Snot is an American

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band from

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. Formed in 1995, the band released their only studio album '' Get Some'' with founding vocalist

Lynn Strait James Lynn Strait (August 7, 1968 – December 11, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the nu metal band Snot (band), Snot. Biography Strait was born in New York City, but moved to Santa Barbara, ...

in 1997 and disbanded after his death in 1998. In 2008, the lineup of lead guitarist Mikey Doling, bassist John Fahnestock, drummer Jamie Miller and rhythm guitarist

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reunited. In 2009, a new band, Tons, was formed, with Brandon Espinoza as vocalist. As of February 2014, Snot has reformed again.

History

Formation, ''Get Some'' and death of Lynn Strait (1995–1998)

The band was formed by singer

, the former

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of a local punk band, Lethal Dose, and lead guitarist Mikey Doling, formerly of Kronix. After building a strong following with performances in

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, Snot signed with

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, and began work on their debut album with producer T-Ray. The album, titled '' Get Some'' was released on May 27, 1997. The band performed on the 1998

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tour. On July 9, 1998, Strait was arrested in

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, after emerging nude from the oversized toilet prop used by

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in their performances. The band began work on their second album. On December 11, 1998, Strait died in a car accident when a truck struck his car, killing him and his

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, Dobbs. The band disbanded following Strait's death, with Doling stating, "We can't go on without Lynn. It's just bullshit when bands do that."

Post Accident (1999–2007)

Because Strait had not recorded vocals for the album, it was decided that the album's vocal tracks would be completed by friends of Strait as a tribute. ''

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'', released on November 7, 2000, featured appearances by the lead vocalists of

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, Slipknot and

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, among others. It peaked at number 56 on the ''Billboard'' 200. A live album, '' Alive!'', was released on July 30, 2002. It peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart. On April 5, 2007, the band reunited for a performance in

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, with vocals performed by Invitro singer Jeff Weber.

First reunion, Tons and breakup (2008–2013)

In 2008, the band reformed, with former

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singer

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on vocals. Tommy Cummings and Sonny Mayo left the band, and a new band, "Tons", was formed in 2009 with a new vocalist, Brandon Espinoza, formerly of

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and minus knives. They recorded three new songs titled "Ability & Control", "1000 Ways of Pain" and "Fan the Flames" before members of the group moved on to new projects.

Second reunion (2014–present)

On February 11, 2014, Snot reunited again at the

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in West Hollywood. This second reunion lineup once again features Vext, Mayo, Doling, Fahnestock and Miller. They went on to play three more shows in the Southern California area before once again going quiet, although they poked at the possibility of another future U.S. tour. In August it was announced that Snot would be hitting the road once again, starting November 28 and going through December 22 all throughout the U.S. An international tour is coming in January/February. However, in October, vocalist Tommy Vext announced he had left the band to form his new band, Westfield Massacre, and that Snot already had a replacement vocalist (Carl Bensley) in place. For the European dates, Mike Smith would fill in for Sonny Mayo, who was going to be unable to tour due to business commitments. Mayo's last performance with Snot was January 20, 2015, as the surprise act before Wayne Static's former bandmates at the Wayne Static Memorial Show at the Whisky a Go Go.

Style

Snot's music style contains elements of punk rock, heavy metal and

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. They have been described as

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and

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Members

Current lineup * Mikey Doling – lead guitar (1995–1998, 2008–2011, 2012, 2014–present) * John Fahnestock – bass (1995–1998, 2008–2011, 2012, 2014–present) * Jamie Miller - drums (1996-1998, 2008-2011, 2012, 2014-present) *

– rhythm guitar (1995–1998, 2008–2009, 2014–present) * Carl Bensley - vocals (2014–present) Former members *

– vocals (1995–1998; died 1998) *

– vocals (2008–2009, 2014) * James "Fed" Carrol – drums (1995–1996) * Mike Smith – rhythm guitar (1998, 2015) Timeline ImageSize =width:1000 height:auto barincrement:20 PlotArea =left:100 bottom:90 top:10 right:15 Alignbars =justify DateFormat =mm/dd/yyyy Period =from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/2023 TimeAxis =orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend =orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4 ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1995 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1995 Colors= id:Vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:lguitar value:teal legend:Lead_guitar id:rguitar value:brightgreen legend:Rhythm_guitar id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:studio value:black legend:Studio_album id:live value:gray(0.5) legend:Other_release id:bars value:gray(0.95) BackgroundColors = bars:bars LineData= layer:back at:05/27/1997 color:studio at:11/07/2000 color:studio at:06/30/2002 color:live BarData= bar:Lynn text:"Lynn Strait" bar:Vext text:"Tommy Vext" bar:Carl text:"Carl Bensley" bar:Doling text:"Mikey Doling" bar:Sonny text:"Sonny Mayo" bar:Smith text:"Mike Smith" bar:John text:"John Fahnestock" bar:James text:"James Carrol" bar:Jamie text:"Jamie Miller" PlotData= width:11 bar:Lynn from:01/01/1995 till:12/11/1998 color:vocals bar:Vext from:01/01/2008 till:07/01/2009 color:vocals bar:Vext from:02/11/2014 till:10/11/2014 color:vocals bar:Carl from:10/11/2014 till:end color:vocals bar:Doling from:01/01/1995 till:12/12/1998 color:lguitar bar:Doling from:01/01/2008 till:01/01/2011 color:lguitar bar:Doling from:07/01/2009 till:01/01/2011 color:rguitar width:3 bar:Doling from:01/01/2012 till:05/01/2012 color:lguitar bar:Doling from:01/01/2012 till:05/01/2012 color:rguitar width:3 bar:Doling from:02/11/2014 till:end color:lguitar bar:Sonny from:01/01/1995 till:05/12/1998 color:rguitar bar:Smith from:05/13/1998 till:12/12/1998 color:rguitar bar:Smith from:01/20/2015 till:12/20/2015 color:rguitar bar:Sonny from:01/01/2008 till:07/01/2009 color:rguitar bar:Sonny from:02/11/2014 till:01/20/2015 color:rguitar bar:Sonny from:12/20/2015 till:end color:rguitar bar:John from:01/01/1995 till:12/12/1998 color:bass bar:John from:01/01/2008 till:01/01/2011 color:bass bar:John from:01/01/2012 till:05/01/2012 color:bass bar:John from:02/11/2014 till:end color:bass bar:James from:01/01/1995 till:01/02/1996 color:drums bar:Jamie from:01/02/1996 till:12/12/1998 color:drums bar:Jamie from:01/01/2008 till:01/01/2011 color:drums bar:Jamie from:01/01/2012 till:05/01/2012 color:drums bar:Jamie from:02/11/2014 till:end color:drums

Discography

*'' Get Some'' (1997) *''

'' (2000) *'' Alive!'' (live album, 2002)

References

External links

Snot
on Myspace
Tons
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