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Godsmack is a hard rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA formed in 1996. They are often categorized as either a nu metal band or a post-grunge band, but fans insist otherwise.
Alice in Chains is believed to be the primary influence to Godsmack. Many believe Godsmack obtained their name from the Alice in Chains song “God Smack” off the album Dirt. 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, and Black Sabbath, ² White Zombie too since they used to make cover live. 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.” In that same interview, Erna offers an alternative explanation to the origin of their band name by stating, “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.” Though, it seems hardly logical that a band without a name would have scheduled a photo shoot.
Alice in Chains is believed to be the primary influence to Godsmack. Many believe Godsmack obtained their name from the Alice in Chains song “God Smack” off the album Dirt. 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, and Black Sabbath, ² White Zombie too since they used to make cover live. 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.” In that same interview, Erna offers an alternative explanation to the origin of their band name by stating, “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.” Though, it seems hardly logical that a band without a name would have scheduled a photo shoot.
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I Stand Alone
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Faceless
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Make Me Believe
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Changes
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The Enemy
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Speak
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I Am
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Vampires
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Shine Down
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Bad Magick
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sionborg wrote:
Great Group but i never understood why they have them tagged as hard rock first then metal second...It should be the opposite metal first then hard rock...
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jaj43123 wrote:
I posted this on the Serenity page, but figured it would get more views here. Any help would be great. "Does anyone know of an alternate mix of this? I've heard it a few times on WRIF in Detroit now. It's a much harder version and features a strong electric guitar in the background, as opposed to the ambient sounding acoustic. If anyone could help me, it'd be greatly appreciated. If you wouldn't mind sending me a message if you know anything about it, that would be great. :)"
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hurricane_mario wrote:
how is this even nu metal? Alt rock, nu metal, actual metal, its all so arbitrary and blurry lines between them.
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wingkon wrote:
Theyre good
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yorgor wrote:
NUKE SOMTHIN !!
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Life4Hate wrote:
You simply fanatics of AIC. Be more reasonable
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tcm74 wrote:
'how the fack can you compare AiC and godsmack, anyway? to me them two have nothing in common ôo ' Well if you can't see that Godsmack is just a weaker copy of Alice in Chains you must have either lost your hearing or you're just fucking stupid
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Tata_is_my_namE wrote:
how the fack can you compare AiC and godsmack, anyway? to me them two have nothing in common ôo
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Life4Hate wrote:
Godsmack are Gods! =)
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Andesh wrote:
sounds like stoner rock in my ears, dunno.
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Insanity_3 wrote:
Alice in Chains is still better than Godsmack ;>
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TheCameo89 wrote:
The music was good till it all started to sound the same
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Caxapoffs wrote:
The best
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ChaoticTyrant wrote:
AiC > Godsmack indeed. Godsmack's early work is pretty good, however Faceless made them drop a fucking lot in my eyes.
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PS_god wrote:
weicH- your fuckin brain is horrible... shamharoth, thanks for the news. ...Давно их уже не слушаю, но уважение до сих пор осталось.
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shamharoth wrote:
Godsmack are planning to release their upcoming new album sometime in March of 2010. The band are currently in the studio with producer Dave Fortman (Slipknot, Mudvayne, Evanescence) and hope to finish up sometime in December. Source: http://tunelab.com
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Hate_ wrote:
AiC-fags, you're all such bores
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weicH- wrote:
horrible
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