Godsmack Release Greatest Hits

Universal Republic band Godsmack will release their widely anticipated Greatest Hits album, Good Times Bad Times….Ten Years of Godsmack on December 4. The 16-track collection is loaded with career defining milestones and seminal Godsmack classics. Among the groundbreaking songs included are the band’s clarion call “Whatever,” their breakthrough 1 rock mainstream smash “Awake,” “I Stand Alone” (2002’s most played rock radio song of the year), “Speak,” (the 1 rock cut from their 2006 album Godsmack IV), and a rare, bristling Godsmack cover of Led Zeppelin’s classic 1969 debut single “Good Times, Bad Times.”

Considered one of the definitive alternative hard rock bands of the modern era, the Boston based group stormed on to the music scene in 1998 with their masterful self-titled debut album, and have never looked back. The only rock band to have scored 13 Top 10 hits in the Active Rock format, their most recent album, Godsmack IV, became another platinum-plus trailblazer for the formidable foursome, debuting at 1 on the Billboard Top albums chart (their 2nd 1 debut following 2003’s Faceless) and harking back to the thunderous arc of multiplatinum masterpieces like their 5 million selling breakthrough debut album and 2000’s Awake, as well as the more subtle flexing heard on their 2004 acoustic EP The Otherside.

Fronted by charismatic and uncompromising singer/songwriter Sully Erna, 2008 will mark the tenth anniversary of Godsmack’s self-titled debut album; in honor of that occasion, Good Times Bad Times….Ten Years of Godsmack encapsulates some of their most captivating and enduring hits. In the past decade, the unflinching Godsmack has enjoyed an incredible run, selling more than 12 million albums - highlighted by scores of sold-out international concerts, stages shared with legends, a remarkable 16 hit singles, 4 platinum records, 1 gold EP and three Grammy nominations.

Known for their fierce touring regimen, Godsmack also established one of the most memorable live arsenals in rock, having been regulars at past Ozzfests, appeared at Woodstock ‘99, toured with Metallica, and headlined their own arena juggernauts throughout the world.

Godmack’s releases include Godsmack (1998), Awake (2000), Faceless (2003), The Scorpion King soundtrack (2002), Otherside EP (2004), and Godsmack IV (2006).

Track Listing:

01. Good Times Bad Times
02. Whatever
03. Keep Away
04. Voodoo
05. Bad Religion
06. Awake
07. Greed
08. I Stand Alone
09. Straight Out Of Line
10. Serenity
11. Realign
12. Running Blind
13. Touché
14. Speak
15. Shine Down
16. The Enemy

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Comments

[j-e-f-f-e-r-s]

Hmm...wouldn't personally call Godsmack 'groundbreaking'. Alice In Chains kind of did the same thing before them.

[metalcore123]

godsmack is the definition of sub-sub-sub-mediocre

[better_than_you]

as far as i know godsmack never had any hits

[headstone05]

Greatest Hits and why shouldn't they be. They've been around for the better part of 15 years. (Heavy Sarcasm)

I do like the band though.

[matman1310]

Don't greatest hits usually mean the end of either the band or a record deal? I like them and to me they are one of the best hard rock bands to comeout in the last decade but calling them groundbreaking is a little much

[Mojo89]

why would you name your greatest hits album after a song you covered? thats almost as bad as when def leppard tried to make that come back on the cover song that had already been covered as a single.

[slash4472]

Godsmack's ok, there's nothing really that stands out about them imo. They're prolly just releasing this so that they don't have to write another record to keep the company happy.

[ready2breakdown]

I honestly dont remember them releasing half of these songs as singles, so I don't see how they're greatest hits. But I can say that I'm glad they've stayed around 10 years. It's not an easy task.

[the boogieman]

they really dont deserve to record a greatest hits album

[tim311mahoney]

ok band, their hardcore fans (atleast in massachusetts) have single digit IQ's and are annoying at shows. i also agree that they don't really need/deserve a greatest hits album.

[sabata777]

ok, a couple of things: why are people commenting on this if they don't like Godsmack? seriously, i mean- if Godsmack sucked so bad, then how in the hell would they have 13 top 10 hits out of just 5 albums? Godsmack is the shit, its a like or not kind of thing. ive always been a big fan of theirs. i mean, yeah, if you like the shit that's played nowadays that some people call "music" then yeah, you probobly don't understand Godsmack because they are actually music. 95% of people today are into the slit your rist's emo shit that is supposedly music, so yeah, if you like that, you won't get much out of Godsmack, but please, stop being critics and commenting on stuff likee this on bands if you don't like them, damn. die-hard Godsmack fan all the way

[Alive_For_You]

Just to inform you guys....the band has worked hard to get where they are now. "ready2breakdown", all these songs are singles. They're just one of those bands that don't feel obligated to release/make videos for every single one. They're also not what people these days call "rock". These days, apparently, bands like Panic! At The Disco or Green Day are considered rock. which, may i say, is bullshit. And, i agree with sabata777, if you obviously don't like the band or what they're doing....why did you come here to leave your pessimestic comments?

i personally think that these guys, Along with Metallica, Disturbed, & Killswitch Engage are the only true rock bands still around these days. when they die out, which will be a long time....rock as i know it will be dead. bands like Green Day will rule the world. it's sad to think about.

I'm glad came out with this though. They one of the most kick ass bands out there.

[rip3149]

I am a big fan of Godsmack and followed them since their debut in 1997 when they released All Wound Up. These guys have enjoyed great success in hard rock, and I'm happy for them. They've been through the usual crap any band has to go through. They lost a kickass drummer, but got a better one. And as far as nothing groundbreaking, ever heard Voodoo? How about the acoustic version of awake (asleep)? Sully Erna is a visionary to some respect. Yeah, to most people they look like a newer AIC, but every band these days sounds like one before them. The last truly revolutionary band was RATM. Greenday...they brought punk to the 90's but they didn't invent it. My Chemical Romance... an emo version or Marilyn Manson. Fallout Boy...just some fags without vision. Godsmack...a great band bringing a harder edge back into mainstream! and for that, they deserve a Greatest Hits!

[Rocker396]

What the **** are u talking about. HAvent u ever heard Voodoo or Sick of Life or even Awake. Ur so ****ing stupid. Why the hell are u even commenting on this page if u don't like them? oh yea cuz ur a ****ing retard thats why.

better_than_you wrote:

as far as i know godsmack never had any hits