ENDERS GAME - Official Band Site

Drummer Found

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:48:31 +0000

This announcement is a bit belated since we have already played a show with this lineup (Sat Jan 14 at Sweetwater Bar in Duluth), but we would still like to introduce you to the newest addition to the ENDERS GAME family. The addition is Chad Blackwell, former drummer of California death metal act Impending Doom. Chad is a killer drummer and we are very pleased to have him in the band and can’t wait to bring you more shows and more new music with his distinctive creativity and percussive fury! Come out and catch him at a show soon before he spontaneously combusts!

St Patrick’s Show Added

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:32:17 +0000

We just added a new show for St. Patrick’s Day, 3/17, at The Highlander in Atlanta. We love playing this venue and have some St. Patrick’s Day surprises in store for you. We’ll be teaming up with some great bands, Edgewood and Bierhammer… how can you go wrong with a band named Bierhammer? Oh yeah, and did we mention that the show is FREE? See you there!

Enders Game Mentioned in Book “New Wave of American Heavy Metal”

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:02:23 +0000

Searchin’ the old Google today and stumbled upon a reference to our band, ENDERS GAME, in the book “New Wave of American Heavy Metal” by Garry Sharpe-Young. We are mentioned on page 155 in a section on the metal band Gnostic, saying that front man Kevin Freeman was formerly in Enders Game. Several band members also mention being in another Atlanta metal band, Caustic Thought.

Reviewy Goodness

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:40:37 +0000

Ann Bodan, wife of Halcyon Way axeman Jon Bodan and contributor to “The Backstage Beat” Atlanta Entertainment Magazine, posted this awesome review of our show at Sweetwater from Jan 14. Very nice review and some exceptional live photos!

Silent Civilian Show Cancelled

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:02:42 +0000

We just received word from the promoter that our show this Saturday Jan 28 with Silent Civilian and Mureau has been cancelled due to issues with the venue. We regret that this show is not going to happen but thank BoStylz Entertainment for being professional and contacting us ASAP when it looked like the show wouldn’t happen. To anyone who has purchased tickets, your money will be refunded in full. Thanks for everyone’s support, and see you at our next show (Feb 25 at The Local at Sidelines)!

Get your Tickets for Enders Game with Silent Civilian

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:27:27 +0000

Enders Game is proud to announce that we will be performing next Saturday, Jan 28, with the national acts Silent Civilian and Mureau. This will be a great show and one not to miss! Silent Civilian hails from Los Angeles, California and features Jonny Santos from Spineshank. Their 2006 release “Rebirth of Temple” helped cement them as an upcoming band to look our for. This tour supports both this album and their latest release, Ghost Stories (2010). Click here to order your tickets online now and during checkout indicate that you are supporting ENDERS GAME!

Listen to Enders Game on Metal Messiah Radio this Friday!

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:48:46 +0000

Our good friend Hoyt, concert promoter and supporter of all things metal, is now hosting a metal radio show Fridays from 8-11pm EST on Metal Messiah radio!
Hoyt will be playing some tracks from our latest album, “What We’ve Lost”, on his show, Metal Empire, this Friday, 1/6/2012 from 9:30-10. We will be in the chat room answering YOUR questions, promoting some upcoming shows and even offering some give-aways! Listen-in by visiting the Metal Messiah radio website and chat with us live by visiting the chat room! The station has a lot of incredible programming for whatever your favorite flavor of metal is, so be sure to tune-in often and check-out all the music they have to offer!

New Show Announced w Silent Civilian, Mureau

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:41:56 +0000

Just announced: Enders Game will be performing with national headlining acts Silent Civilian and Mureau at The Acheron venue in Loganville, GA this coming January 28. The show is presented by Bo Stylz Entertainment. Our last show with Silent Civilian was 5 years ago on Feb 16, 2007.

RIP GWAR Guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus)

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:57:50 +0000

Today we mourn the passing of metal brother and guitarist Cory Smoot. Cory played Flattus Maximus in the band GWAR from 2002 until his death Nov 3. He was not the first to don the Flattus costume, characterized by it’s red face, dreadlocks and enormous dinosaur skull shoulder pads, but he will be the last, as GWAR plans to retire the personality in his honor. Fellow band members found his body the morning after a show in North Dakota as they planned to enter Manitoba for the Canadian leg of their tour; the cause of death is still uncertain. Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus), lead singer for GWAR, states on GWAR’s website that they will continue their tour because it’s what Cory would have wanted.

Having seen GWAR live on countless occasions, I have to give Cory and the rest of the band a lot of credit for their skills as both entertainers and as top-rate musicians. Because of their “shock Rock” nature, I don’t think GWAR often gets the respect they deserve as musicians. Not only do they create a hilariously memorable stage show, but as musicians they have some real versatility, combining everything from Rock n’ Roll, metal, country, jazz and pop in their songs. It also amazes me that when playing live anything that CAN go wrong WILL go wrong, yet these guys not only do it night-after-night but add gallons of liquid, stage acrobatics, fire-breathing and huge costumes into the mix!

Cory, thank you for giving us some truly memorable performances as Flattus Maximus – those were literally some huge shoes to fill.
To the rest of the GWAR family, our thought are with you – thank you for continuing to do what you do best – we need your irreverent sense of humor more than ever in these troubled times. You guys taught me that the world would be OK if we first just learned to laugh at ourselves (and then at everything else).

- Dave, 11/4/11

New Photos Posted!

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:05:07 +0000

Photos from our shows at The Local, Sweetwater and The Highlander have been posted to our photo gallery. Thanks to Gene Pennington from DBL 3 Photography, Chris Baker (Atheist/Gnostic) and Cyndi Taylor for these amazing photos!