Biography
Formed back in 1993, Stuck Mojo quickly drew fire for blending metal with rap, with detractors labeling the sound either “overdue” or “generic,” while others directed outright prejudice at the band’s African-American frontman, Bonz. Despite such hostility in their Atlanta, Georgia hometown, the group pressed forward and secured a contract with Century Media Records in 1994. Guitarist Rich Ward, bassist Corey Lowery, and drummer Bud Fontsere joined Bonz for the 1995 debut Snappin’ Necks, which sparked an extensive touring campaign the following year. Sharing stages with Machine Head and Slapshot, the quartet logged countless miles inside a cramped rental van. That nonstop road existence was sustained by the 1996 Violated EP and the follow-up full-length Pigwalk. In 1998 the band issued its third album, Rising, whose lyrics reflected their deep interest in professional wrestling alongside touring. HVY1 appeared the next year, and in mid-2000 they delivered Declaration of a Headhunter, an effort that emerged as their heaviest and most dynamic release even amid internal tensions. It marked their final batch of original material for several years, after which Stuck Mojo disbanded. The outfit resurfaced in 2007 with Lord Nelson handling vocals in place of the departed Bonz, issuing the independent fifth album Southern Born Killers. Napalm Records gave the record national distribution in 2008 and also released the sixth studio album, the undeniably heavy yet commercial-tinged Great Revival. Another extended break followed until 2014, when Ward, Bonz, Lowery, and Fontsere shared a stage for the first time since 1998 during a one-off performance at Atlanta’s Masquerade. Two years later the group unveiled its seventh studio album, Here Come the Infidels, introducing vocalist Robby J. and bassist Len Sonnier.
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