Murashita Press Kit

Masaki Murashita firstshowedhisscorchingriffsandpowerfulsongwriting,alongwithhisblisteringand
aggressive vocal style with the critically acclaimed modern thrash band Hemoptysis in 2007 and he has
been clawing his way to the top ever since. 2011 saw the release of Hemoptysis’ Album, Misanthropic
SlaughterwhichwasmetwithpraiseacrosstheboardfromtopMetalcritics,magazines,blogsandradio.
Combiningelementsofmelody,thrashandmodernextrememetal,Masakihasmoldedhisownrazorsharp
brandofmetalthatismovingintothenextstageofmetalevolution.
MURASHITA justreleasedthedebutsolo EP,InescapableDamnationfeaturingsome ofthetopplayersin
MetalincludingDavidEllefson(Megadeth),KevinTalley(Suffocation, Six Feet Under, Chimaira),Kelly
Conlon (Death, Monstrosity), Rodney McGlothlin (Voice of Dissent), and mixed by award winning
producer,RyanGreene(Megadeth, NOFX).EarlyPreviewsofthenewMURASHITAreleaseperformedon
EMGtv were met with overwhelmingly positive reviews. The international tour to support Inescapable
DamnationbeganinJapanSeptember,2015.
Reviews:
“Withoutstandingguitarwork,greatlyricsandacompletelackofconformitytoindustryexpectations,“Inescapable
Damnation”isametalmanifestation.”–FullMetalRock
“…There’sathrashbackbonein“InescapableDamnation”,andMurashitahasconcoctedriffsthatnotonlygetthe
adrenalineflowingandthebloodpumpingbutalsoexudeasensationofgrimmenace—asensationthat’s
magnifiedbytheravenousferocityofhissnarlingvoice.Butthere’sstillmoretothisattention-grabbingsong:It
includesaguitarsolothatreflectsgreatmelodicsensibility,inadditiontophysicaldexterity;it’sareminderthat
memorablesoloingisaboutmorethanhowfastyoucanshred…”–NoCleanSinging
“…MasakibringshisleadguitarandscorchingvocalsbacktotheforefrontwithhissolodebutandIamleft
completelyjubilantatwhatI’vebeenlisteningto…”Rated5/5–MetalOdyssey
MasakiMurashita
1-480-455-9006•[email protected]•www.masakimurashita.com
Interviews
2016
Teach’s Criterion of Metal – August,
Transcending Obscurity – July, 2016
Metalliville Webzine – July, 2016
DEATH BY METAL STL – February, 2016
2015
Taste of Khaos (Issue #4) – November, 2015
Metal Korner (in Spanish)- November, 2015
GreekRebels – November, 2015
Lords Of Metal Issue 162 – November, 2015
Metal Devastation Radio Interview by DJ Rem – October, 2015
Metalship (in French) - October, 2015
From Beyond Metal Fanzine (in Spanish) - October, 2015
Skullbanger Media - September, 2015
The Audio Sauna on Metal Nation Radio - May, 2015
METAL JAPAN (in Japanese) - May, 2015
WinterNAMMAppearances
2016
MasakididdemoperformancesattheEMG
PickupsboothatNAMMonThursday,January21,
andSaturday,January23,2016
2015
Masakididasigningsessionat
theEMGPickupsboothat
NAMMonSaturday,January24,
2015at12PMwithIraBlack
(LizzyBorden/Atika7)andEric
(EROCK)Calderone.
2016TourDates
8/8/16–TheViperRoom–WestHollywood,CA
6/22/16–Skinny’sLounge-NorthHollywood,CA
6/25/16–ClubRed–Mesa,AZ
6/27/16–EaglesLodge–Ogden,UT
PastTourDates
MURASHITAOnVideo
InFebruary2015,MasakiwasinvitedtoperformatEMGTV
andperformed“Retribution”and“ThisShowMustGoOn”
live.EMGtvhasover110,000subscribersandmanywell
respectedartistssuchasAlexiLaiho,MartyFriedman,Jeff
Loomis,ZakkWylde,andTonyMacAlpinehaveappeared
before.
Murashitareleasedmusicvideoforthesong,ConquerThe
FoeinFebruary,2016.ThevideowasdirectedbyMattZane
(Society1)andfeaturingtheband’slivemusicians,bassist
RodneyMcGlothlinanddrummerChrisAguirre.
MURASHITA’sdebutsingle,Retribution’sLyricVideo
MasakiMurashita,hasbeenaskedbymultiplecompaniesthatendorse
himtoprovidedemonstrationvideosforspecificproductsinbothEnglish
andJapanese.ThesecompaniesincludeESPGuitars,Providence,Engl
Amps,andEMGPickupstonameafew.Currentlythereareoveradozen
productvideosfeaturedonYoutube,theMURASHITAWebsiteandthe
websitesofthespecificcompaniesthatendorsehim.Thesevideos,
combined,haveresultedinover100,000additionalviews,drivingsalesof
merch,songs,andticketsaswellasearningMasakialotofrespectinthe
musicinstrumentmanufacturingandretailindustry.
Masaki’sdemovideofeaturedonESPGuitars
Website.
MasakiMurashitaisproudlyendorsedandsponsoredby:
USA
Murashita’stalentisn’tjustasthefrontmanandguitaristofMURASHITA.HeistheheadofArtistRelations
forProvidencePedals&Cables,andProducer/Engineer/Mixer.Someofhiscreditsinclude:
• Megadeth-RustInPeaceLiveDVD/CD(MixingAssistant)
• CancerBats–SearchingForZero(BackgroundVocal)
• FlotsamandJetsam–FlotsamandJetsam(AdditionalEditing)
• Benedictum–Dominion(BackgroundVocal)
• TheHeartshakes–ForYou&Me(Producer,Engineer,Mixer,Additionalguitarsolo)
• WarnerDrive–CityofAngels(AdditionalEditing)
• NAMBA69–21stCenturyDreams(AdditionalEditing)
• AssistantEngineer–F5,HollywoodHeartthrob,GrainofTruth,OffTrack,SecondShot,&IQ20
Formoreinformationpleasecontact:
MasakiMurashita
1-480-455-9006
[email protected]
www.masakimurashita.com