Godsmack (album)

Godsmack
Godsmack
Studio album by Godsmack
Released	August 25, 1998
Recorded	1996–1998
Studio	New Alliance Studios, Boston, Massachusetts
Genre	Alternative metal; nu metal; hard rock;
Length	55:14
Label	Universal; Republic;
Producer	Mudrock
Godsmack chronology
Singles from Godsmack
	"Whatever"; Released: August 25, 1998; "Keep Away"; Released: June 11, 1999; "Voodoo"; Released: October 20, 1999; "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 5× Platinum on November 20, 2024.^[11]

^ "23 Years Ago: Godsmack Unleash Their Self-Titled Debut Album". Loudwire. August 25, 2022.
^ Weinstein, Deena (2015). Rock'n America: A Social and Cultural History. University of Toronto Press. (January 27th, 2015)
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ ^a ^b Morse, Steve (September 4, 1998). "Godsmack's noisy recipe for success". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "All Wound Up..." The Best I Ever Did. May 1998. Archived from the original on March 11, 2000. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Redmon, Jess (February 1999). "Godsmack Interview". Alt Rock World. Archived from the original on October 1, 1999. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ Carriere, Nicola (December 16, 1999). "Godsmack Interview". Broken Silence. Archived from the original on April 26, 2001. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Morse, Steve (June 16, 1999). "For Godsmack, being banned is good". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[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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[:4-5] Morse, Steve (September 4, 1998). "Godsmack's noisy recipe for success". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[:2-6] "All Wound Up..." The Best I Ever Did. May 1998. Archived from the original on March 11, 2000. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[:0-7] Redmon, Jess (February 1999). "Godsmack Interview". Alt Rock World. Archived from the original on October 1, 1999. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[:1-8] Carriere, Nicola (December 16, 1999). "Godsmack Interview". Broken Silence. Archived from the original on April 26, 2001. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[:3-9] "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.

[:5-10] Morse, Steve (June 16, 1999). "For Godsmack, being banned is good". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[RIAA-11] Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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