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Godsmack is one of the best bands ever. I liked this band for a long time. I have all most all their CDs. I have only one more CD to get. I got all my CDs of godsmack at Wall-mart in Winnemucca Nevada. This group is one of my favorete bands.
Alice in Chains is believed to be the primary
influence upon Godsmack; it is speculated that the band got their name from an
Alice in Chains song of the same name (see below) and started off as a tribute
band to Alice in Chains. In an
interview with MTV upon the death of Alice in Chains lead singer
Layne Staley, Godsmack frontman Sully Erna stated that
Staley "was single-handedly the guy that got me to start singing." Other bands cited by Godsmack members as their
primary influences typically include
Aerosmith,
Led Zeppelin,
Rush,
Pearl Jam,
Metallica,
Judas Priest and
Black Sabbath.
In 2002, Godsmack received a Grammy nomination in "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" for the song "Vampires" from the album Awake. In 2004, they were opening for Metallica, while headlining with Dropbox in the summer. Then they did acoustic shows for their newly released album The Other Side in the fall of 2004, while still opening for Metallica. In September 2004, Godsmack issued a live DVD titled "Changes," (it went gold, according to RIAA) which the band recorded earlier that year. That same month, the group also released "Batalla de los Tambores," a live cut available only via online services such as Apple's iTunes Music Store, Real and Napster. Their latest single "Speak" was released on February 14, 2006 and their album titled IV was released April 25, 2006. According to an interview with Sully a new international tour is slated to begin in June and touring in the states will begin in September. IV debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 211,000 copies in its first week.
Godsmack and Rob Zombie kicked off a multi-city U.S. tour on August 25, 2006.
There are many examples of
comparisons to Alice in Chains. Sully Erna's style of singing mirrors that of
Layne
Staley's
while the overall sound of the band's first two albums sound incredibly similar
to the sound of Dirt. The logo of Godsmack is similar to the sun logo of Alice
in Chains. Godsmack also released an album titled "Faceless" which is similar in
name to Alice in Chain's first album
Facelift. The band's name is identical to the title of
an Alice In Chains song from the album
Dirt. The band even transcended from their heavy sound
to a more mellow acoustic sound on their album
The Other Side in the same manner Alice in Chains
did in
Sap and
Jar of Flies. More recently, Godsmack have
attempted to distance themselves from the Alice in Chains comparison with Erna
stating in an interview with Matt Ashare, "I've just never really heard that in
our music."
There are generally two beliefs of how the band came up with its name. Originally, many believed Godsmack obtained their name from the Alice in Chains song God Smack from the album Dirt due to the band's heavy influence on Godsmack. Godsmack's vocalist, Sully Erna, would state otherwise in interviews since at least 1999 that: "It happened at rehearsal when our drummer came in with a big cold sore on his lip. I was making fun of him all day because we had a photo shoot coming up. And then the next day when I came in, I had a big cold sore on my lip. So my guitar player said, "See, God just smacked you for making fun of him."[3]. However, many believe that this was part of Godsmack's attempt to distinguish themselves from the band that they have been compared to most frequently.[4]
Since 2003, Godsmack has taken a
pro-military stance, allowing the
US Navy to use the songs "Sick of Life" and "Awake"
for recruitment commercials. Additionally, the band uses military imagery in
their concerts, as they did at a
Tweeter Center concert where video footage of an
Apache helicopter was used to start a set. Because of this, the band has
received criticism for its support for the Navy, particularly due to their
continued support after the controversial
2003 invasion of Iraq (which Sully Erna has claimed to
support).[1]
In an interview with Arthur Magazine, Erna claimed to sympathize with the
soldiers, though admitted that he knows very little about the military. He also
claimed that he believes that the use of his music in Navy advertising does not
influence people to join the Navy.
Godsmack's songs "I Stand Alone" and "Straight Out of Line", were used as the theme songs for the 2004 Ubisoft game, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within: In Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, "I Stand Alone" plays without the lyrics when the Prince is being chased by the "Dahaka". It also appears when you are fighting, but not every single battle. Straight Out of Line appears in the credits. Their song "Moon Baby" from their self-titled album appears in "Championship Motocross" for the Playstation. "Bring it On" appears in NFL Madden '06.
The song "I Stand Alone" appeared in the movie The Scorpion King. The song Straight Out of Line" appeared in the movie A Man Apart. The song "Why" appeared in the movie "Any Given Sunday". The song "Bad Religion" was background music in "Playstation 2" "Quad Power Racing 2"
WWE Summerslam is using "The Enemy" as one of the theme songs for the 2006 event.
MTV's Fear used "Voodoo" as the theme song.
On May 25, 2006, Judas Priest (along with KISS, Queen and Def Leppard) was inducted into the "VH1 Rock Honors." Televised on May 31, their presentation was preceded by Godsmack performing a medley of the Priest classics Electric Eye, Victim of Changes and Hell Bent for Leather.
Godsmack (circa 2000)
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