---
title: "The Urge"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-urge"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1987
---

# The Urge

**The Urge** is a alternative metal band, from United States, active 1987 to present.

The Urge is an alternative rock band based in St. Louis, Missouri. Their music combines several genres, including hardcore punk, heavy metal, ska, reggae, funk, rock, and rhythm and blues. Consistent touring throughout the 1990s earned the band a reputation for high-energy live performances.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Urge

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Urge |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | St. Louis, United States |
| Formed | 1987 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bill Reiter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-reiter) |  |  | Current |
| [Jerry Jost](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jerry-jost) |  |  | Current |
| [John Pessoni](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-pessoni) |  |  | Current |
| [Karl Grable](https://themetalnet.com/musician/karl-grable) |  |  | Current |
| [Matt Kwiatkowski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-kwiatkowski) |  |  | Current |
| [Steve Ewing](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-ewing) |  |  | Current |
| [Todd Painter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/todd-painter) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1988 | [Bust Me Dat Forty](https://themetalnet.com/album/f7f075a7-9b15-34a4-8ade-e5306c2f19c8) | Album |
| 1990 | [Puttin' the Backbone Back](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f885077-3322-3e9f-95d3-93fb4d758a9a) | Album |
| 1992 | [Magically Delicious](https://themetalnet.com/album/001f15f8-8873-303d-a892-a725eadc69d7) | Album |
| 1995 | [Receiving the Gift of Flavor](https://themetalnet.com/album/f9751a71-16a6-33ed-a91c-fc53baef8c6d) | Album |
| 1998 | [Master of Styles](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ccde6dd-4ebd-3077-8ddd-867ef9d9ce56) | Album |
| 2000 | [Too Much Stereo](https://themetalnet.com/album/8fa4c3e9-c295-3d65-91be-e87d5d0d59e0) | Album |
| 2013 | [Galvanized](https://themetalnet.com/album/c9093568-28f0-4bb8-9d05-dcfcf1c1e315) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Incubus](https://themetalnet.com/band/incubus) (listened together)
- [Lit](https://themetalnet.com/band/lit) (listened together)
- [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together)
- [Stone Temple Pilots](https://themetalnet.com/band/stone-temple-pilots) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Sugar Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/sugar-ray) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
- [Jane’s Addiction](https://themetalnet.com/band/jane-s-addiction) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/TheUrgeRocks
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/16021
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/495934
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ewpPJWBH1eiTYj9cZEce2

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