Stuck Mojo
Pioneering rap metal band from Atlanta.
The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist Rich Ward.[1] Early audiences directed bigotry towards African American vocalist Bonz.[2] Southern heavy metal and hip-hop are combined in Stuck Mojo's music, and the group is regarded as a rap metal pioneer.[3]
Quick Facts
- Origin
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- Genre
- Rap metal
- nu metal
- groove metal
- Years active
- 1989–2000, 2005–present
- Label
- Stuck Mojo Music
- Century Media
- Napalm
- Current members
- Rich Ward
- Frank Fontsere
- Robby J. Fonts
- Len Sonnier
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
AllMusic's Bret Love wrote that the album's high testosterone and volume levels ensured limited appeal.[4] In October 1995 the band joined Machine Head and Slapshot on a ten-week tour in a rented van.[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Pigwalk captures the band's live power but lacks memorable riffs.[5] Stuck Mojo disbanded after the live album HVY1 and Declaration of a Headhunter, then reformed in 2005.[6]
Century Media Records became Stuck Mojo's label in 1994, and their first album, Snappin' Necks, hit stores in 1995.[2] After MTV Europe named them the year's best live band, Stuck Mojo played the main stage at the Dynamo Festival in Eindhoven.[1] October 8, 1996 was the release date for their second album, Pigwalk.[5] Southern Born Killers* got a re-release from Napalm Records that included three additional tracks.[1]
What the cited sources add
The band's official biography states that Stuck Mojo became Century Media's biggest selling act in America and remained so until 2004.[1] In December 2014 the classic lineup played a reunion show at The Masquerade in Atlanta.[7][8] Blabbermouth.net reported that the reunion fell apart for the same reasons it did not work the first time.[9] Lord Nelson, a rapper, provided guest vocals and then took over as vocalist after Bonz left.[6]
References
- "Biography and Discography", Stuck Mojo. facts only, no text reused. stuckmojo.us
- Wikipedia, "Stuck Mojo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: DaRonco, "Biography of Stuck Mojo", AllMusic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stuck Mojo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mojo's Working — Rap-rock Pioneers Are Back", Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, April 13, 2006; Barnes, "<nowiki>Rap-rock pioneers have their 'Mojo' workin'</nowiki>", Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, April 19, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stuck Mojo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Love, "Review of <nowiki>Snappin' Necks</nowiki>", AllMusic; DaRonco, "Biography of Stuck Mojo", AllMusic; "Biography and Discography", Stuck Mojo (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stuck Mojo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Erlewine, "Review of Pigwalk", AllMusic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stuck Mojo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Biography and Discography", Stuck Mojo; Huey, "Biography of Fozzy", AllMusic; "Mojo's Working — Rap-rock Pioneers Are Back", Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, April 13, 2006; Barnes, "<nowiki>Rap-rock pioneers have their 'Mojo' workin'</nowiki>", Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, April 19, 2006; Lord Nelson, "In His Own Words – Lord Nelson", Stuck Mojo; Lord Nelson, "In His Own Words – Lord Nelson", Stuck Mojo; "Biography and Discography", Stuck Mojo; "And don't miss ...", Spartanburg Herald Journal, April 12, 2007; "Biography and Discography", Stuck Mojo en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stuck Mojo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "STUCK MOJO Parts Ways With Vocalist BONZ, Bassist COREY LOWERY; New Album To Arrive Next Year", BlabberMouth.Net, December 30, 2015; "STUCK MOJO Reunion Fell Apart 'For The Same Reasons It Didn't Work The First Time,' Says RICH WARD", BlabberMouth.Net, March 28, 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "STUCK MOJO Parts Ways With Vocalist BONZ, Bassist COREY LOWERY; New Album To Arrive Next Year", BlabberMouth.Net, December 30, 2015. facts only, no text reused. blabbermouth.net
- "STUCK MOJO Reunion Fell Apart 'For The Same Reasons It Didn't Work The First Time,' Says RICH WARD", BlabberMouth.Net, March 28, 2016. facts only, no text reused. blabbermouth.net
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Stuck Mojo (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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