Shannon Larkin Musical artist

Shannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the Hard Rock band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002. Prior to Godsmack, his previous bands were Amen, Candlebox, Ugly Kid Joe, and Souls at Zero (formerly Wrathchild America).Shannon played drums for Godsmack for their albums Faceless, IV their EP The Other Side, The Oracle and their newest album 1000hp.Shannon Larkin started playing drums at the age of 10. Although his parents were not musicians, they were still music lovers and turned Shannon on to bands like The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who. However, it was his older sister who unknowingly ignited Shannon's passion to play by forcing him to repeatedly listen to her favorite album, Rush's Hemispheres. Then he turned on to Led Zeppelin, and then decided to ask his parents for a drum kit.

Personal facts

Shannon Larkin
Birth dateApril 24, 1967
Birth place
Chicago , Illinois

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Musical artist

Career started1978
associated musical artist
Black Sabbath
Stone Sour
Godsmack
Vanilla Ice
Amen (band)
Souls at Zero (band)
Wrathchild America
Snot (band)
Candlebox
Glassjaw
Ugly Kid Joe
Another Animal
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Heavy metal music
Nu metal
Alternative rock
Funk metal
Groove metal
Hardcore punk
Thrash metal
Hard rock
Alternative metal
Post-hardcore
Post-grunge
instrument
Drum kit
Singing
record label
Universal Records
Republic Records

Shannon Larkin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.godsmack.com
  2. http://www.godsmack.com/bio/bio.asp?id=5290
  3. http://www.myspace.com/uglykidjoetheband
  4. http://www.yamaha.com/Artists/ArtistDetail/0,6841,CNTID%253D29384%2526CTID%253D551076%2526CNTYP%253DARTIST,00.html#