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God of Shamisen

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BUY OUR BRAND NEW 7" VINYL RECORD SINGLE!
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)

Payment is thru Paypal. For other payment options please msg us on Myspace or email us here
Be one of the first to support GOS in what is our first official release! After they’re sold out this is gone forever!!

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Music:

Member Since: 2/7/2005
Band Website: godofshamisen.com
Band Members: Live lineup: Kevin Kmetz (shamisen), Lee Smith (drums), Karl Schnaitter (guitar), Mark Thornton (bass)
Influences: Shirakawa Gunpacho, Nitaboh of Kambara, Slayer, DragonForce, King Crimson, Sun City Girls, Dick Dale, Loudness, Prince, Kinoshita Shinichi, Frank Zappa, Kyu Sakamoto, Toto, Hall & Oates, Neil Hamburger
Sounds Like: Asian bluegrass metal
Record Label: TBA
Type of Label: None

My Blog

7" Record now available at LobeFood! + Tour Attack !!

Hey everyone! As always you can use PayPal to buy our debut 7" vinyl at our website!!But now if you do not have a paypal account or would prefer to use credit card, the kind friends at LobeFood music ...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:54:00 PST

GOS in soundtrack of new DrTopo bouldering/rock climbing DVD !!

Hey, check this out... a version of our song "The Science Fiction of Ray Bradbury Attack" was used in the new Big in Japan Tour DVD from DrTopo.com!More info here...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:16:00 PST

7" vinyl record now available !!

BUY OUR BRAND NEW 7" VINYL RECORD SINGLE! Side A: The Science Fiction of Ray Bradbury Attack (Dimension X)Side B: Strange Relationship AttackExtremely limited edition on white vinylOnly 500 copies eve...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:52:00 PST

Kevin and Lee in Estradasphere’s new DVD !!

Of course we all know Kevin and Lee, from God of Shamisen, perform in ESTRADASPHERE! Well they have a brand new DVD coming out this week on The End Records. Lee is shredding on drums through the whole...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:44:00 PST

August 18 in Boulder CO ?? Documentary Attack !!

Hello everyone, and especially fans in the Boulder area!This Saturday, August 18th, our friend's great documentary on Kevin Kmetz, Tsguaru-Shamisen player and GOS bandleader, will be screened at the B...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:30:00 PST

Post-Fanime! Bay Area Show Coming up! All ages attack !!

You may have noticed our new myspace photo.. it's from our appearance at Fanime Con two weekends ago! We had a blast and definitely would like to play the Con again next year, and any other west coast...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:05:00 PST

Fanime Con Details !!

GOD OF SHAMISEN will be performing at this year's FANIME CON Japanese animation convention in San Jose, California, on Sunday, May 27.The full band performs Sunday, May 27 ~ 1:30 pmSan Jose Convention...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Wed, 09 May 2007 07:42:00 PST

Documentary Attack !!

Our good friend Nao Nakazawa has made a documentary on G.o.S. bandleader Kevin Kmetz, called The Birth of California Shamisen!!The movie features extensive footage of Kevin on shamisen, and performin...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:24:00 PST

California recitals with Masahiro Nitta, January 2007 !!

G.o.S. shamisen player and bandleader Kevin Kmetz is proud to announce a visit in January by MASAHIRO NITTA, a famous Tsugaru Shamisen player from Sopporo, Japan. This two-time national shamisen champ...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:33:00 PST

Kevin's Japan Tournament Attack !!

GOD OF SHAMISEN News Flash !!!This past spring, G.o.S. bandleader Kevin Kmetz won 2nd Place at the annual National Tsugaru Shamisen Tournament held every May in Kanagi, Japan. Check out more info plus...
Posted by God of Shamisen on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:57:00 PST