SNOT Working With New Singer

The remaining members of the reformed legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT — Mike Doling (guitar),John "Tumor" Fahnestock (bass) and Jamie Miller (drums) — have been "writing like crazy" with an as-yet-undisclosed vocalist following the recent departures of frontman Tommy Vext (a.k.a. Tommy Cummings) and axeman Sonny Mayo. Doling writes in an online post, "I'm not saying [the singer we're working with is] in the band yet, but I can tell you he's blowing our fucking minds...and it's looking good for him." He adds, "It's been such an amazing time working as a four-piece... The writing is going smoooooth!! I do gotta say, I miss my friends Sonny and Tommy. Like I said, I wish the best for them!! This seems like it was meant to be this way somehow.

"We are writing punk fuckin' rock and funky grooves... the way SNOT is supposed to sound."

Doling previously told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that Vext and Mayo's exit from SNOT followed a five-month songwriting period which produced "a lot of strain on relationships within the band."

SNOT disbanded in 1998 following the death of the group's lead singer, Lynn Strait. Lynn died in a car accident in December 1998, putting an end to a career that generated considerable promise but only one studio album, the 1997 Geffen Records release "Get Some". Also killed was the band's mascot Dobbs, Strait's dog who adorned the cover of SNOT's debut album. The band had been writing material for its sophomore CD and had completed 10 songs at the time of Strait's tragic passing. As a memorial to Strait, SNOT eventually decided to release those tracks, with lyrics and guest vocals provided by a host of stars from the alt-metal community. The resulting album, "Strait Up", was a fitting tribute from Strait's peers and friends, featuring members of LIMP BIZKIT, KORN, SLIPKNOT, SEVENDUST, (HED) P.E., COAL CHAMBER, SUGAR RAY, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SOULFLY, and more.