Coming on the heels of the March release of deluxe editions of the group’s album The Oracle, remastered and special limited editions of GODSMACK’s 2014 album 1000HP will now be released August 8 on UMe as both a black vinyl edition as well as a limited-edition color vinyl version, the latter of which includes bonus features. The black vinyl will feature the original U.S. album cover with the 10 tracks remastered; the color version will include the album’s alternate cover mostly unknown to U.S. fans (available on the album in all non-U.S. markets), along with a bonus 7” single of “Inside Yourself,” and appearing on vinyl for the first time, “Life Is Good.” Both formats are available for pre-order this Friday, June 13 via HERE.
1000HP (GODSMACK’s sixth album) was released on August 5, 2014 and debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart; like The Oracle, it was mixed and produced by Dave Fortman. Upon its debut, 1000HP garnered high praise including Revolverwhich gave the album four out of five stars and commended the band for “pushing their boundaries…with 1000HP, Godsmack offer up a few new sounds, while at the same time remaining firmly resolute in their musical mission.” ARTISTdirect added that the album was “a high watermark for the Boston group” and “the best hard rock record of the year.” Additional acclaim included:
“[Sully] Erna hasn’t lost his pissed-off edge, remaining in perpetual rant throughout the album. At least he knows how to channel his ill temper into contagious rock radio confections, like the title track…booming with the band’s brand of blistering ire…”
“With a new-found thrashed-up ‘punk’ energy, 1000HP is really about going back to basics. It’s old-school Godsmack, but with a new kind of twist.”
“1000HP succeeds in bringing the hard in heavy doses with just the perfect smattering of melody in just the right places. There’s little doubt that with 1000HP Godsmack have re-establishing their place in the world of hard rock.”
Standard Black Vinyl 1000HP
Side A
1,000hp
FML
Something Different
What’s Next
Generation Day
Side B
Locked & Loaded
Living In Gray
I Don’t Belong
Nothing Comes Easy Turning To Stone
Limited Deluxe Edition Vinyl 1000HP
Side A
1,000hp
FML
Something Different
What’s Next
Generation Day
Side B
Locked & Loaded
Living In Gray
I Don’t Belong
Nothing Comes Easy
Turning To Stone
7” Single
Side A
Life Is Good
Side B
Inside Yourself
ABOUT GODSMACK:
With over 20 years of chart-topping success, the Boston rock band has cemented themselves as 21st-century hard rock titans. To date, they’ve accomplished a staggering 13 #1 singles at mainstream rock radio, including the tracks “Surrender,” “Soul on Fire,” and “Truth” from the band’s most recent album Lighting Up the Sky. Additionally, they’ve enjoyed 24 Top 10 hits at the format–the most of any act since February 1999–as well as four Grammy nominations and were named Billboard Music Award’s Rock Artist of the Year in 2001. Selling over 20 million records worldwide, the band has released eight studio albums: Godsmack (1998), Awake(2000), Faceless (2003), IV (2006), The Oracle (2010), 1000HP (2014), When Legends Rise(2018), and Lighting Up the Sky (2023). In 2023, the Massachusetts-bred quartet took a victory lap with their eighth studio album Lighting Up the Sky, dropping one more classic album as they ascend into the celebratory portion of their career. The powerful storytelling of Lighting Up the Sky covers boy-meets-girl, obstacles in relationships, the polarized political climate and the state of the world, betrayal, connection, rebounds, and more. GODSMACK is Sully Erna (vocals, guitar), Tony Rombola (guitar), Robbie Merrill (bass), and Shannon Larkin (drums).
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