Godsmack - Godsmack 2LP (New)

Godsmack – Godsmack 2LP

Artist: Godsmack
Album: Godsmack
Originally Released: 1998
Vinyl Edition: 25th Anniversary 2LP, remastered
Genre: Alternative Metal / Hard Rock / Post-Grunge
Label: Republic / Universal
Producer: Sully Erna & Andrew “Mudrock” Murdock Godsmack Official Store

About the Album:
Godsmack’s self-titled breakthrough turned the Massachusetts band into one of the biggest hard-rock acts of the late ’90s. The record grew out of their independently released All Wound Up..., which was reworked and remastered after the band landed a major-label deal. “Whatever,” “Keep Away,” “Voodoo,” and “Bad Religion” all became major rock-radio songs. The 25th Anniversary edition marked the album’s first official vinyl release, newly remastered across two LPs. Godsmack Official Store

Members:
Sully Erna – vocals, rhythm guitar, drums, producer
Tony Rombola – lead guitar, backing vocals
Robbie Merrill – bass
Tommy Stewart – drums
Andrew “Mudrock” Murdock – co-producer, engineer Wikipedia

Cultural Facts:

• Before Godsmack had a major-label deal, the band borrowed money and independently recorded the album that became All Wound Up.... Local sales and radio attention around Boston eventually helped lead to the Republic/Universal deal. Wikipedia
• Sully Erna wasn’t originally just the frontman—he was an experienced drummer and played drums, guitar, percussion and keyboards on portions of the record in addition to singing. Wikipedia
• The famous girl pictured on the album cover is Toni Tiller, whose photograph became one of the more recognizable hard-rock album covers of the late 1990s. Wikipedia
• The original independent version contained samples that the band didn’t have permission to use. When Universal picked up the record, parts were edited or remixed before it was released nationally as Godsmack. Wikipedia
• The debut eventually became a multi-platinum release, establishing the band nationally after beginning as a self-financed Boston-area project. Godsmack Official Store

Notable Tracks: “Whatever,” “Keep Away,” “Voodoo,” “Bad Religion,” “Moon Baby,” “Time Bomb,” “Stress”