Good day everyone!  Let us first start by congratulating The Secret Cool on their advancing in the Colonial Downs BotB.  They are one fantastic band.  Check them out at their myspace page.  We would like to also thank Ryan & Amanda from Colonial Downs, Bobby & Brian from Phase 3 Sound, Casey & everyone at the X and all other sponsors for putting the whole thing together.

For the next few months KM will be busy at work on many different levels.  Rhythm guitar prospect Jacob Goff will be working with the band on the old material.  At the same time we will be auditioning Bass players and writing new songs.  Bass players can schedule an audtion by contacting Bubba on myspace or send an email to kmantra@comcast.net.

Last but  certainly not least we owe a huge thanks to Matt Koon for filling on bass during the last few months.  Matt came in at a time when we had a gig only a month away and he had to learn 30 songs.  He pulled it off like the pro he is.  Thanks Matt!!! You can check out The Matt Koon Foundation at The Capital Ale House on Oct 25th.

Till next time....

I wanted to share with everyone my experience of getting to jam with guitar legend George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob).  Goerge has been doing clinics for Sam Ash music stores and was recently at the Richmond location.  Part of this clinic is to have a couple of local musicians (bassist and drummer) come up and jam out on some old Dokken tunes.  Well, I got a call from the music store a few days prior to the clinic asking if I would be interested in playing drums for George.  I was like, "play drums for George Lynch, well HELL YEAH".  So I was told that we would be playing "Tooth and nail" and "Mr. Scary", two very popular Dokken songs.  I have to admit that I am not huge Dokken fan, although I have always admired George's talent as a guitarist.  I had never heard either of these tunes until 4 days before the clinic.  So, needless to say I am excited and nervous at the same time.  As I am listening to these songs for the first time I am thinking to myself, "What the fuck have I gotten myself into".  Mr. Scary was full of changes and drum fills, Tooth and nail not so bad but still not an easy song to play.  I totally did not want to screw this up.  I listened to the songs every second that I could.  All week my stomach was in knots thinking, " What if I screw this up in front a bunch of people and in front of George Lynch".   Now the day of the clinic, still nervous.  All of the nervous feelings went away as soon as I got on the stage.  We started Tooth and nail and it was truly amazing to see the look the was on George's face.  It was one of the best feelings ever.  He was totally digging it.  The shit was rockin'.  We ended with Mr. Scary which was far from perfect, but still rocked equally as hard.   George is a truly amazing guitarist, but he is also a truly nice guy.  He took alot of time taking photos and talking to everyone.  Thanks to Mr. Lynch, Jeremy Ratliff, and Sam Ash for having me out.

bubba

Bubba

New shit on our page!  Some new pics and  a new song, Submerged Cycles (the instrumental off the album) have been added.  Basically we have been hard at work on new songs and I must say we have churned out some of the best songs ever.  The latest one is called "HellFace".  It is brutal.   Generally we tend not to play really heavy music.  Well, this song is a complete departure from that mentality.  It's metal  at its best with a witty modern touch.  Like only KM can do.   Our good friend Lurch is bringing over his recording rig this weekend to capture  all the new tunes.  They will be rough takes, but if they turn out half way decent we will post them.  Make sure to check back often.  We love you all!!  Thanks!!

KM

Take a listen to Shot of Truth.  Tell us what you think.  More tunes to come.