Earshot is
Tool-inspired metal outfit that performs a similar blend of moody heavy metal. The group formed in 1999 out of vocalist/guitarist
Will Martin, guitarist
Mike Callahan, guitarist
Scott Kohler, and drummer
Dieter Hartmann. The foursome signed to Warner Bros. after the label heard their melodic metal and entered the studio with producer
David Kahne. After the recording session, the record was polished up by mixer
Andy Wallace and released in the summer of 2002 as
Letting Go. ~ Bradley Torreano