Live lineup: Kevin Kmetz (shamisen), Lee Smith (drums), Karl Schnaitter (guitar), Mark Thornton (bass)
Influences
Shirakawa Gunpacho, Nitaboh of Kambara, Slayer, Yellow Magic Orchestra, DragonForce, King Crimson, Sun City Girls, Dick Dale, Loudness, Prince and the New Power Generation, Kinoshita Shinichi, Frank Zappa, Kyu Sakamoto, Toto, Hall & Oates, Neil Hamburger
Side A: The Science Fiction of Ray Bradbury Attack
Side B: Strange Relationship Attack
Extremely limited edition of 500
$10 including shipping to USA or Canada
$13 including shipping internationally (to all other countries)
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Be one of the first to support GOS in what is our first official release! After they’re sold out this is gone forever!!
About Us:
Effectively merging the cultures of east and west, God of Shamisen (G.o.S.) is the world’s first metal band relying on the three-stringed fretless lute of northern Japan. Led by Kevin Kmetz, a master of the Tsugaru-shamisen, the band features performing members of Estradasphere, the Fishtank Ensemble, and the Secret Chiefs 3. No longer bound to the strenuous and motoric pentatonic scales and eastern flavored melodic patterns, the shamisen’s yearning for freedom has lead her into the hands of creative musicians living in California, USA, who are willing to let her explore any and all styles of music out there! Right now we are mostly instrumental, focusing on the combination of traditional shamisen and various rock styles. But keep your ears to the ground... some true evolution is in the works.
Also, Kevin and Lee also perform in the awesome band Estradasphere!
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are you guys in tune enough with japanese music that someone'd be able to tell me where i can listen to or download music from this band, "Hashball?" specifically, a song called deep shot?
マウイ島からアロハ. Greetings from a fellow musician/traveler mixing a Japanese instrument with rock/jazz here at home. You rock on the shamisen! Thanks for the friendship.
hi guys!!! absolutely love the music!!! great inspiration for all of us... truly, thanks for sharing... looking forward to visiting again, soon... arigatoo... take care and have a greeeeat weekend... sayo...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~HEY KEVIN~~............ HOPE YOU ARE~~~........ ~~DOING WELL ~~........ LOOK FORWARD TO........ HEARING YOU NEW........ STUFF.............. ~~~~I have been........ recording a new........ TRANCE LOVE AIRWAYS ALBUM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you're coming to Phoenix and need a place to play/stay, let us know. It would be a basement show at an established house/venue. If not at our place, though, I'm sure you'd have no difficulty getting into the Trunk Space or an even bigger venue...
