Sponge was formed in the early 90’s by Vinnie Dombrowski (vocals and drums), Tim Cross (bass), Joey Mazzola and Mike Cross (both: guitar), and Jimmy Paluzzi (drums). The Columbia label released the band’s first full-length album entitled Rotting Pinata in 1994. The songs like"Molly (Sixteen Candles)," "Rainin'," and "Plowed" became hits; and the album went gold.
In 1996 Charlie Grover (drums) entered Sponge, he debuted on the Wax Ecstatic LP the same year. After its releasing the band signed to the Beyond label and issued the 1999’s full-length New Pop Sunday. In the early 2000’s Cross and Mike Cross left, and Sponge recruited Tim Krukowski, Kurt Marschke, and Billy Adams to record the 2003’s For All the Drugs in the World.
