Earshot

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Earshot
Country	Los Angeles, USA
Years active	1999-present
Genres	Alternative Metal
Labels	Warner Bros.
Members	Wil Martin Mike Callahan Scott Kholer Johnny Sprague Chas Stumbo

For the episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, see Earshot (Buffy episode).

"Earshot" may also refer to the vague distance from which something can be heard ("within earshot").

Earshot is an Alternative Metal band.

1 History
2 Members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] History

Earshot formed in 1999 as a blend of moody yet melodic metal which sounds similar to Tool, particularly on their debut album. Vocalist Wil Martin's auditory resemblance to Maynard James Keenan adds to this similarity; his voice sounds like Keenan's and his style appears to have been influenced by Keenan. On the debut album, no bass was featured. Instead, they used a tuned down guitar that had the bass effect. Shortly after the debut album, John Sprague joined to take on the bass duties.

They were signed by Warner Bros. and released their first album Letting Go in 2002, which included the hit singles "Get Away" and "Not Afraid". A second album Two was released in 2004. Two featured a breakout hit in "Wait", which was featured on the Madden 2005 video game soundtrack and the MX vs. ATV Unleashed video game soundtrack. This was followed with the release of the single "Someone".

The group is currently working on its 3rd album with an expected release date sometime in 2007.