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About Me

..Knoxville, TN's SWINGSHOT formed from the ashes of a cashed-out bowl in August of 2005. Often called 'Percussive Metal' or 'Swing-Metal' by their fans, SWINGSHOT has perfected a heavy, yet melodic stlye combining influences from the genres of hardcore, metal, and rock, to pop, rap, blues and swing. After previous years of playing music together, the members of SWINGSHOT decided it was time to take their love for music to the next level, it was time to make their dreams reality. Coming out swinging, they shot onto the Southern metal scene like a cracked-out hobo in Bum Fights 6, playing every rock club, dive bar, skating rink, battle-of-the-bands, and high school gymnasium in the South-East area they could find. Utilizing 4 out of 5 members on vocal duties, along with blood-curdling guitar riffage (Jason Puckett), a variety of slap-bass techniques (Loren Queener), additional custom percussion (Shane Reed), super-tight and thunderous rock drumbeats (Matthew Bradley), and intensely emotional and philosophical lyrical content (BJ Griffith), SWINGSHOT are sure to make a name for themselves with their self-released full-length debut cd "There's Nothing Like A Beating" (July 2007), and have drawn a fan base as 'diverse' as the members themsleves.
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Member Since: 8/8/2005
Band Website: swingshotmusic.com
Band Members: Bj Griffith
Jason Puckett
Loren Queener
Shane Reed
Matt Bradley
Influences: All That Remains, Ill Nino, 311, A Dozen Furies, (hed) P.E., Sevendust, Pantera, Nirvana, Bionic Jive, Melissa Cross, Cannabis, ect.
Sounds Like: You Decide
Record Label: No Record Label
Type of Label: None

My Blog

SWINGSHOT on iTUNES and other online stores!

You can now purchase and download swingshot music online! Pls. visit one of the following websites and get your copy of the new album...NOW! CD BABY www.cdbaby.com iTUNES www.itunes.com RUCKUS www.ruc...
Posted by Swingshot on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:22:00 PST

SWINGSHOT Merchandise on sale now!

We have t-shirts for sale! Hit us up to get your swingwear. All shirts are 10 dollars...if we dont have your style, no problem! Just let us know what you wanna stick us on and we'll get it to you. The...
Posted by Swingshot on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:49:00 PST

SWINGSHOT featured on Sinister Music Vol. 47

We want to say thanks to everyone at Sinister Music Inc. for hooking us up on Volume 47 of 'Screaming To Be Heard' compilation cd. These guys support Metal music/bands to the fullest! So Visit w...
Posted by Swingshot on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:52:00 PST

Live in or around Knoxville Tn.?! Cds on sale at The Disc Exchange!

Hey guys, Our new cd 'There's Nothing Like A Beating' is out now and on sale at both Disc Exchange locations in Knoxville. So if you live in Knoxville or the surrounding area, be sure to pick up ...
Posted by Swingshot on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:52:00 PST

See what MiAH has to say about SWINGSHOT!!

What MiAH from The Sound Lair (www.soundlair.com) had to say about SWINGSHOT - There's Nothing Like A Beating 'The lifespan of the average band is anywhere from 8-24 months, and in that ...
Posted by Swingshot on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:52:00 PST

SWINGSHOT CDs NOW AVAILABLE!!!!

Finally! Our album is ready to sell. Hit us back to find out how to get your copy now!! Thanks for all your support Swingshot
Posted by Swingshot on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:52:00 PST

NEW MUSIC Update

The new cd is finished and will be ready to send off for replication within the week. It takes about 4 weeks to press the copies, but we should have them for sale by the end of next month. Keep an eye...
Posted by Swingshot on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:52:00 PST

SWINGSHOT BACK TO THE STUDIO!

Hey kiddies! We'll be returning to The Sound Lair (www.thesoundlair.com) Feb. 19th to begin recording our full length album. We'll be updating the site frequently to keep you up to date as this shit u...
Posted by Swingshot on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:52:00 PST

what's going on with the band

We've been getting emails asking why we havent been playing shows recently. We've been in the process of moving band rooms for the past 2 weeks AND .. our van broke down. Unfortunitly we had to f...
Posted by Swingshot on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:52:00 PST

See what Nashville Rock says about Swingshot

Review By: Chris Uncle Daddy Longlegs Czynszak http://www.nashvillerock.net/UncleDaddysSmokeShack/tabid/191 /Def%20ault.aspx I never, in my wildest dreams, would have guessed tha...
Posted by Swingshot on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:52:00 PST