God of Shamisen is a band from California, led by a master of the Shamisen, a fretless Japanese lute. The band involves elements spanning a multitude of genres, including progressive rock, metal, and funk.

Here's an excerpt from our latest album Smoke Monster Attack:

	Buy the album download here!
	You can also get first album, the limited edition 7", and exclusive T-shirts in our website store. First album also available on Amazon and iTunes.

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October 7, 2012 — “Begin Japanology” interview with Kevin!

Kevin Kmetz, with some live footage of God of Shamisen, was featured in a recent episode of Begin Japanology, a Japanese documentary TV show. Check out his interview in this video!

March 15, 2011 — Please Donate to Japan

Please donate to the Japanese Red Cross Society, or other foundations, to help Japan!

November 23, 2010 — Buy our second album: SMOKE MONSTER ATTACK!

Smoke Monster Attack is now available for purchase!

You can listen to previews and buy MP3 from CDBaby here.

Buy on iTunes here.

Or you can buy MP3 or high quality lossless FLAC from LobeFood here.

Check out our new album and let us know what you think!

We are also proud to announce that our first album, Dragon String Attack, is also finally now available in lossless FLAC format as well.

November 8, 2010 — New Album! Smoke Monster Attack

Teaming up with producer Billy Anderson, God of Shamisen returns with Smoke Monster Attack, their second album. Featuring some new tunes along with some interesting video game cover songs, we run the musical gamut from an aggressive new arrangement of the traditional “Jongara Bushi,” to the Indian-inspired mellow breakdowns of “Last Shamisen Master Attack,” to a wild metal cover of the Star Wars theme. The album will be only available digitally, and will be available to download on iTunes, Amazon, and other online stores soon! More details soon.

October 29, 2010 — Thank you, Kansas City!

Earlier this month, God of Shamisen played at the 2010 Greater Kansas City Japan Festival. Here’s some video from our weekend!

August 20, 2010 — Coming this OCTOBER 2 - Kansas City Japan Festival!

Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, God of Shamisen will perform at the Greater Kansas City Japan Festival! More details on our appearance will be available soon. Read more about the KC Japan Festival on their website!

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