Godsmack Hits #1 On Rock Album Chart

GODSMACK LAND AT #3 ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 WITH 1000HP, #1 ROCK ALBUM IN THE COUNTRY

PREMIERE “1000hp” MUSIC VIDEO ON SHAZAM

EMBARK ON ROCKSTAR ENERGY UPROAR FESTIVAL

GODSMACK rode right to the top with their sixth full-length album, 1000hp [Republic Records]. The record landed at #3 on the Billboard Top 200, capturing their sixth Top 10 album debut, and #1 on Billboard’s Rock Albums Chart. Meanwhile the title track and first single “1000hp” has launched to #1 at Rock radio – capturing their 7th #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart and solidifying 1000hp as the official the #1 rock album in the country.

Yesterday, the group premiered their new music video for “1000hp” on Shazam. Watch it HERE! It’s another captivating and high-octane cinematic rager from GODSMACK which gives homage to their rise to fame-showing never before seen behind the scenes and concert footage of their early days as a group and shows the power of their performance.

Last week, Boston’s Mayor Martin J. Walsh honored the band at the city’s Newbury Comics store with hundreds of fans. Proclaiming August 6th “Godsmack Day” in recognition of their Boston heritage and longstanding success within the music industry and presented each member with an official proclamation honoring the day. In return the group gifted him one of their official tour jackets which he proudly wore throughout the event. Fans that purchased the album earlier in the day had a chance to meet the band at Newbury Comics which was the first store to ever carry Godsmack’s album.

1000hp continues to rev up critics and tastemakers as well. In a 3-out-of-4 star review USA Today wrote, “GODSMACK has lost none of its pile-driving power”, while The Boston Globe described it as, “leaner and meaner, and a bit nostalgic, too”. Billboard rightfully claimed, “Hell hath no fury like GODSMACK”, and Radio.com added, “GODSMACK exude an unabashed American toughness, which nowadays seems largely absent on the modern tracks”. Loudwire praised their “rejuvenated fury”, and ARTISTdirect.com called it, “the best hard rock record of the year”.

The band will hit the road on August 15 headlining the Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival, and continue into the fall with their own headlining tour. See full dates below.

To date, GODSMACK have notched a staggering now seven number one singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, including “Awake”, “Straight Out of Line”, “Cryin’ Like A Bitch”, and “I Stand Alone”. Moreover, they’ve enjoyed 21 Top 10 hits at the format—the most of any act since February 1999 as well as four Grammy nominations, and winner of Billboard Music Awards Rock Artist of the Year in 2001. Selling over 20 million records worldwide, the band has also unleashed three consecutive albums at #1 on the Billboard Top 200—namely Faceless [2003], IV [2006], and The Oracle[2010]. This places them in league with Van Halen, U2, Metallica, Dave Matthews Band, and Linkin Park who have also enjoyed the same streak. Moreover, the accomplishment on the road remains staggering with headlining sets everywhere from Mayhem and UPROAR to Rock on the Range.

1000hp Tracklisting
1. 1000hp
2. FML
3. Something Different
4. What’s Next
5. Generation Day
6. Locked & Loaded
7. Livin’ In The Gray
8. I Don’t Belong
9. Nothing Comes Easy
10. Turning To Stone

Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival Dates:
August 15th Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 16th Peru, IL Illinois Valley Regional Airport
August 17th Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
August 19th Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
August 20th Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
August 22nd Syracuse, NY New York State Fairgrounds
August 23rd Mount Pocono, PA Mount Airy Casino Resort
August 24th Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
August 26th Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
August 27th Gilford, NH Meadowbrook Pavilion
August 29th Simpsonville, SC Charter Amphitheater
August 30th Tampa, FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 31st Gulfport, MS Jones Park
September 2nd Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
September 3rd Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater
September 5th Bonner Springs, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
September 6th Sioux City, IA Tyson Event Center
September 7th Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
September 9th Denver, CO 1STBANK Center
September 11th Post Falls, ID Greyhound Park KHTQ’s presents Rock Hard At The Park Powered By Rockstar Energy Drink
September 12th Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre (KISW’s Pain In The Grass)
September 14th Sacramento, CA Discovery Park
September 16th Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 17th Las Vegas, NV The Joint
September 20th Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
September 21st Tucson, AZ Kino Memorial Stadium

Tickets and details for each Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival show are available now at www.RockstarUPROAR.com

Godsmack Headlining Tour Dates
September 23rd Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena Rock Theater
September 25th Lethbridge, AB Enmax Centre
September 27th Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
September 28th Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Centre
September 29th Regina, SK Brandt Centre
October 1st Winnipeg, MB MTS Theatre Bowl
October 5th Minneapolis, MN Target Center

Tickets are available at www.godsmack.com

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