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AWAITING SAMSARA

"One last dance before I bury you."

About Me

ALRIGHT, NOW COMES THE NEXT PHASE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE SEMI-PROFESSIONAL RETARDS THAT CALL THEMSELVES AWAITING SAMSARA.WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE SHOWS LINED UP FOR THE SPRING AND THEN WE HEAD BACK INTO THE STUDIO TO RECORD OUR FIRST FULL LENGTH ALBUM. WE ARE WORKING ON 5 OR 6 NEW SONGS TO GO ALONG WITH 5 PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN TUNES THAT YOU HAVE HEARD AT SHOWS BEFORE...WE ARE SETTING OUT TO WRITE A CRUSHING RECORD THAT REALLY SHOWS WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT AND WHAT WE CAN DO, AND WE CAN’T WAIT FOR YOU GUYS TO HEAR THESE TUNES...WE WILL HOPEFULLY START RECORDING AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF TOILING OVER COORS LIGHT AND MAKER’S MARK WE SHOULD HAVE ONE HELL OF A RECORD TO SHOWCASE FOR OUR FRIENDS. SO KEEP IN TOUCH, HAVE A GOOD SUMMER, AND KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR UPDATES, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME HUGE THINGS ON THE HORIZON FOR AWAITING SAMSARA. SEE YOU GUYS IN THE PIT REAL SOON.JOSH, DAN, KEVIN, JOHN AND RAY...

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/23/2004
Band Website: awaitingsamsara.com
Band Members:
Kevin Templeton - - vocals//
Josh Caldwell - - guitars and backup vocals//
Dan Frick - - guitars//
John Damien - - drums//
Ray Garcia - - bass guitar and backup vocals//

Influences:
Tool
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Poison the Well
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In Flames
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Lamb of God
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Glassjaw
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Every Time I Die
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Mars Volta
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Deftones
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Pink Floyd
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Led Zeppelin
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Black Sabbath
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Pantera
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Damageplan
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Down
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Tenacious D
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Hatebreed
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Biohazard
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A Perfect Circle
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Sepultura
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Unearth
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Fear Factory
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Everything Mike Patton touches
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Poison The Well
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A Static Lollaby
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Coldplay
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311
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MachineHead
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Incubus
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Soulfly
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Rage Against the Machine
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Chimaira
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Korn
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Killswitch Engage
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Dillinger Escape Plan
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-LOCAL BANDS-
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Unbeknown
Etched in Red
Downspell
Sounds Like: Dynamic, melodic metal fusing brutal hardcore and emotional melodies and musically exciting experimentation...
Record Label: taking applicants...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Update from the boys...

What's going on everyone? Just a little update on the goings-on... We have taken a short break from playing shows to focus writing some new material for an upcoming demo that we plan to start recordin...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:47:00 PST

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO, LAST NITE.... THANKS TO EVERYONE LAST NITE FOR THE MOST AMAZING SHOW WE HAVE EVER PLAYED...BY FAR. THANKS SO MUCH TO THE BANDS, ESPECIALLY FRACTURE POINT AND BACK FROM ASHES FOR MAKING THE JOURNEY...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:03:00 PST

AWAITING SAMSARA ON ROCK 105.3 SUNDAY NIGHT

KEVIN, DAN, AND RAY WILL BE ON ROCK 105.3 SUNDAY NIGHT FROM 10PM TILL MIDNIGHT FOR ANOTHER STATE OF MIND!!!  THEY WILL BE PROMOTING THE CD RELEASE SHOW, PLAYING YOU SOME NEW TUNES FROM OUR UPCOMI...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:43:00 PST

Arizona and everything in between...

Well, here we are... One thousand miles, two RV's, about 6 total hours of sleep, and three days later, we are back... Arizona treated us well, but completely kicked our asses as usual, and we are grat...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:56:00 PST

Studio update...and stuff

Hey hey everyone... Hope you all had a good holiday season.  So, we have officially finished guitars for the new record, and as far as we are concerned, it is some brutal shit...  Next up is...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 08:28:00 PST

Studio update...

Rhythm guitar tracks are done for two songs, and the tones have surprised us even with how brutal and clear they are...We are very excited how this record is coming together and can't wait for ev...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:49:00 PST

EP status....

What's up everyone.  Here's the latest update for the upcoming EP.  We went into DreamCleaver Studios to start drum tracks on Monday night, and well, finished drum tracks.  John came wi...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:50:00 PST

NEW EP NEWS

We will be going into the studio this Monday to begin preproduction work for our upcoming EP, and the following Monday will mark the first sessions for tracking John on the skins.  We will have s...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:29:00 PST

Lineup change........

We are all very sad to say that one half of our lead singer, Crystal Wyatt, will be leaving the band.  Crystal was a wonderful addition to our group, and we are all very upset to see her go...&nb...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:48:00 PST

Long time no see/plans for the future

What's happening everybody...A lot going on in our world, hope this reaches everybody healthy and happy.  At this point, we have taken a break from playing live to write and arrange five to ...
Posted by AWAITING SAMSARA on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:17:00 PST