NEW Godsmack!

[MistressD]

As soon as this past week, Godsmack (http://www.godsmack.com) has announced a new album for this year! There is no official date yet, just the "later this year" spiel. But, the site is boasting videos about the making of Saints and Sinners and promises a 2010 tour. I don't have the time to watch the videos as of now, so I'm not sure what they show. Hopefully they preview the new music. Go check it out and feel free to post your opinions, good or bad. Hopefully more good than bad, since I'm a huge Godsmack fan but I was a little let down by "IV".

[BuRn7 CaK3]

The new single from that album Whiskey Hangover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPNbJS-ye4) is pretty good. I'll be looking forward to this for sure.

[Mega-Tallica]

The new single from that album Whiskey Hangover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPNbJS-ye4) is pretty good. I'll be looking forward to this for sure.

"Whiskey Hangover" is going to be on the new album? I didn't like that song that much and it has been out for a long time now, exceptionally long for a first single when the album isn't going to be released until mid/late 2010.

As for Saints & Sinners, I'd like to see Godsmack get away from their post-grunge sound like on IV and go back to the way they sounded from the debut to Faceless. I didn't dig IV that much minus a couple of cool songs like "Voodoo Too" and "Bleeding Me".

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Well according to Wiki, the new album will be released in March. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_and_Sinners_%28Godsmack_album%29

[MrFruitLord]

Just when I thought the world couldn't get any worse.

[Mega-Tallica]

Just when I thought the world couldn't get any worse.

That's right, it can only get better now.;)

[MistressD]

:D Right on, Mega-tallica! Ooh, "Whiskey Hangover", now that's classic Godsmack! Thanks for the link! 6-16 it says, I'd rely more on that than Wikipedia, no offense. It fits too, this means a Summer tour! Hmm, Mayhem or Godsmack; which would you see? Saw Godsmack during the "Awake" tour. ;)

[Mega-Tallica]

The Mayhem lineup this year is is pretty poor compared to last year, so I think I'll have to go with Godsmack. I saw them at Cruefest 2 this past summer and they put on the best show that night, although, they didn't play songs I thought for sure they would like "Awake" and "Greed". As a matter of fact, they didn't play any songs off of Awake, so I was kind of disappointed, but they put on a great show nonetheless.

[Jerome85]

didn't alice in chains just put out a new album.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

didn't alice in chains just put out a new album.

Yes, But what does AiC have to do with Godsmack?

[Mega-Tallica]

Yes, But what does AiC have to do with Godsmack?

Godsmack used to be an AIC cover band before they got big. Even their band name is named after an AIC song. People without brains think they are just a rip off of AIC which is not true and therefore they always compare them when their sound is completely different.

It's much like the comparison between Creed and Pearl Jam. An old argument is very old.

[MistressD]

Okay guys, want to hear the first single? Check the audio player at www.godsmack.com (http://www.godsmack.com), they're playing "Cryin' Like a *****", the first single off the new album, "The Oracle". If you've heard "Whiskey Hangover", it's in the same vein musically, kinda a cross between the self-titled album and "IV". I personally like both and could see both coming to Rock Band when the album premieres May 4.

[MistressD]

Godsmack used to be an AIC cover band before they got big. Even their band name is named after an AIC song. People without brains think they are just a rip off of AIC which is not true and therefore they always compare them when their sound is completely different.

It's much like the comparison between Creed and Pearl Jam. An old argument is very old.

Couldn't have said it better myself Mega, thanks.

[Mega-Tallica]

I thought the album was going to be called Saints And Sinners? I guess they changed it...

Just listened to the new song, it's kind of poppy like Whiskey Hangover, but still traditional Godsmack. Can't wait until May 4th now :D

Awesome, all my favorite albums coming out this year are going to be released around the same time. The Oracle is going to be released just 2 weeks after Sevendust's Cold Day Memory! Not to mention all the other albums I'm looking forward to.

[Fragory123]

Godsmack used to be an AIC cover band before they got big. Even their band name is named after an AIC song. People without brains think they are just a rip off of AIC which is not true and therefore they always compare them when their sound is completely different.

It's much like the comparison between Creed and Pearl Jam. An old argument is very old.

Erna has also cited Layne Stayley as his biggest influence in singing.

[Jerome85]

ahh, denial.

[Mega-Tallica]

Alice In Chains' fans seem to always be at the forefront to all the Godsmack hate, oh well.

[Fragory123]

Alice In Chains' fans seem to always be at the forefront to all the Godsmack hate, oh well.

I'm a pretty big Alice In Chains fan, and I also happen to like Godsmack as well.

[Mega-Tallica]

I'm a pretty big Alice In Chains fan, and I also happen to like Godsmack as well.

Same here.

That post was mostly directed at the person above me.

[Fragory123]

Same here.

That post was mostly directed at the person above me.

Very well.

[MistressD]

I'm guessing "Sinners and Saints" is what they're calling their "making of" documentary. And count me in as an Alice in Chains fan. In fact, I'm going to see them locally in April! :D But it's true, some fans can get upset if they feel a band is ripping off their sound. I believe in the saying "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".

[Jerome85]

i was up all night last night listening to aic and i ended up writing 5 godsmack songs.

[Mega-Tallica]

i was up all night last night listening to aic and i ended up writing 5 godsmack songs.

Oh please:rolleyes:

[BuRn7 CaK3]

i was up all night last night listening to aic and i ended up writing 5 godsmack songs.

Wow. You're very annoying all the sudden. What in the hell happened?

[Mega-Tallica]

The track listings for Godsmack's The Oracle have been released. Only 10 songs on the main release so I'm guessing some longer songs on this record.

1. Cryin' Like A B*tch
2. Saints And Sinners
3. War And Peace
4. Love-Hate-Sex-Pain
5. What If?
6. Devil's Swing
7. Good Day To Die
8. Forever Shamed
9. Shadow Of A Soul
10. The Oracle

Also note, "Whiskey Hangover" is now no longer going to be on the new record. Interesting...

[CEEDZ13]

any news on this yet? when is it coming out?
haha nvm. may 4th. i need to learn to read full threads before I ask questions xD

[CelestialKurse]

=D I like Godsmack, can't wait to see some of their new material.

[TheCrimsonSaint]

Every time Godsmack releases an album or single, nu-metal takes two steps backwards. Seriously, the best that they could come up with is "Cryin' Like A *****"? Shameful.

[Mega-Tallica]

I agree, "Cryin' Like A B*tch" is a weak track, but usually I never like Godsmack's singles. Hopefully, the better songs off this record will be the ones that aren't singles like off of IV.

[TheCrimsonSaint]

I was referring to any and all Godsmack tracks. Their music amounts to nothing more than lyrical cluster****s on the level of Fred Durst.

[Mega-Tallica]

Nah, I think Godsmack was better lyrical content than Limp Bizkit, I just think that their music is really starting to become repetitive.

[TheCrimsonSaint]

"And I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
When you repeatedly
Take advantage of me
The only thought I get of you sickens me
Everybody knows you're fake
You're everything I ****ing hate"

Yeah, that's pretty pathetic.

[Mega-Tallica]

Yeah, that's weak, but it's better than this:

"It's a ****ed up world, what a ****ed up place,
Everybody's judged by their ****ed up face,
****ed up dreams, ****ed up life,
****ed up kid, with a ****ed up knife,
****ed up moms, and ****ed up dads,
Thats a ****ed up cop, with a ****ed up badge,
****ed up job, with ****ed up pay,
****ed up boss, is a ****ed up day,
****ed up breast, ****ed up lies,
All my *****s, in the biggest, got the facs of life"

Any angry teenager on the face of this earth can write that.

[Gowienczyk]

Both are things are what an horrible angsty "poet" would write.

[Mega-Tallica]

Pretty much, but that's basically what nu-metal was/is. Just a bunch of angry lryics jumbled together to please the angsty teenagers.

[Gowienczyk]

I always thought Mushroomhead's lyrics were above par for that nu-metal default, though for example.

[Mega-Tallica]

I agree, Mushroomhead's lyrics are above average for nu-metal as well as the very underground and under-rated From Zero.

[Mega-Tallica]

The official album cover and album track listings have been announced for The Oracle. Link below:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/godsmack_the_oracle_artwork_final_track_listing_re vealed.html

[Mega-Tallica]

3 new songs just leaked; "Saints And Sinners", "Devil's Swing", and "The Oracle" instrumental. To lazy to post links, but they are all over youtube. Both "Saints And Sinners" and "Devil's Swing" got me real excited for this album and it seems Godsmack are back to their old ways as both these songs seem like they come right from the Awake era. The instrumental track however I thought it was considerably weak with boring riffs and generic Metallica-ish solos that just didn't cut. Doesn't even touch Vampires as far as Godsmack's best instrumental.

The other 3 songs that released early "What If", "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain", and "Cryin' Like A B*tch", out of the 3, What If is the most notable. Love Hate Sex pain has the feel like it'll be a single sometime in the near future, it's not bad and it has a nice guitar riff, just not feeling it as much as What If. And I did not like Cryin' Like A B*tch at all.

[BlackhawkBlues]

I have the whole album, as it leaked earlier this week and I got it. It's actually a pretty good album, above what I was expecting from Godsmack. And somebody mentioned From Zero..yea, I have their DEMO lol, from 1999. I'm good friends with their ex-manager they had while still a local band in Chicago. I helped promote From Zero back then, but of course, i don't even think they have a deal anymore, do they?

[Mega-Tallica]

I have the whole album, as it leaked earlier this week and I got it. It's actually a pretty good album, above what I was expecting from Godsmack. And somebody mentioned From Zero..yea, I have their DEMO lol, from 1999. I'm good friends with their ex-manager they had while still a local band in Chicago. I helped promote From Zero back then, but of course, i don't even think they have a deal anymore, do they?

From what I know, From Zero broke up a few years ago.

A real shame, they were a great band.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Picked up the new album today. Absolutely loved it! I'd probably give it like a 9 or a 9.5/10

[Mega-Tallica]

Picked up the new album today. Absolutely loved it! I'd probably give it like a 9 or a 9.5/10

Definitely up there in the 9's for me as well. The deluxe editon has two bonus tracks, one being the huge hit "Whiskey Hangover" and the other being "I Blame You". "I Blame You" is a great song and it probably should have been on the main release.

You know when an album is great when even the bonus tracks are good. The only weak track I felt was the instrumental, "The Oracle".

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Funny, I got the album at Wal-Mart for $10. What's funny is when looking at the track listing on it... For the first song, it says "Cryin' Like A B**ch" but when he actually sings it on the album. He says the full word. Which is weird, considering I bought this from Wal-Mart and they have everything censored. No censoring here! :D

[Jerome85]

they need to make up their minds if they want to be alice in chains or metallica.

[Mega-Tallica]

they need to make up their minds if they want to be alice in chains or metallica.

It's funny because they sound like neither of them. :rolleyes:

[BuRn7 CaK3]

He's just trollin' like normal. No surprise.

[Mega-Tallica]

I know, it just pisses me off when someone pulls a BS argument just to get their idiotic opinion out there. If you don't like Godsmack, don't post in a Godsmack thread, that simple.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

It is that simple you think, but people can't do that. It's annoying.

[TheCrimsonSaint]

It's funny because they sound like neither of them. :rolleyes:

You must be talking about a different band.

[Mega-Tallica]

You must be talking about a different band.

Please, take out Sully Erna from Godsmack and tell me they sound like AIC because they have almost no similarites. Erna is the only reason why people think they are a rip off of AIC when their music doesn't even sound remotely close to AIC's sound.

[Gowienczyk]

It is that simple you think, but people can't do that. It's annoying.

Freedom of Expression.

[smokeyou]

So you are saying, a band whose primary influences are Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell and James Hetfield, don't sound like AIC and Metallica?? More recently they have made it a goal to distance themselves from the comparisons to aic, I guess that means they didn't sound like them in the first place. Please! The first 2 albums are rip offs of Dirt and metallicas black album.

[Mega-Tallica]

So you are saying, a band whose primary influences are Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell and James Hetfield, don't sound like AIC and Metallica?? More recently they have made it a goal to distance themselves from the comparisons to aic, I guess that means they didn't sound like them in the first place. Please! The first 2 albums are rip offs of Dirt and metallicas black album.

No.

There is no such thing as being a "rip-off" as no two bands sound identical. Sully Erna does sound similar to Staley and Rombola solo's do sound similar to Hammett's, but Godsmack's overall music sounds nothing like Metallica or AIC. They are just influences, every band has influences.