Godsmack (album)

Godsmack
Studio album by
Godsmack
ReleasedAugust 25, 1998[1]
Recorded1996–1998
StudioNew Alliance Studios, Boston, Massachusetts
Genre
Length55:14
Label
ProducerMudrock
Godsmack chronology
All Wound Up
(1997) 		Godsmack
(1998) 		Awake
(2000)
Singles from Godsmack
  1. "Whatever"
    Released: August 25, 1998
  2. "Keep Away"
    Released: June 11, 1999
  3. "Voodoo"
    Released: October 20, 1999
  4. "Bad Religion"
    Released: February 15, 2000

Godsmack is the major label debut album by American rock band Godsmack. It was released by Republic Records and Universal Records on August 25, 1998.[5] The album's recording was initially paid for by the band, at a cost of $2,600, at New Alliance Studios in Boston, and released through the band's own record label E. K. Records Company under the title All Wound Up... in February 1997.[5][6][7] When the band was signed to Republic/Universal in June 1998, All Wound Up... was partly edited and remixed, fully remastered at Sterling Sound in New York, and given a new artwork and layout before being re-released.[7][8][9]

The album was certified Gold on April 13, 1999, and Platinum on June 15, 1999,[10][9] the latter only nine days after it was controversially banned from several leading chain stores due to questionable lyrics and imagery.[10] A Parental Advisory sticker was quickly added before the album resumed distribution, ultimately reaching 4× Platinum on December 4, 2001.[11]

  1. ^ "23 Years Ago: Godsmack Unleash Their Self-Titled Debut Album". Loudwire. August 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Weinstein, Deena (2015). Rock'n America: A Social and Cultural History. University of Toronto Press. (January 27th, 2015)
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  5. ^ a b Morse, Steve (September 4, 1998). "Godsmack's noisy recipe for success". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "All Wound Up..." The Best I Ever Did. May 1998. Archived from the original on March 11, 2000. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Redmon, Jess (February 1999). "Godsmack Interview". Alt Rock World. Archived from the original on October 1, 1999. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Carriere, Nicola (December 16, 1999). "Godsmack Interview". Broken Silence. Archived from the original on April 26, 2001. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "We are putting out the same CD". Blast to the Moon. August 1998. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Morse, Steve (June 16, 1999). "For Godsmack, being banned is good". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Godsmack – Godsmack". Recording Industry Association of America.