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7 дек 2025
New SNOT Singer ANDY KNAPP On Stepping In For Late Frontman LYNN STRAIT: 'I Still Don't Have The Right Words To Express What It Means To Me'
SNOT's first gig with Knapp took place on January 17 at the Parish room at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California. The performance was also livestreamed via the band's Instagram. SNOT's current lineup is rounded out by guitarists Mikey Doling and Doc Coyle, bassist John "Tumor" Fahnestock and drummer Jamie Miller.
Knapp said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I tell my wife all the time, I'm, like, I'm not the only SNOT fan out there that loves this band so much that they wanna do something like this. I'm probably not the best person that can sing these songs, but I always tell her, I'm, like, I'm not the best at it, but I'm the luckiest one."
After Lacy noted that most SNOT fans think that Andy is "the perfect replacement for Lynn", Knapp said: "Awesome. It's so cool to hear that the fans say that kind of stuff. Especially the old-school guys that got to see Lynn, and even some of the people that I've met that actually knew Lynn, to hear it come from those guys, it's special. It feels really good. It's overwhelming, to be honest with you. It kind of just makes me… I don't know. It's a trip."
He added: "This whole thing, I still don't have the right words to express what it means to me and what this band means to me and what Lynn Strait was to me growing up, wanting to play music."
Regarding how he first discovered SNOT's music, Andy said: "I kind of dabbled in everything, but I think, the high school years and all that stuff, I was more of a hip-hop kid than I was punk rock and stuff like that. I grew up in Oxnard, and mostly everybody was listening to MISFITS and DEAD KENNEDYS and all that real old-school punk stuff, and I was more into like N.W.A. and LL Cool J and BEASTIE BOYS and stuff like that. And then when I moved to Ventura, I met a group of friends and that's what really kind of got me into listening to more metal nd and more rock music. And that was my freshman or sophomore year. That's when NIRVANA hit, and that just fucking changed the whole game. Loving hip-hop and getting introduced to NIRVANA and stuff like that, I was just kind of dabbling into that side, and then — boom — RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE comes out and just kind of puts it all together… And then me and my brother, we really started getting into sound systems in our cars and stuff. And then that's when KORN came out and it was bumping, so it was, like, 'Oh, shit, this music hits hard.' And it had that kind of hip-hop feel. It was just all kind of a progression."
Knapp continued: "I was the prime audience for nu metal, man. All those bands — LINKIN PARK, DEFTONES, PAPA ROACH, any of those bands. And then SNOT was just the band that kind of just stood off by itself."
Asked what it was was about SNOT that drew him to the band's music, Andy said: "Around that time, my late teens, all my friends started getting into bands. I moved away for a little bit and I came back. So I'm, like, 21, 22, and everybody's now playing music. And I wanted to be a drummer, dude. I went out. I bought a drum set. All my friends, they were already in a band, but there was a bunch of us, so we kind of formed two bands… So I bought a drum set. There was always a better drummer in the house, so I was always sitting back watching somebody play my drums, and my boy was, like, 'We don't have a singer, dude. Why don't you grab the mic?' And I was, like, 'I can't grab the mic.' But anyway, this whole time I can kind of sum it all in. I can remember exactly where I was when I first heard SNOT. My boy was, like, 'Dude, you gotta check out this band.' And he threw on SNOT and the first song he played was 'Snooze'. And I was listening to it and I heard Jamie's snare and I was just into that snare sound. It kind of had that HELMET crack to it, that piccolo kind of feel. And I was just jamming to it. And then Lynn comes in, all loungey and just kind of loose. And I'm, like, 'Oh, that's pretty cool. It's different.' It was different from what was going on. And then when he came in with, 'Well, here's your motherfuckin' wake-up call,' it was just, like, 'Who the fuck is this guy?' And I just got wrapped into that record hard. So I caught the record, like, summertime of '98, and I remember going, like, 'Oh, I really wanna go see this band,' blah, blah, and I was waiting for my opportunity to see this band, and he passed away that year. The record had been out for a while. But anyway, that's what kind of leaned me into going back to my boy saying, like, 'Why don't you try to sing?' And I was, like, 'Well, if I'm gonna fucking sing, I'm gonna try to do it like that guy [Lynn] does it. 'Cause he doesn't give a fuck, and he's just doing his own thing. And that was my approach."
Knapp added: "I tried to explain it to Mikey and Tumor and Jamie — that was what I learned from Lynn, was just, like, just do you. Be real. That's just kind of what I felt coming from him. And he was so relatable. He was from our area. I tattooed my stomach like him, I pierced my eyebrow like him. I was just enthralled with this kid, the way he dressed and the way he carried himself. I'm not trying to say that I'm anything like that guy. That guy, he was a crazy dude. He was very relatable as far as just — I guess his appearance, the way he dressed, and that's what I was attracted to. I was just, like, 'Oh, I'm gonna pierce my eyebrow. I'm gonna bleach my hair.' It wasn't an obsession or anything like that. It was just I thought he was fucking cool."
This past September, Fahnestock told Two Dudes Talk Music about SNOT return to the live stage: "Honestly, now it's a whole different ball game with Andy Knapp. We finally felt we found our singer. In the past it was more of a, like, 'Hey, let's get out and play these songs 'cause we wanna jam them again.' Mikey and Jamie and myself, we love playing these songs. And it wasn't about, like, 'We're back.' But now SNOT is back. We finally found a singer [who is] exactly what we've been looking for. And what he's pulling now is just mind-blowing. The response, how people are embracing him on social networking, coming out to see the band, was totally unexpected. Yeah, we wouldn't be back if it wasn't for Andy Knapp. So I just wanna say that there's no other 'after Andy.' This is one and all, this is the final hurrah. And if we're gonna break and we're gonna go again, this is why we're back right now."
Asked if that means that there will be more touring and new music coming from SNOT next year, John said: "Well, we're already booked into 2026. We've already got two [new] songs that we knocked out with [producer] Chris Collier, who works with KORN. In November, we finalize the vocals, and then we hope to drop something in the beginning of the year. That's what's going down. And it's from the heart. It sounds just like fucking SNOT. 'Cause the way Mikey writes and the way I write and the way everything jells… And Jamie just finished the drums. He took a break from BAD RELIGION, and we instantly got him in the studio. So everything's laid down. We're just working on the vocals now."
Earlier in September, Doling told Ore Bihovsky of TotalRock's "Louder" radio show about SNOT's return to the live stage: "I'm really excited, first of all. Just having SNOT back — [I] never expected it. We found a new singer who's amazing, and he made it all possible. And we put some tickets on sale and they're all selling out, all the shows, and we're pretty blown away. We're very grateful to be doing it and super stoked."
Asked how it feels to have Knapp fronting SNOT, three decades after the band's formation and 27 years after the passing of the group's original vocalist Lynn Strait, Doling said: "Honestly, it feels kind of like it used to, with Andy. Andy brought energy to the band that we haven't seen or had since Lynn Strait… Having Andy in the band, he's brought that energy again to us. The shows are full of energy. It's wild, man."
After Ore noted that this is the first time that he has heard the members of SNOT say that the band is officially "back", Doling clarified: "Well, before, when we [played gigs with other vocalists], it was more like we wanted to fucking just get together and play. We weren't really focused on new music or promotion or selling shows. We didn't give a shit. We just wanted to go out and play. This time, we feel like we found the right singer. Also, that it's the right time to actually bring it back full blown. So we're getting in the studio, we're recording new music, we're booking tours. We've got the booking agent. And we're just going full-on, man, and it's great."
Asked about new SNOT music and whether the band is working with a record label at the moment, Mikey said: "I think what's going on is that… There's been a couple of labels that reached out, but they were not the ones that we'd be interested in working with. And I wanted to wait till we started thinking about that kind of stuff until we recorded a couple songs and see where we are. Well, we have recorded a couple of new songs, and we're working with Chris Collier, the producer — a fantastic producer. He just did the last couple of KORN records, he's done the last few PRONG records. He's amazing, and he and I click musically. So, we're working together on some new songs. It's going very well. It's funky. It's punk. It's got attitude. It's cool. It sounds like old SNOT. And we're trying to keep it like that. We don't wanna change the sound. We wanna keep it like 1996, '97 — lots of wah pedal, lots of grooves, some heavy punk influences. It's cool."
Regarding when fans can expect to hear some new SNOT music, Doling said: "I'm hoping by the end of the year or maybe the beginning of the year 2026. I think we're going to drop a single, and maybe a couple months after that drop something another one. It'd be cool to have two songs out next year. And during the next year, we're gonna try to complete an entire album. So I've got — I don't know — seven or eight new songs written. We've recorded two. It's just a matter of having the time to get in the studio. We're playing so much, we're out on the road, and getting everybody in the same room, it's a little hard. It is challenging, but, we're making it happen."
This past July, SNOT entered Dead End Studios in Palm Desert, California with Collier to lay down tracks for two brand new songs.
SNOT recruited former GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin to sit behind the kit for the band's performance in May at the Welcome To Rockville festival at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Due to Miller's touring commitments with BAD RELIGION, he was unable to make the date.
In April, SNOT recruited Doc Coyle (GOD FORBID, ex-BAD WOLVES) as the band's touring guitarist after the group's recent split with Sonny Mayo.
The news of Mayo's departure was broken by Doling, who stated in a video message at the time: "Sonny Mayo has decided to quit SNOT. SNOT doesn't fit into his life right now, and he just wants to focus on himself and his life. And SNOT's just too busy for him to be able to continue.
"So I'd like to wish Sonny Mayo the best of luck in his future, and I wanna thank him for all he's contributed to SNOT over the years. We love you, brother," Mikey continued.
"That being said, our very, very good friend from GOD FORBID, formerly BAD WOLVES, Doc Coyle, is going to be filling in on guitar for the upcoming shows. And we're excited to have him on board. And thank you very much, Doc Coyle."
SNOT disbanded in 1998 following Strait's death, putting an end to a career that generated considerable promise but only one studio album, "Get Some". The band had been writing material for its sophomore CD and had completed 10 songs at the time of Strait's tragic passing. As a memorial to Strait, SNOT eventually decided to release those tracks, with lyrics and guest vocals provided by a host of stars from the alt-metal community. The resulting album, "Strait Up", was a fitting tribute from Strait's peers and friends, featuring members of LIMP BIZKIT, KORN, SLIPKNOT, SEVENDUST, (HED) P.E., COAL CHAMBER, SUGAR RAY, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SOULFLY, and more.
SNOT in 2014 recruited Carl Bensley (VITIATE, CONSUME THE FIRE) to sing for the band following the departure of Tommy "Vext" Cummings (ex-DIVINE HERESY, BAD WOLVES).
According to the Los Angeles Times, Lynn died in died in a car accident in December 1998 as he attempted to drive across Highway 101 in Mussel Shoals, California. The 30-year-old singer died instantly after his 1992 Ford Tempo was broadsided by a southbound full-size pickup truck about noon. Also killed was Strait's small bulldog, SNOT's mascot Dobbs, who adorned the cover of the band's debut album, the 1997 Geffen Records release "Get Some". Strait, a Santa Barbara resident, was crossing the highway after visiting his girlfriend in the community. Lynn apparently pulled into the path of the truck, which was going about 65 mph. The impact sent Strait's car spinning into the center divider where it stopped, a California Highway Patrol officer told the Los Angeles Times at the time.
Cummings fronted SNOT in 2008-2009 before he and Mayo exited the group amid "strained relationships."
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