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for|the episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer |Earshot (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)Infobox musical artist | name = Earshot| image = Earshotlive.JPG| caption = Earshot perform at the Orange County Choppers tenth anniversary celebration on 4/25/09| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles , California , United States | genre = Hard rock Alternative metal Post-grunge | years_active = 1999–present| label = Warner Bros. Records Fontana Records Universal Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.earshotband.com/ earshotband.com| current_members = Wil Martin - Vocals / Guitar Daren Pfeifer - Drum kit|Drums Edward "Rooster" Rodriguez - Bass guitar|Bass Josh Guinn - Guitar Chris Loveless - Guitar Earshot is a hard rock/alternative metal band from Los Angeles, California . The band has released three albums: Letting Go (Earshot album)|Letting Go , Two (Earshot album)|Two , and most recently, The Silver Lining (Earshot album)|The Silver Lining on August 26, 2008.
History
Formation and Letting Go
The band formed in 1999, with singer Wil Martin collaborating with guitarist Scott Kohler in L.A. Bassist Johnny Sprague and guitarist Mike Callahan joined the band shortly after their debut was completed.
Singer-songwriter Wil has cited Led Zeppelin , the Beatles , Metallica , Thin Lizzy , U2 , and Soundgarden as influences and inspirations. http://rock.about.com/od/earshot/p/Earshot.htm Earshot on About.com. Visited on 11th October 2010
The band's debut album , Letting Go , featured the song "Get Away". It received significant radio airplay, while the song "Headstrong" was featured in the motion picture Queen of the Damned (film)|Queen of the Damned . After months of touring with Staind , Kid Rock and Stone Temple Pilots , http://www.showandtellonline.com/_earshot/cd_letting_go.html Show & Tell - Earshot, "Letting Go" CD review http://www.epinions.com/content_152707436164 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Two 6/22& #93; - Earshot at Epinions.com http://www.roughedge.com/cdreviews/e/earshot.htm Rough Edge: Earshot CD Reviews "Get Away" peaked at #4 on the charts and stayed in the Top 100 for over 60 weeks. Earshot returned to the studio in late 2002 after spending much of that year on the road.
Two
The band's second album, Two , was released in 2004. It includes the breakthrough hit "Wait," which was featured on the Madden NFL 2005 video game soundtrack and the MX vs. ATV Unleashed video game soundtrack. It was also featured in the DVD Tampa Bay Lightning 2004 Stanley Cup Champions .
In early 2005, Earshot returned from the road in support of their second release.
The Silver Lining
In early 2007, Earshot signed with Indegoot/Fontana/Universal Recordings, and began working on a new album, produced by Brian Garcia and co-produced by Wil Martin. Tracks on the album include “MisSunderstood,” “Closer,” “Pushing to Shove,” “Wasted,” “Don’t Hate Me,” "Go," and “Sometimes”. The band posted its new single, "MisSunderstood," on their MySpace page at 12AM (EST) on May 13, 2008. The official nationwide radio release date for the single was May 26, 2008.
On October 20, 2009, the band released a free single through their website, called "The Ugly Truth".
Discography
Albums
Letting Go (Earshot album)|Letting Go (2002, Warner Bros. Records )
Two (Earshot album)|Two (2004, Warner Bros. Records)
Category:Musical quintets Category:Musical groups from California Category:Heavy metal musical groups from California Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles, California Category:Musical groups established in 1999
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