Formation, Get Some and death of Lynn Strait (1995–1998) The band was formed by singer
Lynn Strait, the former bassist of a local punk band, Lethal Dose, and lead guitarist Mikey Doling, formerly of Kronix. After building a strong following with performances in Los Angeles, Snot signed with
Geffen Records, and began work on their debut album with producer
T-Ray. The album, titled
Get Some, was released on May 13, 1997. The band performed on the 1998
Ozzfest tour. On July 9, 1998, Strait was arrested in
Mansfield, Massachusetts, after emerging nude from the oversized toilet prop used by
Limp Bizkit 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 dog, 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.
Strait Up, released on November 7, 2000, featured appearances by the lead vocalists of
System of a Down,
Korn,
Hed PE,
Soulfly,
Incubus,
Sevendust,
Limp Bizkit,
Coal Chamber,
Slipknot and
Sugar Ray, among others. However Doling told the Life is Peachy podcast in 2021, that the instrumental tracks written for the sophomore Snot album did not form the basis for Strait Up and he wrote new music for Strait Up, with each vocalists individual style in mind. 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 Anaheim, California, with vocals performed by Invitro singer Jeff Weber.
First reunion, Tons and breakup (2008–2011) In 2008, the band reformed, with former
Divine Heresy singer
Tommy Vext on vocals. Vext and Sonny Mayo left the band, and a new band, "Tons", was formed in 2009 with a new vocalist, Brandon Espinoza, formerly of
Spineshank 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
Whisky a Go Go 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. On September 29, 2024, after ten years of relative inactivity, Doling teased the return of Snot. The return was officially announced in November, with Mayo returning and a then unknown singer. The singer was announced to not be either Vext or Bensley. Andy Knapp was formally introduced as the new singer, with his first show with the band on January 17, 2025. On April 25, 2025, Mayo left the band again ahead of their upcoming US tour to spend time with his family. Doc Coyle formerly of
God Forbid and
Bad Wolves will step in for the upcoming shows. On May 15, the band announced that former
Godsmack drummer
Shannon Larkin would fill in for Miller during their performance at that year's
Welcome to Rockville, due to the latter touring with
Bad Religion in Spain at the time. In July 2025, it was announced that Snot had entered the studio to begin recording new music under producer Chris Collier. ==Musical style==