---
title: "Sponge"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/sponge"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1991
---

# Sponge

**Sponge** is a alternative metal band, from United States, active 1991 to present.

Sponge is an American rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1992 by vocalist Vinnie Dombroski, guitarist Mike Cross, bassist Tim Cross, drummer Jimmy Paluzzi, and guitarist Joey Mazzola. Dombroski and the Cross brothers were previously in the hard rock band Loudhouse, with Mazzola joining just before the end of the band's tenure. Sponge's discography includes ten studio albums, four live albums, one archival album, multiple compilations, and several charting singles including "Plowed", "Molly ", "Wax Ecstatic ", and "Have You Seen Mary".

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Sponge |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Detroit, United States |
| Formed | 1991 |
| Releases in catalog | 14 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Andy Patalan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andy-patalan) | Guitar | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Billy Adams](https://themetalnet.com/musician/billy-adams) | Drums (drum set) | 2001 to present | Current |
| [Charlie Grover](https://themetalnet.com/musician/charlie-grover) |  |  | Current |
| [Jimmy Paluzzi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jimmy-paluzzi) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Joey Mazzola](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joey-mazzola) |  |  | Current |
| [Kyle Neely](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kyle-neely) | Guitar | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Vinnie Dombroski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vinnie-dombroski) | Lead vocals | 1994 to present | Current |
| [Mike Cross](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-cross) | Guitar | 1991 to 2001 | Former |
| [Tim Cross](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-cross) | Bass | 1991 to 2001 | Former |
| [Tim Krukowski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-krukowski) | Bass | 2001 to 2009 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1994 | [Rotting Piñata](https://themetalnet.com/album/0739c527-784f-3b18-a1a6-b8dd2f4ac572) | Album |
| 1994 | [Sponge](https://themetalnet.com/album/a3605572-1233-4edc-beac-2dcf9ed7525e) | EP |
| 1996 | [Wax Ecstatic](https://themetalnet.com/album/19aa4f1a-c395-363f-ab2d-5034351c41a9) | Album |
| 1999 | [New Pop Sunday](https://themetalnet.com/album/9f21e78d-fc43-3f2d-8b19-6ae3733bb32d) | Album |
| 2003 | [For All the Drugs in the World](https://themetalnet.com/album/7864d804-b1a1-3203-b7cb-75a2c8f38d0d) | Album |
| 2005 | [Hard to Keep My Cool](https://themetalnet.com/album/58f19933-1e52-3960-ab46-9ff15b0355a7) | EP |
| 2005 | [The Man](https://themetalnet.com/album/dc298173-beb5-3ca3-a61a-5402df4b4cab) | Album |
| 2007 | [Galore Galore](https://themetalnet.com/album/b9923674-ee08-3e7d-8dbf-1f390d01a17c) | Album |
| 2010 | [Destroy the Boy](https://themetalnet.com/album/82e9a2dd-bec0-4f48-9cc5-496265040c17) | EP |
| 2013 | [Stop the Bleeding](https://themetalnet.com/album/1b31591d-25b3-43b6-9f2e-10e4fed82d91) | Album |
| 2016 | [The Beer Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/531aa210-dd84-4dac-897b-5fe740a638db) | Album |
| 2021 | [Lavatorium](https://themetalnet.com/album/9745700a-fc7f-46e8-867e-c89e925abd65) | Album |
| 2024 | [1994](https://themetalnet.com/album/6b25d195-f46f-4524-873b-6f8b93eced32) | Album |
| 2024 | [Planet Girls](https://themetalnet.com/album/3c830a14-7e62-4e15-94e8-6a1fee306ff1) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Stone Temple Pilots](https://themetalnet.com/band/stone-temple-pilots) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Silverchair](https://themetalnet.com/band/silverchair) (listened together)
- [Incubus](https://themetalnet.com/band/incubus) (listened together)
- [Jane’s Addiction](https://themetalnet.com/band/jane-s-addiction) (listened together)
- [Local H](https://themetalnet.com/band/local-h) (listened together)
- [Faith No More](https://themetalnet.com/band/faith-no-more) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [White Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/white-zombie) (listened together)
- [Jerry Cantrell](https://themetalnet.com/band/jerry-cantrell) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
- [Godsmack](https://themetalnet.com/band/godsmack) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Spongerocks
- x: https://twitter.com/spongetheband
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JXDwIo5HsiwTcTPQytrZ8
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2097
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/545811

---

Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/sponge](https://themetalnet.com/band/sponge). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt