Editing Godsmack (section)

===''The Scorpion King'', ''Faceless'' and ''The Other Side'' (2002–2004)===
In 2002, Erna was asked to write and perform a song for the soundtrack to ''[[The Scorpion King]]''.<ref name="stone1">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r580844|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Scorpion King [Soundtrack]|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> The song Godsmack wrote and performed was titled "[[I Stand Alone (Godsmack song)|I Stand Alone]]" and the song became the number 1 single at Rock Radio and the most played Active Rock song in 2002 for 14 weeks straight.<ref name="stone1"/> It was also used in the game ''[[Prince of Persia: Warrior Within]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=28931 |title=Godsmack Music To Be Featured In 'Prince of Persia: Warrior Within' Videogame |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |access-date=January 5, 2009 |date=November 8, 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924105707/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=28931 |archive-date=September 24, 2009 }}</ref>

With [[Shannon Larkin]] (ex [[Ugly Kid Joe]], [[Souls at Zero (band)|Souls at Zero]], [[Wrathchild America]], MF Pitbulls) replacing [[Tommy Stewart]], who left due to personal differences for the second time,<ref name="Godsmack biography"/><ref name="Larkin – interview with moderndrummer.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001380 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060328004423/http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001380 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 28, 2006 |title=Shannon Larkin |access-date=November 10, 2007 |last=Farinella |first=David John |publisher=Modern drummer.com }}</ref> Godsmack went back into the studio later that year to record a new album that was released in 2003. ''[[Faceless (Godsmack album)|Faceless]]'' debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 269,000 copies in its first week,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=11391 |title=Godsmack: 'Faceless' Debut At No.&nbsp;1 |access-date=December 10, 2008 |date=April 16, 2003 |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223015931/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=11391 |archive-date=December 23, 2008 }}</ref> and the album would go on to sell over one million copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=11391 |title=Godsmack: 'Faceless' Debut At #1 |access-date=December 10, 2008 |date=April 16, 2003 |work=Blabbermouth.Net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223015931/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=11391 |archive-date=December 23, 2008 }}</ref> ''Faceless'' also debuted at number nine on the Top Canadian Albums and at number one on the Top Internet Albums and remained at that position for two weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=godsmack|chart=all}}|title=Faceless - Godsmack|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> A massive Tour of America and Europe supporting Metallica followed.

The lead single "[[Straight Out of Line]]" received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for "Best Hard Rock Performance". The award went to [[Evanescence]]'s single "[[Bring Me to Life]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=godsmack&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1 |title=Grammy Award Winners |access-date=November 10, 2007 |publisher=Grammy.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202144238/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title%3D%26winner%3Dgodsmack%26year%3D0%26genreID%3D0%26hp%3D1 <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=December 2, 2007 }}</ref> The album got its name after a swimming-pool incident.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/g/godsmack/news_feature_030418/index2.jhtml 
 |title=Godsmack: Unpolished, Uncompromised 
 |access-date=November 10, 2007 |last=Wiederhorn 
 |first=Jon 
 |date=April 18, 2003 |publisher=MTV 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219114922/http://www.mtv.com/bands/g/godsmack/news_feature_030418/index2.jhtml 
 |archive-date=December 19, 2007 }}</ref> However, in a later interview Merrill stated otherwise, making it unclear of how the album's title came to be, "It came from the band's feeling that, despite our radio and sales success, we still flew a bit under the radar".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unzipped.umrg.com/brands/default.aspx?bid=7&pg=77 |title="First great band of the millennium" – Hit the road with vengeance |access-date=November 10, 2007 |date=April 3, 2003 |website=Metal Edge Magazine}}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On March 16, 2004 ''[[The Other Side (Godsmack album)|The Other Side]]'', an [[acoustic guitar|acoustic]] [[Extended play|EP]], was released. The album debuted at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200, a relatively high position for an acoustic EP.<ref name="Billboard"/> It included several previously released songs re-recorded as acoustic versions, as well as three new acoustic tracks. One new song, "[[Touché (Godsmack song)|Touché]]", featured Godsmack's first guitar player, Lee Richards, as well as John Kosco, who were at that time in the now defunct band [[Dropbox (band)|Dropbox]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488133/20040603/dropbox.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120529145814/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488133/20040603/dropbox.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 29, 2012 |title=Ex-Godsmack Guitarist Finds Second Act – News Story |access-date=October 10, 2007 |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=June 3, 2004 |publisher=MTV News }}</ref> The other two new acoustic tracks were "[[Running Blind (song)|Running Blind]]" and "Voices".<ref name="The Other Side on Godsmack discography">{{cite web|title=Discography – The Other Side |url=http://www.godsmack.com/albums/album_detail.asp?album_id=533|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024113130/http://www.godsmack.com/albums/album_detail.asp?album_id=533|archive-date=October 24, 2007| access-date=November 10, 2007 |publisher=Godsmack – Discography}}</ref> The song "Asleep" is actually an acoustic version of "[[Awake (Godsmack song)|Awake]]" from the band's second album ''[[Awake (Godsmack album)|Awake]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title=Godsmack Travel To The Other Side For New EP |publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479636/20031008/godsmack.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040224063159/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479636/20031008/godsmack.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2004| access-date=January 2, 2008 |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=October 8, 2003}}</ref> Godsmack shifted from its "heavy" sound to a more mellow acoustic sound on this EP in the same manner Alice in Chains did in the ''[[Sap (EP)|Sap]]'' and ''[[Jar of Flies]]'' EPs, one of many similarities to Alice in Chains for which the band has been criticized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/godsmacks_acoustic_album.html |title=Ultimate Guitar – Godsmack's acoustic album |access-date=November 8, 2007 |date=October 13, 2003 |publisher=MTV.com }}</ref>

In 2004, Godsmack opened for [[Metallica]]'s "[[Madly in Anger with the World Tour|Madly in Anger with the World tour]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metallica.com/timeline.asp?page=tour&n_categoryid=3644&year=2004 |title=Metallica.com |access-date=October 10, 2007 |publisher=Metallica.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011174317/http://metallica.com/timeline.asp?page=tour&n_categoryid=3644&year=2004 |archive-date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref> and headlined the tour along with Dropbox. Afterwards, in autumn 2004, the band played several acoustic shows to promote ''The Other Side'', while at the same time continuing to open for Metallica.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.godsmack.com/tour/tour.asp?catID=12411 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825065126/http://www.godsmack.com/tour/tour.asp?catID=12411 |archive-date=August 25, 2007 |title=Godsmack.com – Metallica tour|access-date=November 8, 2007 |publisher=Godsmack – Tour }}</ref>