With four Grammy Award nominations and sales of over 20 million albums, Godsmack
is one of America's most successful post-grunge acts. The band was formed in
1995 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, by frontman Sully Erna, bassist Robbie Merrill,
guitarist Lee Richards, and drummer Tommy Stewart. This founding lineup had
changed by the time the self-titled debut album Godsmack was released in 1998,
with Erna and Merrill soon becoming the only co-founders to remain within the
group's roster. Godsmack went four-times platinum in America, its popularity
boosted by singles like "Keep Away" a...