Shannon Larkin

James Shannon Larkin (born April 24, 1967), is a musician best known as the drummer for 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, 1000hp and their latest album When Legends Rise.

Larkin has been playing drums since the age of ten.

He formed Wrathchild America in 1978, recording two albums for Atlantic Records before being dropped by the label. The group disbanded and later reformed as Souls at Zero,signing with Energy Records and releasing an eponymous debut album that was well received by critics. He went on to record two albums with Ugly Kid Joe and two more with Amen.

He joined Godsmack in 2003, replacing departing drummer Tommy Stewart. He has since appeared on their albumsFaceless, IV, The Other Side, The Oracle, 1000hp, When Legends Rise.

His numerous side projects have included hardcore punk and thrash metal band Kiddie Porn with fellow Wrathchild guitarist Jay Abbene and bassist John "Tumor" Fahnestock; MF Pitbulls with members of Snot; and The Apocalypse Blues Revue with Tony Rombola.

He has appeared as a session musician on such albums as Strait Up by Snot and Glenn Tipton's Baptizm of Fire. He has played for Vanilla Ice, Glassjaw, and Stone Sour.

He was featured on the Behind The Player series.

Shannon has been tattooed by artists all over the world. In addition to a full sleeve on his left arm and tattoos on his right arm, Shannon has Amen tattooed across his knuckles and a hand ripping into the skin on his stomach.

• Yamaha
• Oak Custom Drums
  • • 24"x18" Bass Drum
    • 10x8" Tom
    • 12"x9" Tom
    • 13"x10" Tom
    • 16"x16" Floor Tom
    • 18"x16" Floor Tom
    • 14"x6" Snare
• Toca Percussion
  • • 14"6" Timbale
• Yamaha Electronic Drums
  • • Yamaha Drum Pad
• DDrum Percussion
  • • 20" and 22" Deccabons
• Yamaha Hardware
• 800 Series
• Flying Dragon pedals
• Sabian Cymbals
  • • 13" Paragon Hi-Hat
    • 14" Paragon Hi-Hat
    • 8" Paragon Splash
    • 10" Paragon Splash (x2)
    • 16" AA Medium Crash
    • 19" AA Rock Crash
    • 20" Vault Crash
    • 19" AA Holy China
    • 21" AA Holy China
    • 22" Hand Hammered Power Bell Ride
    • 12" Ice Bell
• Heads
  • • Remo
• Vic Firth drumsticks
  • • "American Rock Classic" Sticks

Wrathchild America

• Climbin' the Walls (1989)
• 3-D (1991)

Souls at Zero

• Souls at Zero (1993)
• Six-T-Six EP (1994)

Ugly Kid Joe

• Menace to Sobriety (1995)
• Motel California (1996)
• The Very Best of Ugly Kid Joe: As Ugly as It Gets (1998)
• Stairway to Hell (2012)
• Uglier Than They Used ta Be (2015)

Amen

• Amen (1999)
• We Have Come for Your Parents (2001)
• Death Before Musick (2004)

Candlebox

• Happy Pills (1998)

Snot

• Strait Up (1999)

Godsmack

• Faceless (2003)
• The Other Side (2004)
• IV (2006)
• Good Times, Bad Times.... 10 Years of Godsmack (2007)
• The Oracle (2010)
• 1000hp (2014)
• When Legends Rise (2018)

Another Animal

• Another Animal (2007)

As Session Musician

• 30/30-150 by Stone Sour
• Hard to Swallow by Vanilla Ice
• Worship and Tribute by Glassjaw
• Massive Grooves... by Poundhound (aka Doug Pinnick of King's X)1998

The Apocalypse Blues Revue

• The Apocalypse Blues Revue (2016)
• The Shape of Blues to Come (2018)