Orlando based 'Florida Underground Industrial Music Festival',
The group has gained a modest following in the Pensacola music scene, however this is often overshadowed by acts of other genres. The group makes infrequent appearances due to the enormous amount of planning and scale required for their performances. They have played local venues such as [[Sluggo's]], [[End of the Line Cafe]], and [[The Handlebar]]. The band has played shows with local acts such as [[User Assumes Risk]] and [[Vomit Gun]]. The band recently performed at the ''Florida Underground Industrial Music Festival'' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando Orlando Florida] with notable acts in the genre such as The Ludovico Technique, Cyanide Regime and , Spider Lilies, as well as En Esch, Mona Mur, and Slick Idiot.
The groups name comes from a term in computer science relating to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_automata finite state machines]. The band uses the name as an allusion to human behavior being primitive or predictable in nature. <ref name="Offical Last FM Page">{{cite web
