{"id":791750,"date":"2026-10-04T14:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/791750\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:30:11","slug":"limp-bizkit-system-of-a-down-papa-roach-they-were-all-opening-bands-for-us-one-of-nu-metals-most-underrated-bands-are-making-a-comeback-almost-30-years-after-tragedy-derailed-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/791750\/","title":{"rendered":"“Limp Bizkit, System Of A Down, Papa Roach\u2026 they were all opening bands for us.” One of nu metal’s most underrated bands are making a comeback almost 30 years after tragedy derailed them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Love it or loathe it, nu metal<\/a> gave us some huge names. Korn<\/a>, Deftones<\/a>, Limp Bizkit<\/a>, System Of A Down<\/a>, Slipknot<\/a>\u2026 you know the ones. Santa Barbara five-piece Snot looked set to scale the same heights as their contemporaries, but were cruelly derailed by tragedy when charismatic vocalist Lynn Strait was killed in a traffic collision in December 1998. But now, almost 30 years later, they\u2019re bounding back, having recently played to eager crowds at festivals such as Sonic Temple and Download.<\/p>\n

\u201cLynn died in 1998, just as Snot were blowing up,\u201d Snot guitarist Mikey Doling tells us. \u201cWe were excited about how everything was going, but when Lynn passed away we just ended it. We were too devastated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A little over 18 months before the accident, Snot had released their debut album, the superb collision of rap, metal, funk and skate punk that was 1997\u2019s Get Some (the album art features Lynn\u2019s dog, Dobbs, who was also killed in the accident). It saw them tipped as nu metal<\/a>\u2019s next breakout stars, but Lynn\u2019s passing meant the band called it a day almost immediately.<\/p>\n

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Around the time, they had been working on material for a follow-up album, which would ultimately come out in 2000 as Strait Up, featuring guest vocalists \u2013 and friends of Lynn \u2013 including Serj Tankian, Max Cavalera and Fred Durst in tribute to the late frontman. The band would reunite a few times in subsequent years, with vocalists including Tommy Vext and Brandon Espinoza, but nothing stuck.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t ready to look for a new singer and move on,\u201d Mikey sighs. \u201cWe just stopped. We had a couple of tries with some other guys\u2026 it just didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It seemed that was where the Snot story would end; a promising band with a tragic backstory that achieved cult status and would be fondly remembered by anyone lucky enough to see them at the time. What they wouldn\u2019t have been expecting is the sudden re-emergence of nu metal\u2019s popularity, which in turn led to offers pouring in for the band to reunite.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was this booking agent in Phoenix, Arizona who reached out to me,\u201d Mikey recalls. \u201cHe asked what was happening with Snot. He told me there were a lot of promoters that wanted to book Snot. I said, \u2018Dude, we have no singer!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Filling the shoes of such a unique and larger-than-life frontman as Lynn Strait was easier said than done. The band went through countless audition videos.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot one was even close,\u201d says Mikey.<\/p>\n

They were ready to admit defeat until watching the very last video they were sent, from Stronger Than Machines frontman Andy Knapp.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWithin one minute, I knew we had found him,\u201d Mikey asserts. \u201cOh my god, it was so good; the energy, it was all there. Turns out he was from our hometown, too. He was in our backyard the whole time and we didn\u2019t even know!\u201d<\/p>\n

Just like that, Snot were back and are ready to make up for lost time. Mikey says that the live shows for this new unit have been insane \u2013 something we at Hammer can attest to, after sticking around to witness their chaotic party at their Brighton headline show that evening. They even have new music ready to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re working with [Korn producer] Chris Collier and recording at Jonathan Davis\u2019s studio in Bakersfield,\u201d Mikey tells us. \u201cThe recording process has been amazing, we\u2019re nine songs into it, we\u2019re going straight back after this tour to finish the last three.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mikey is so stoked at the new material that he even plays us a couple of new songs. It sounds like classic Snot; all fat riffs, elastic funk grooves and Andy\u2019s curled-lip roar perfectly capturing Lynn\u2019s swagger. You get the feeling that Snot are keen to reclaim their place alongside their peers as one of nu metal\u2019s all-time greats. \u201cI do really feel like that,\u201d Mikey nods.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the time I was just bummed because I lost my brother, but years down the line, you see Limp Bizkit, System Of A Down, Papa Roach\u2026 they were all opening bands for us. Now they\u2019re rock stars and I\u2019m driving a semi. But now, if we headline, the show sells out. We\u2019re killing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s great to see Snot finally getting their dues, although, as Andy says as he starts Snot\u2019s set every night, all of this is done with love and as a tribute to the memory and talent of Lynn Strait.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a superstar, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d says Mikey of his late bandmate, his voice cracking with emotion. \u201cI know he would be a fan of what we\u2019re doing, because we\u2019re keeping it in the same lane, but he\u2019d also be like, \u2018Fuck, man! I wanna be part of it!\u2019 He\u2019d be pissed that he\u2019s missing it.”<\/p>\n

Snot’s new album is expected in 2027.<\/p>\n

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