Every Mother’s Nightmare

Every Mother's Nightmare (EMN) is an American hard rock/hair metal band from Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Every Mother's Nightmare formed in 1987 in Memphis and were signed by Clive Davis to Arista Records. 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, they opened for Cheap Trick and Dream Theater, were featured in Hard Rock magazines, and appeared on The Joan Rivers Show. Actor Michael Shannon appears 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, the full Grind album was released, which included guest appearances by Myers and Swinny. They also released three videos to accompany the release. In 2018, Smokin' Delta Voodoo, remastered by Anthony Focx, was reissued with bonus tracks. In 2019, Backtraxx was reissued with bonus tracks from the recording sessions. Backtraxx was remastered by Bill Chavis for HighVolMusic. 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 2020 - Resurrect The Faithful (HighVolMusic) 2002 - Live Songs from Somewhere (Perris) Released on December 3, 2002 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) 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) Rick Ruhl - Lead singer Steve Malone/James Crawford - Guitar Ronnie Cantrell/Mark McMurtry - Bass Troy Bryan/Jim Phipps - Drums Albums 1990 Every Mother's Nightmare, Billboard 200 No. 146 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 List of glam metal bands and artists Demalon, Tom. "Every Mother's Nightmare – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 10, 2016. Crigler, Pete (February 2015). "Hair Metal". Perfect Sound Forever. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2016. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 0-85112-656-1. "HighVolMusic LLC | #RockAintDead". Highvolmusic.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019. "Every Mother's Nightmare". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.