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James Shannon Larkin was born April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. Known mostly for his amazing skill with the drums, he also plays bass and sings.
Shannon Larkin's first major label band was Wrathchild America. After recording 2 albums for Atlantic Records, the band was dropped by the label, citing lackluster sales. Shannon, along with his bandmates disbanded Wrathchild America only to resurface as Souls At Zero.
In the meantime, Shannon formed a side project band called MF Pitbulls in which the other members later formed the band Snot. MF Pitbulls' member Jamie Miller later became Souls At Zero's drummer right after Shannon was tapped by Ugly Kid Joe. According to Wrathchild America's/Souls At Zero's former manager Chip Seligman, Shannon was the one who recommended Jamie Miller as his replacement. He later replaced Jamie Miller on the Snot album "Strait Up."
Shannon recorded 2 albums with Ugly Kid Joe, and the band was no more. Still a struggling musician, Shannon found himself without a band. As luck would have it, Shannon once again was tapped into another band. This time it was Casey Chaos's Amen. Shannon was referred to Amen by producer Ross Robinson of Slipknot fame. Shannon recorded 2 albums for Amen, before he left the band as a touring musician, but still performs on the albums. Shannon also recorded the Hard to Swallow album by Vanilla Ice, and Worship and Tribute by Glassjaw.
Shortly after, Shannon got a call from his old friend Sully Erna who wanted him to play drums for his band, Godsmack. Shannon replaced Tommy Stewart and subsequently recorded his first album with Godsmack; Faceless
On July 1, 1997, Shannon played drums for one gig for Black Sabbath; the final one on the Ozzfest 97 tour.
Shannon also played the drums on the song "3030/150", on Stone Sour's "Come What(ever) May"
Shannon can be seen in the video for "MF2" by Criss Angel, which also features Sully Erna! He also did a project in 1997 with Judas Priest's Glenn Tipton and other artists including John Entwistle, Cozy Powell, Billy Sheehan, and Robert Trujillo called Baptizm of Fire.
Shannon Also is Married and has a daughter, Jessamine Larkin
Shannon and Sully performing Batalla De Los TamboresGodsmack's cover of Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times!"
