Godsmack

Godsmack is a heavy metal band from Boston. The name "Godsmack" did not come from an Alice in Chains song though popular rumor deems it so. It came from the lead singer insulting one of his band mates for having a cold sore on his lip. The next time he came in for practice, he had one too. Sully Erna, the lead singer and practicing Wiccan believes in Karma, and his making fun of his band mate was the way in which he was repaid... His band mate told him that that was a "godsmack."

In 2002, Godsmack received a Grammy nomination in "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" for the song "Vampires" from the album Awake.

Godsmack have been called nu metal many times but they are a bit far from that genre. Lead singer Sully Erna's voice fits more with traditional heavy metal, they've never had rapping or turntables in their songs and many of their songs have guitar solos.

Current Members

  • Sully Erna - Vocals/Guitar/Drums/Percussion
  • Robbie Merrill - Bass
  • Tony Rambola - Guitars/Backing Vocals
  • Shannon Larkin - Drums/Percussion


Former Members

  • Lee Richards - Guitars
  • Tommy Stewart -Drums

Discography

  • Godsmack (August 25, 1998)
  • Awake (October 31, 2000)
  • Faceless (April 8, 2003)
  • The Other Side (November 18, 2003, eight track acoustic LP)(Regular release April 2004)

Websites

  • Official Website (http://www.godsmack.com/)
  • ArtistDirect.com - Godsmack (http://www.godsmackdirect.com)

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. Harley now presents a show on BBC Radio 2 called The Sounds of the Seventies. Lead singer Sully Erna's voice fits more with traditional heavy metal, they've never had rapping or turntables in their songs and many of their songs have guitar solos. After a brief appearance in the 1980s with a song from Andrew Lloyd-Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, Steve began touring again with his old Cockney rebel songs in the late 80s and 90s. Godsmack have been called nu metal many times but they are a bit far from that genre. He made a minor comeback in 1979 as a solo artist in the UK singles chart with the Tamla Motown-inspired Freedom's Prisoner which bubbled under the Top 50. In 2002, Godsmack received a Grammy nomination in "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" for the song "Vampires" from the album Awake. From then on, Steve Harley struggled to match that success, and the band faded away.

His band mate told him that that was a "godsmack.". This included the track Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) which would go on to be a number one single and the band's biggest hit. Sully Erna, the lead singer and practicing Wiccan believes in Karma, and his making fun of his band mate was the way in which he was repaid.. In 1974, a further album, The Best Years of Our Lives was made, produced by Beatles producer Alan Parsons. The next time he came in for practice, he had one too. From then on, the band was a band in name only, being more or less a Steve Harley solo project. It came from the lead singer insulting one of his band mates for having a cold sore on his lip. An appearance on Top of the Pops by the group in fact largely consisted of session musicians drafted in for the show.

The name "Godsmack" did not come from an Alice in Chains song though popular rumor deems it so. By this time the problems within the band had already reached a head, and most of the band with the exception of Stuart Elliot quit. Godsmack is a heavy metal band from Boston. The band were voted the "Most Outstanding New Act" of 1974. ArtistDirect.com - Godsmack (http://www.godsmackdirect.com). Soft, was also a big hit. Official Website (http://www.godsmack.com/). A second single from the album, Mr.

The Other Side (November 18, 2003, eight track acoustic LP)(Regular release April 2004). There then followed the album The Psychomodo, an adventurous and ambitious production which showed that there was real talent in the group. Faceless (April 8, 2003). It was becoming clear that Harley regarded the band as little more than accompaniment to his own agenda, and already there were signs that things would not last, despite having a big hit with their second single, Judy Teen. Awake (October 31, 2000). Harley managed to irritate a significant part of the music press with his self-aggrandisement, even as the music itself was getting rave reviews and gaining a wide audience. Godsmack (August 25, 1998). Their first album, The Human Menagerie, was released in 1973.

Tommy Stewart -Drums. Their first single Sebastian, a soaring rock epic, was an immediate success in Europe, though failed to chart in the UK. Lee Richards - Guitars. They were signed to EMI after playing just 5 gigs. Shannon Larkin - Drums/Percussion. The original Cockney Rebel were put together in 1972, consisting of drummer Stuart Elliot, bassist Paul Jefferies, violinist Jean Paul Croker, and keyboard player Milton Reames James. Tony Rambola - Guitars/Backing Vocals. His musical career began in the late 1960s when he was busking, performing his own songs, some of which were later recorded by him and the band.

Robbie Merrill - Bass. Steve Harley was born as Steve Nice in February 1951 in London. Sully Erna - Vocals/Guitar/Drums/Percussion. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock, and while they were contemporary with the glam rock period, their music is not truly classifiable as such. Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel were a UK rock band from the early 1970s.