Godsmack's first, slow-burning success -- the self-titled debut from 1998 -- spent two years climbing charts and selling records as the witchy minstrels of alternative metal wound their way across the country on two consecutive Ozzfest tours.
The sound was familiar enough, recalling Alice in Chains in both vocalist Sully Erna's tortured howls and their very name, taken from that band's excellent 1992 release, Dirt.
And while it initially failed to impress critics, fans quickly picked up on the band's industrial touch to the post-grunge sound.
Likewise, 2001's Awake was regarded by some as a sophomore slump, with only half of the sales of Godsmack's debut, but "slump" in this case equaled double-platinum.
And though the sales did validate the band's effort to some extent, Awake was full of growing pains, as they tried in vain to shed their influences and ended up with a record that had successful moments, but its reliance on stop-start rhythms often left it sounding sorely underwritten.
Faceless, Godsmack's third full-length, grooves more fluidly than Awake, but the band still hasn't managed to locate the pop hooks that made their debut a success.
And while concentrating on texture can be just as interesting as hooks, lyrics as misanthropic as Erna's only sink Faceless further into the mire.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Straight Out of LineSully Erna | Godsmack | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | FacelessSully Erna | Godsmack | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | ChangesSully Erna, Tony Rombola | Godsmack | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | Make Me BelieveSully Erna | Godsmack | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | I Stand AloneSully Erna | Godsmack | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Re-AlignSully Erna | Godsmack | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | Releasing the DemonsSully Erna | Godsmack | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Dead and BrokenSully Erna | Godsmack | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | I AmSully Erna | Godsmack | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | The AwakeningSully Erna | Godsmack | Play | 01:29 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 11 | SerenitySully Erna, Tony Rombola | Godsmack | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | I Fucking Hate You | Godsmack | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 361 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bottrill | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 2 | P.R. Brown | Art Direction, Design, Photography |
| 3 | Sully Erna | Composer, Producer, Vocals |
| 4 | Godsmack | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Kent Hertz | Engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 6 | Shannon Larkin | Drums, Sound Effects |
| 7 | Marc Stephen Lee | Assistant Engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 8 | Peter Lubin | Merchandising |
| 9 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 10 | Rod MacSween | Booking |
| 11 | Robbie Merrill | Strings, Vocals |
| 12 | Craig Mogil | Booking |
| 13 | Tony Rombola | Composer |
| 14 | Ben Sanders | Assistant Engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 15 | Kurt Schneck | Crew |
| 16 | Frank Sgambelone | Crew |
| 17 | Kevin Sheehy | Assistant |
| 18 | "Viggy" Vignola | Programming |
| 19 | Richie Voutselas | Crew |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |