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{{Short description|American rock band}} {{Use American English|date=August 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See : WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Godsmack | image = 2019 RiP Godsmack - by 2eight - DSC1705.jpg | caption = Godsmack performing at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock im Park]] in 2019. From left to right: [[Robbie Merrill]], [[Sully Erna]], [[Shannon Larkin]], and [[Tony Rombola]]. | landscape = yes | alias = The Scam (1995) | origin = [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]] U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Post-grunge]] * [[hard rock]] * [[nu metal]] * [[alternative metal]] * [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] }} | spinoffs = [[Another Animal]] | years_active = 1995โpresent | label = {{flatlist| * [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] * [[Republic Records|Republic]] * {{nowrap|[[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]}} }} | website = {{URL|godsmack.com}} | current_members = * [[Sully Erna]] * [[Robbie Merrill]] | past_members = * [[Tommy Stewart]] * Lee Richards * [[Tony Rombola]] * Joe D'Arco * [[Shannon Larkin]] }} '''Godsmack''' is an American [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]], formed in 1995. The band is currently composed of lead singer and rhythm guitarist [[Sully Erna]] and bassist [[Robbie Merrill]]. Since its formation, Godsmack has released eight studio albums, one EP (''[[The Other Side (Godsmack EP)|The Other Side]]''), four DVDs, one compilation album (''[[Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack]]''), and one live album (''[[Live & Inspired]]''). The band has released three consecutive number-one albums (''[[Faceless (Godsmack album)|Faceless]]'', ''[[IV (Godsmack album)|IV]]'' and ''[[The Oracle (Godsmack album)|The Oracle]]'') on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The band also has 25 top ten [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|rock radio hits]], including 18 songs in the top five, and 12 at #1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/godsmack/chart-history/rtt/|title=Godsmack Chart History โ Mainstream Rock|website=billboard.com|publisher=Billboard Magazine|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> The band's seventh album, ''[[When Legends Rise]]'' was released on April 27, 2018. Their eighth and final album ''[[Lighting Up the Sky]]'' was released on February 24, 2023. Since its inception, Godsmack has toured with [[Ozzfest]] on more than one occasion and has toured with many other large tours and festivals, including supporting its albums with its own arena tours. In honor of the band's success and the release of their sixth studio album, ''[[1000hp (album)|1000hp]]'', Mayor [[Marty Walsh]] declared August 6 as "Godsmack Day" in the city of [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2014/08/06/celebrating-godsmack-day/LNEu6YW5eZbGzKJE1IzJGI/story.html |title=Mayor Walsh marks Godsmack Day |newspaper=The Boston Globe |last=Shanahan |first=Mark |date=August 7, 2014 |access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
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