Every Mother's Nightmare Explained

Every Mother's Nightmare
Alias:	EMN
Origin:	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Genre:	Hard rock,^[1] hair metal^[2]
Years Active:	1987 - present
Label:	HighVolMusic Arista] Perris Records
Associated Acts:	Hard Knox
Current Members:	Rick Ruhl Travis Butler John Guttery Troy Fleming Allan Bone
Past Members:	Steve Malone Troy Bryan Ronnie Cantrell James Crawford Kris 'Newt' Beavers Craig Santicola Jim Phipps Shannon Harris Mark McMurtry Jeff Caughron Lonnie Hammer James Starks

Every Mother's Nightmare (EMN) is an American hard rock/hair metal band from Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

Career

Every Mother's Nightmare formed in 1987 in Memphis and were signed by Clive Davis to Arista Records.^[3] After signing with Arista, their videos for “Walls Came Down,” “Love Can Make You Blind,” and “House of Pain” appeared on MTV's Headbangers Ball. In the early 1990s, EMN opened for Cheap Trick and Dream Theater, were featured in Hard Rock magazines, and appeared on The Joan Rivers Show.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon can be seen in the music video for the song "House of Pain" which was featured on the band's second album.

In 2015, they released the "Grind" EP, which included guest appearances by Zach Myers of Shinedown, and Wayne Swinny of Saliva.

In 2017, Every Mother's Nightmare released the Grind album, which included guest appearances by Myers and Swinny, and they also released three videos.

In 2018, they reissued Smokin' Delta Voodoo which included bonus tracks. Smokin' Delta Voodoo was remastered by Anthony Focx.

In 2019, they reissued Backtraxx which also contained bonus tracks from the recording sessions. Backtraxx was remastered by Bill Chavis for HighVolMusic.^[4]

Discography

Studio albums

• 1990 - Every Mother's Nightmare (Arista) Released on April 10, 1990
• 1993 - Wake Up Screaming (Arista) Released on January 12, 1993
• 2000 - Smokin Delta Voodoo (Perris) Released on November 14, 2000
• 2001 - Back Traxx (Perris) Released on July 24, 2001
• 2002 - Deeper Shade of Grey (Perris) Released on February 12, 2002
• 2015 - Grind - EP (EMN Records) Released on June 19, 2015
• 2017 - Grind - Full Length (HighVolMusic) Released on October 6, 2017
• 2018 - Smokin' Delta Voodoo - Reissue (HighVolMusic) Released on June 8, 2018
• 2019 - Grind - Vinyl (HighVolMusic)
• 2019 - Backtraxx - Reissue (HighVolMusic)^[5]
• 2020 - Resurrect The Faithful (HighVolMusic)

Live albums

• 2002 - Live Songs from Somewhere (Perris) Released on December 3, 2002

Singles

• 1990 - "Walls Come Down" (Arista)
• 1990 - "Love Can Make You Blind" (Arista)
• 1993 - "House of Pain" (Arista)
• 2017 - "Loco Crazy" (HighVolMusic)
• 2018 - "Blown Away" (HighVolMusic)
• 2018 - "Delta Voodoo" (HighVolMusic)
• 2019 - "Southern Way" (HighVolMusic)
• 2020 - "Breathe" (HighVolMusic)

Current members

• Rick Ruhl - Vocals (1987-present)
• John Guttery - Lead Guitar (2017-present)
• Troy Fleming - Bass (2000-present)
• Allan Bone - Drums (2019-present)
• Travis Butler - Lead Guitar (2012-present)

Original members

• Rick Ruhl - Lead singer
• Steve Malone/James Crawford - Guitar
• Ronnie Cantrell/Mark McMurtry - Bass
• Troy Bryan/Jim Phipps - Drums

Charts

Albums

• 1990 Every Mother's Nightmare, Billboard 200 No. 146^[6]
• 1993 Wake Up Screaming, Billboard Heatseekers No. 37

Singles

• 1990 "Love Can Make You Blind", Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 22
• 2017 "Loco Crazy", NACC/Metal Contraband Tracks No. 3
• 2018 "Loco Crazy", Mediabase Tracks No. 71

See also

• List of glam metal bands and artists

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom . Demalon . Every Mother's Nightmare – Artist Biography . . October 10, 2016 .
2. Pete . Crigler . Hair Metal . February 2015 . . October 10, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627210026/http://www.furious.com/perfect/hairmetal.html . June 27, 2015 .
3. Book: The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal. Colin Larkin. Colin Larkin (writer). Guinness Publishing. 1995. Second. 0-85112-656-1. 124.
4. Web site: HighVolMusic LLC | #RockAintDead. Highvolmusic.com. November 15, 2019.
5. Web site: Every Mother's Nightmare | Album Discography. AllMusic. November 15, 2019.
6. Web site: Every Mother's Nightmare. Billboard.com. November 15, 2019.