GODSMACK
Godsmack is an American rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin. Since its formation, Godsmack has released six studio albums, one EP (The Other Side), four DVDs, one compilation album (Good Times, Bad Times . . . Ten Years of Godsmack), and one live album (Live and Inspired). The band has had three consecutive number-one albums (Faceless, IV, and The Oracle) on the Billboard 200. The band also has 20 top ten rock radio hits, including 15 songs in the top five, a record number of top ten singles by a rock artist. Godsmack has sold over 20 million records in just over a decade. In honor of the band’s success and the release of their sixth studio album, 1000hp, Mayor Marty Walsh has declared August 6 as “Godsmack Day” in the city of Boston. (More from Wikipedia)
Some rock band names are basically plays on words: the 1990’s alt-metal band Godsmack that was started in 1995 and this month’s Under Appreciated Rock Band, Mötochrist. (The band names are adapted from “gobsmack” and “motocross”, respectively). Sadly, I had more to say about rock and religion than I had appropriate UARB’s to talk about; I was sure that the Red Tyger Church would qualify, but there is an Wikipedia article on the band, though their “notability” has been questioned for the past five years. (Note: As of January 2017, the Wikipedia article on the Red Tyger Church has been deleted, so they have entered the realm of the future UARB’s).
(October 2014)
