Every Mother's Nightmare

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.  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.

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.

Discography

Studio albums
1990 - Every Mother's Nightmare  (Arista)
1993 - Wake Up Screaming  (Arista)
2000 - Smokin Delta Voodoo  (Perris)
2001 - Back Traxx  (Perris)
2002 - Deeper Shade of Grey  (Perris)
2015 - Grind - EP  (EMN Records)
2017 - Grind - Full Length  (HighVolMusic)
2018 - Smokin' Delta Voodoo - Reissue (HighVolMusic)
2019 - Grind - Vinyl (HighVolMusic)
2019 - Backtraxx - Reissue (HighVolMusic)

Live albums
2002 - Live Songs from Somewhere  (Perris)

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)

Current members
Rick Ruhl - Vocals
John Guttery - Lead Guitar
Troy Fleming - Bass
Allan Bone - Drums
Travis Butler - Lead Guitar

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

Billboard charts

Albums
1990  Every Mother's Nightmare,  Billboard 200 No. 146
1993  Wake Up Screaming,  Heatseekers No. 37
Singles
1990 "Love Can Make You Blind",  Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 22

See also
List of glam metal bands and artists

References

Category:American glam metal musical groups
Category:Hard rock musical groups from Tennessee
Category:Heavy metal musical groups from Tennessee
Category:Musical groups established in 1987
Category:Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee