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Godsmack Releases Epic Eighth Studio Album ‘Lighting Up The Sky’

26Feb

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Godsmack Releases Epic Eighth Studio Album ‘Lighting Up The Sky’

The wait is finally over for hard rock fans as Godsmack releases their eighth studio album Lighting Up The Sky. This multi-platinum Grammy-nominated band has made a powerful impact with their previously released tracks, "You and I" and "Surrender," which hit the #1 spot on the charts for four consecutive weeks. Lighting Up The Sky Sully Erna, the band's vocalist, and guitarist co-produced the album with Andrew "Mudrock" Murdock. He's known for his previous work with bands like Avenged Sevenfold and Alice Cooper. "Lighting Up The Sky" is an epic musical journey that showcases the band's prowess in storytelling. According to Erna, the album is a narrative about one man's journey. The music symbolizes the ups and downs of relationships, the polarized political climate, and the state of...

Godsmack Announce Release Details For Studio Album Number Eight

Multi-platinum hard rockers Godsmack are back with their eighth studio album. The new material follows the 2018 release of When Legends Rise. Lighting Up The Sky will be released to the general public on February 24th, 2023. The new album was co-produced by vocalist/guitarist Sully Erna and Andrew "Mudrock" Murdock (Avenged Sevenfold, Alice Cooper). Lighting Up The Sky touches on topics like the polarized political climate and state of the world, betrayal, connection, rebounds, and the idea of legacy, what we're leaving behind. All the more relevant since Erna has recently hinted that this could be Godsmack's final studio album. On the topic of the new album, he had this to say. "I like when a record takes you on a journey from front to back. I realized there’s a whole s...

Godsmack Responds To Fan Criticism Of “Surrender”

Iconic hard rockers Godsmack return with their first new music in more than four years. "Surrender" is the lead single from a new album that is expected before the end of the year. While the official release date is unannounced, we'll update this article as more details become available. According to frontman Sully Erna, the new track "...is simply about the exhaustion we can all feel in relationships at times from the redundancy of fighting with each other. At a certain point in our lives, we submit to putting aside who’s right or wrong, we just want it to STOP! So we wave the white flag". The release of "Surrender" follows their gold-certified When Legends Rise album. The Grammy-nominated band has had a staggering 11 #1 singles and 20 top 10 hits at rock radio. And with that ...