With their album release and tour set to kick off in a few weeks, GODSMACK has premiered their new song and the album’s title track “When Legends Rise” at Billboard.com.
The album is available for pre-order now (here) with instant downloads of first single “Bulletproof” and also “When Legends Rise.” At U.S. radio, “Bulletproof” is currently #3 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart and #4on the Mediabase published Active Rock chart. The track is #2 in audience on both charts as well. This week, “Bulletproof” also climbed to the #1 spot on Sirius XM Octane’s Big Uns Countdown. As SULLY ERNA explained to Billboard, “When Legends Rise is not an egotistical statement as much as it’s a metaphorical way of kind of burning everything down to the ground and build it back up–a Phoenix rising from the ashes kind of vibe.”
“When Legends Rise” is the second song to be released from the multi-platinum band’s upcoming album of the same name that’s due out April 27 via BMG. That same day, the band–Sully Erna [vocals, guitar], Tony Rombola [guitar], Robbie Merrill [bass], and Shannon Larkin [drums]–will kick off their 2018live shows, performing at seven U.S. festivals through July 14 (see the dates below). Next up is their co-headlining six-week outdoor amphitheater tour with Shinedown which kicks off July 22 and hits more than 30 cities.
Earlier this month, GODSMACK premiered the official music video for “Bulletproof.” Directed by filmmaker Troy Smith, the song’s video is a short film that parodies the making of a rock video with cameos from Billy Ray Cyrusand Sebastian Bach. SULLY ultimately hires his crazy Italian cousin to direct the video and everything goes wrong. Click here to watch.
20 years since the release of their debut album and 20 million album sales later, GODSMACK are an even stronger animal than before. The proof is in the grooves of WHEN LEGENDS RISE, the band’s seventh studio album and their first album in four years.
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Festival Appearances:
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Fri
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4/27
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Jacksonville, FL
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Welcome to Rockville
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Sat
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4/28
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Sunrise, FL
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Fort Rock Festival
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Sat
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5/5
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Concord, NC
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Monster Energy’s Carolina Rebellion
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Fri
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5/18
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Columbus, OH
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Rock on the Range
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Fri
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5/25
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Pryor, OK
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Rocklahoma
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Thu
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7/12
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Oshkosh, WI
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Rock USA
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July 12-14
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Cadott, WI
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Chippewa Valley Rock Fest
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Godsmack/Shinedown Tour:
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Sun
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7/22
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Clarkston, MI
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DTE Energy Music Theatre
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Tue
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7/24
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Darien Center, NY
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Darien Lake Amphitheater
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*Wed
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7/25
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Mount Pleasant, MI
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Soaring Eagle Casino
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Fri
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7/27
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Tinley Park, IL
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Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
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Sat
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7/28
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Noblesville, IN
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Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
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*Sun
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7/29
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Des Moines, IA
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KAZR Bday Show
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Tue
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7/31
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Denver, CO
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Pepsi Center
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Thu
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8/2
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West Valley City, UT
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USANA Amphitheatre
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Fri
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8/3
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Las Vegas, NV
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Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
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Sat
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8/4
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Irvine, CA
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FivePoint Amphitheatre
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Mon
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8/6
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Albuquerque, NM
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Isleta Amphitheater
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Wed
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8/8
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Bonner Springs, KS
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Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
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Sat
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8/11
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The Woodlands, TX
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Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
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Sun
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8/12
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Dallas, TX
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Starplex Pavilion
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Tue
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8/14
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North Little Rock, AR
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Verizon Arena
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Wed
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8/15
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Biloxi, MS
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Coast Coliseum
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Thu
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8/16
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Atlanta, GA
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Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
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Sat
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8/18
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Virginia Beach, VA
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Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
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Sun
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8/19
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Bristow, VA
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Jiffy Lube Live
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Tue
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8/21
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Saratoga Springs, NY
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Saratoga Performing Arts Center
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Wed
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8/22
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Gilford, NH
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Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
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Fri
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8/24
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Hartford, CT
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XFINITY Theatre
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Sat
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8/25
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Mansfield, MA
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XFINITY Center
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Sun
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8/26
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Camden, NJ
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BB&T Pavilion
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Tue
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8/28
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Burgettstown, PA
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KeyBank Pavilion
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Wed
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8/29
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Syracuse, NY
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Lakeview Amphitheater
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Fri
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8/31
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Scranton, PA
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Mortgage Mountain Performing Arts Center
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Sat
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9/1
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Holmdel, NJ
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PNC Bank Arts Center
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Sun
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9/2
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Wantagh, NY
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Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
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