Gemini

**Gemini** is a American nu metal band formed in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1994 by vocalist Shultz Lambeau & guitarist Matt Pico.

## Members

### Current members

Shultz Lambeau, Lombardi Wardlow, Colton Lavee, Jack Barnes

## History

Shultz Lambeau & Matt Pico met when they were in college together in 1994. After they dropped out of college that same year, the two met Lombardi Wardlow & Jack Barnes, where they formed a band under the name Gemini. The band became managed by Tony Iommi, he signed the band to Dayglow Records (where they remain to this day). In 1995 the band recorded & released their debut album called Serial Thriller which did well on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, debuting at number 1 and later on was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. The band opened for Black Sabbath in 1997 & when they got back from the road, the band recorded their second effort. This album, 1999's Addicted to the Mantra debuted at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 & went to number 1 on the Billboard 200 decade end chart in late 1999. In 2000 the band went on a brief tour with Korn, Damnation, Staind, Vendetta & Arma Angelus. In January 2001 the band released their third album called "The Reckoning" which sold 13,000,000 first day copies & was certified diamond by the RIAA in February 2001. In September 2001 the band took a 6 month hiatus due to the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. In March 2002 the band went back to the recording studio to record their fourth album. 2003's Adrenalin featured a more stronger metalcore influence & was very popular in 2004-2005. In 2006 the band went on a 12 month tour with The Nothing as the opening act & when they returned in December 2006 they recorded their fifth album for 2007 called Desolated Trauma. In 2008 the band parted ways with their long time guitarist Matt Pico after he sexted a 8 year old girl. He was replaced by Colton Lavee. In 2009 the band released their sixth album called Ragnarök which was acclaimed for it's Viking metal influence. In 2010 the band went on a co-headlining tour with System of A Down with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard as the opening act which one of the dates was at the inaugural Rockstar Uproar Festival. In 2011 the band recorded their seventh album for 2012 called Pac-Man. In 2013 the band was apart of Korn's Family Values concert. In 2014 the band teased upcoming material which all came up with their eighth album FedEx-Girlfriend releasing in 2015. In 2016 the band went on tour with Caligula's Horse as the opening act. In 2017 the band released their ninth self-titled album (which was the first with Bad Medicine Records) & appeared at the final Ozzfest in 2018. In 2019 the band went on tour with concluded before the pandemic. In 2022 they released their tenth album called Indominus Rex.

## Members

### Current

Shultz Lambeau-lead vocalist (1994-present) \*has 6 different Sennheiser microphones\*

Lombardi Wardlow-bass (1994-present) \*currently plays a Jackson Lombardi Wardlow signature King V bass with BOSS Bass Overdrive & Digitech Grunge WAZA CRAFT pedals\*

Colton Lavee-guitar (2008-present) \*currently plays a B.C. Rich Red Crackle Ironbird guitar with Ibanez Tube Screamer, MXR Fullbore Metal, EHX Small Clone [for some songs] & Old Blood Noise Endeavors Haunt Fuzz [for solos] pedals\*

Jack Barnes-drums (1994-present) \*currently plays a 17 Piece drum set with 14 cymbals made by DW, Zildjian & Sabian\*

### Former

Matt Pico (1994-2008; died 2022) \*played a Ibanez Jewel Blue Iceman guitar with Ibanez Tube Screamer & BOSS DS-1 pedals\*

## Discography

*Serial Thriller (1995)*

*Addicted to the Mantra (1999)*

*The Reckoning (2001)*

*Adrenalin (2003)*

*Desolated Trauma (2007)*

*Ragnarök (2009)*

*Pac-Man (2012)*

*FedEx-Girlfriend (2015)*

*Gemini (2017)*

*Indominus Rex (2022)*

## Musical style & influences

Gemini are considered by multiple sources as Nu metal & Proto-metal (two terms Gemini has accepted). They are also considered Viking metal, Metalcore, Nerdcore & Dinosaur metal (terms which Gemini has rejected). The band is influenced by Korn, Black Sabbath, Rage Against the Machine, King Crimson & Soundgarden. Other influences include Nexus, Metallica, Pantera, Menstrual Rage, The Beatles & Eratica.