Every Mother's Nightmare

Every Mother's Nightmare
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genres	Heavy Metal Hard rock
Years active	1987—present
Labels	Arista Perris Records
Members	Rick Ruhl Travis Hall Jeff Caughron Troy Flemming Lonnie Hammer Travis Butler
Past members	Steve Malone Kris 'Newt' Beavers Craig Santicola Jim Phipps Shannon Harris
Website	MySpace Music

Every Mother's Nightmare (EMN) is a Heavy Metal band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1987 by vocalist Rick Ruhl and guitarist Steve Malone. Bassist, Mark McMurty, and drummer, Jim Phipps, completed the lineup. EMN blended blues, metal, and southern rock for their sound. Before moving to Nashville, Rick Ruhl spent his formative teenage years in the West Knoxville area (Concord Tn.) where he was most likely influenced by that area's local garage rock bands (featuring Bruce Watkins, Kevin Morgan and Eddie Francis.)

Career

EMN's career ended as quickly as it started. With the label-signing frenzy of the late '80's of hard rock/metal bands, EMN benefited and gained some minor success. However, just as quickly, they were swallowed up in the even-larger signing frenzy of grunge and Nirvana.

They reached their biggest success with the single, 'Love Can Make You Blind,' which reached No. 22 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.

EMN still enjoys a local following in the Memphis and Nashville music scene.

In 2011 Jeff Caughron joined reunited nu metal act Full Devil Jacket, that features members of Day of Fire and Saliva, as a replasement for Michael Reaves, who died of cancer earlier that year.

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)

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)

Current members

• Rick Ruhl - Lead singer
• Travis Hall - Lead Guitar
• Jeff Caughron - Lead Guitar
• Troy Fleming - Bass
• Lonnie Hammer - Drums
• Travis Butler - Lead Guitar

Original Members

• Rick Ruhl - Lead singer
• Steve Malone - Guitar
• Mark McMurtry - Bass
• Jim Phipps - Drums

Billboard charts

Albums

• 1990 Every Mother's Nightmare The Billboard 200 No. 146
• 1993 Wake up Screaming Heatseekers No. 37

Single

• 1990 Love Can Make You Blind Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 22

External links

• Every Mother's Nightmare at AllMusic
• Chart history at Billboard.