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.

Read more about our CD, Dragon String Attack.

NEWS:

June 22, 2009 — JapanFest Atlanta!

God of Shamisen will be performing at JapanFest this September 19 & 20 in Atlanta!
This will be followed by many tourdates in the South USA. More details will be posted here soon!

April 2, 2009 — Other Tours

GOS drummer Lee smith is touring with Orange Tulip Conspiracy this May!
Check out tourdates here.

Also this may, GOS bandleader and shamisen master Kevin Kmetz will be touring Japan in the shamisen group Monsters of Shamisen!
Check out Japanese tourdates here.

November 22, 2008 — Recording for EMI Japan

We have just completed Kevin Kmetz’s solo CD with producer / engine-ear Billy Anderson, This is for major label EMI Japan! Check out some videos of us in the studio:

September 20, 2008 — Back from tour! New CD!

We have just returned from a successful tour of the USA west coast!!  Thank you, everyone who came to our concerts.

Our debut CD Dragon String Attack is finally out!
More album details here.

You can buy it from a number of places, including:

• Our Store (CD + vinyl + shirts direct from the band!)
• CDBaby (CD order)
• iTunes Music Store (download DRM-free)
• Amazon (CD order)
• Amazon MP3 (download DRM-free)
• LobeFood (CD order from Estradasphere’s online shop)

February 12, 2008 — GOS on documentary soundtrack

God of Shamisen has a song featured in the new a rock climbing / bouldering documentary DVD. Check out the Big in Japan Tour DVD from DrTopo.com!

Our full-length album, Dragon String Attack, was recently completed!! We are currently looking for label and distrbution offers. Our CD should be available sometime in 2008! For release date announcements, please sign up on our email list, to the right.

December 2, 2007 — CD and vinyl soon!

Mixing on our first full-length album, Dragon String Attack, is almost done!
Additionally, a 7″ single will be available in early 2008!

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