Multi-platinum band Godsmack has exploded onto the album charts with When Legends Rise (via BMG), the band's seventh studio album and first in four years. The 11-song collection, fueled by the Top 5 rock song and video "Bulletproof" plus the title track "When Legends Rise," has entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart in the top ten (#8), with four #1 placements on other charts: Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Music Albums, Top Independent Albums and Top Alternative Albums. When Legends Rise is available on CD, LP, and Digital. Purchase or stream it here.
In other news, iHeart Media presents iHeartRadio LIVE with Godsmack at the iHeartRadio Theater in New York City tonight (Wednesday, May 9) at 9:00 PM (ET). The 60-minute live event will feature an exclusive Q&A and an intimate performance. The event will broadcast live to listeners nationwide on iHeartMedia's Rock radio stations and video stream on iHeartRadio's Official YouTube on Wednesday, May 9 at 9:00 pm local time.
YouTube Live Stream: Wednesday, May 9 at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT via YouTube.com/iHeartRadio
Video Stream: Wednesday, May 9 at 9 pm local time via iHeartRadio.com/Godsmack
Radio Broadcast: Wednesday, May 9 at 9 pm local time via iHeartMedia's Rock radio stations.
Last month, Godsmack released the official music video for "Bulletproof." Directed by filmmaker Troy Smith, the song's video is a short film that parodies the making of a rock video with cameos from Billy Ray Cyrus and Sebastian Bach. Frontman Sully Erna ultimately hires his crazy Italian cousin to direct the video and everything goes wrong. In addition, "When Legends Rise" served as a theme song for WWE's "Greatest Royal Rumble" event, which streamed live 4/27 on the WWE Network.
On the live front, the band–Sully Erna [vocals, guitar], Tony Rombola [guitar], Robbie Merrill [bass], and Shannon Larkin [drums]–kicked off their 2018 live shows in Jacksonville, FL April 27, headlining at Welcome to Rockville, the first of seven U.S. festivals the band will perform at through July 14. Next up is their co-headlining six-week outdoor amphitheater tour with Shinedown which launches July 22 and hits more than 30 cities (see all dates below).
20 years after the release of their debut album and 20 million album sales later, Godsmack is an even stronger animal than before. The proof is in the grooves of When Legends Rise.
TOUR DATES:
DATE CITY VENUE
Festival Appearances:
Fri 4/27 Jacksonville, FL Welcome to Rockville
Sat4/28 Sunrise, FL Fort Rock Festival
Sat 5/5 Concord, NC Monster Energy's Carolina Rebellion
Fri 5/18 Columbus, OH Rock on the Range
Fri 5/25 Pryor, OK Rocklahoma
Thu 7/12 Oshkosh, WI Rock USA
July 12-14 Cadott, WI Chippewa Valley Rock Fest
Godsmack/Shinedown Tour:
Sun 7/22 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Tue 7/24 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater
*Wed 7/25 Mount Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino
Fri 7/27 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sat 7/28 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
*Sun 7/29 Des Moines, IA KAZR Bday Show
Tue 7/31 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Thu 8/2 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Fri 8/3 Las Vegas, NV Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
Sat 8/4 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre
Mon 8/6 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
Wed 8/8 Bonner Springs, KS Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Sat 8/11 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sun 8/12 Dallas, TX Starplex Pavilion
Tue 8/14 North Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
Wed 8/15 Biloxi, MS Coast Coliseum
Thu 8/16 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Sat 8/18 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Sun 8/19 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
Tue 8/21 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Wed 8/22 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Fri 8/24 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre
Sat 8/25 Mansfield, MA XFINITY Center
Sun 8/26 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
Tue 8/28 Burgettstown, PA KeyBank Pavilion
Wed 8/29 Syracuse, NY Lakeview Amphitheater
Fri 8/31 Scranton, PA Mortgage Mountain Performing Arts Center
Sat 9/1 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sun 9/2 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
*indicates a non-Live Nation show
