Premiere\\ GODSMACK: '1000hp' Video Released

The official video for the title track of GODSMACK's new album, "1000hp" (One Thousand Horsepower), can be seen below. The CD sold around 58,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart. The effort arrived in stores on August 5 via Republic.

TRETAS\\ Nikki Sixx: ‘Sully do Godsmack é um anão bravo’

A briga de comadres entre o baixista do MÖTLEY CRÜE, Nikki Sixx e o vocalista do GODSMACK, Sully Erna «que chegou a render uma música e um clipe -’Crying Like a Bitch’ do Godsmack» continua rendendo constrangimentos para ambos os cavalheiros.

Em alguns de seus recentes posts no Twitter, reproduzidos abaixo, ele compartilha o que almoçou nessa segunda e o que ele pensa de Sully.

Do Twitter oficial de Sixx «em ordem decrescente»:

NikkiSixx Nikki Sixx

Ah meu deus, to fazendo bullying? Hahha

1 hora atrás

NikkiSixx Nikki Sixx

Estamos procurando por um anão bravo para nosso show em Vegas e eu estava pensando em usar o vocalista do godsmack

4 horas atrás

NikkiSixx Nikki Sixx

Isso veio com o serviço de quarto

TRETAS\\ Godsmack: Sully se recusa a dizer se fez canção para Nikki

Em uma nova entrevista de rádio, o frontman do GODSMACK Sully Erna se recusou a dizer se a canção da banda "Cryin' Like A Bitch" foi inspirada nos eventos da turnê do Crüe Fest 2 de 2009 no qual o GODSMACK foi atração principal juntamente com o MÖTLEY CRÜE.

Quando perguntado diretamente se a faixa foi a respeito do baixista do MÖTLEY CRÜE Nikki Sixx, Erna disse à estação de rádio de Nova Iorque Q103 "É muito difícil para mim deixar de responder essa pergunta porque por mais honesto que queira ser, o outro lado de mim não quer se expor demais, mesmo negativamente. Então vou exercer meu 'direito de permanecer calado'".

Em maio, Sixx disse o seguinte a respeito das reclamações de Erna sobre a forma como o GODSMACK foi tratado na turnê Crüe Fest 2 "Todo mundo - desde a equipe, fãs e até mesmo todas as bandas na turnê (inclusive a banda de Sully) - estava tão feliz, mas o Erna simplesmente parecia estar chorando como uma menininha", respondeu Sixx. "Engraçado, até o empresário dele me disse que ele é um cuzão... Talvez o problema esteja apenas na cabeça DELE... Não tenho problema nenhum com ele".

Erna admitiu em um vídeo sobre o quinto álbum de estúdio da banda The Oracle", que a "Cryin' Like A Bitch" foi inspirada nos eventos do Crüe Fest 2, no qual o GODSMACK ficou atrás do MÖTLEY CRÜE. Sully disse ao Artisan News Service, "Definitivamente houve umas babaquices de astro de rock nessa turnê que nós nunca havíamos visto em nossa carreira . . . essa foi a primeira vez que me senti como 'Quer saber?! Se vai ter gente que vai nos tratar de certo modo, então eu vou lá toda noite e... ter certeza de que faremos você parecer velho e gordo e voltar para casa com um belo cheque gordo'."

Traduza\\ LINKIN PARK, AC/DC, GODSMACK, DISTURBED Among Top-Selling Hard Rock Albums Of 2010

Billboard magazine has published a list of the top-selling hard rock and metal albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Not all the albums on the list were actually released during 2010.) It is as follows:

01. Dark Horse - NICKELBACK
02. A Thousand Suns - LINKIN PARK
03. Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack) - AC/DC
04. The Oracle - GODSMACK
05. Nightmare - AVENGED SEVENFOLD
06. Asylum - DISTURBED
07. Dear Agony - BREAKING BENJAMIN
08. The Sound Of Madness - SHINEDOWN
09. Them Crooked Vultures - THEM CROOKED VULTURES
10. Valleys Of Neptune - JIMI HENDRIX
11. Night Castle - TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
12. War Is The Answer - FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
13. Life Starts Now - THREE DAYS GRACE
14. Greatest Hits - FOO FIGHTERS
15. Scream - OZZY OSBOURNE
16. Memento Mori - FLYLEAF
17. Fever - BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
18. Black Gives Way To Blue - ALICE IN CHAINS
19. Backspacer - PEARL JAM
20. Cage The Elephant - CAGE THE ELEPHANT
21. Full Circle - CREED
22. Greatest Hits - MÖTLEY CRÜE
23. Slash - SLASH
24. Diamond Eyes - DEFTONES
25. Hellbilly Deluxe 2 - ROB ZOMBIE
26. Korn III: Remember Who You Are - KORN
27. Scars & Souvenirs - THEORY OF A DEADMAN
28. The Final Frontier - IRON MAIDEN
29. Stone Temple Pilots - STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
30. Mudvayne - MUDVAYNE
31. Tri-Polar - SICK PUPPIES
32. Audio Secrecy - STONE SOUR
33. Greatest Hits - THE WHO
34. Greatest Hits - BON JOVI
35. Powerless Rise - AS I LAY DYING
36. All Hope Is Gone - SLIPKNOT
37. Year Of The Black Rainbow - COHEED AND CAMBRIA
38. Stampede - HELLYEAH
39. Chickenfoot - CHICKENFOOT
40. Swan Songs - HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD
41. Order Of The Black - BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
42. Volume 4: Songs In The Key Of Love And Hate - PUDDLE OF MUDD
43. All Night Long - BUCKCHERRY
44. For We Are Many - ALL THAT REMAINS
45. Desperate Measures - HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD
46. Miss America - SAVING ABEL
47. Custom Built - BRET MICHAELS
48. Cold Day Memory - SEVENDUST
49. World Painted Blood - SLAYER
50. Sonic Boom - KISS

MEDA \\ CREED Singer Has 'Love' And 'Respect' For GODSMACK's ERNA After Public Apology

CREED singer Scott Stapp says he has "nothing but love, forgiveness and respect" for GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna after Erna issued a "public apology" to the members of CREED, and in particular Stapp, for using a derogatory term for a homosexual male to describe Scott (see video footage below). The reference was made during Erna's lengthy speech midway through the final song of GODSMACK's set at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on October 9, which saw Erna challenging the audience to form a massive pit on the floor of the venue and "tear shit up."

In his letter of apology, Erna admitted that he had "no excuses whatsoever" for making the "insulting and disrespectful comment" about Stapp but explained that "there has been a lot of bad blood for many, many years between myself and Scott concerning his actions towards a young fan he disrespected and how he has treated people in the past." He went on to say, "I am a 42-year-old dad, with a great career and a much bigger purpose in life than to be stuck in my juvenile past, and wasting my time carrying around useless grudges. I myself have made many mistakes in my life and was no angel, but have been forgiven for those mistakes. So I am here to bury this once and for all."

Stapp took to his official Twitter profile on Friday (October 29) to address Erna's apology, writing, "Sully, I have nothing but love, forgiveness and respect for you, bro. Keep rocking and I look forward to catching your show in Florida with my son Jagger. Rock on."

Traduza\\ GODSMACK Frontman Publicly Apologizes To CREED

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has issued a "public apology" to the members of CREED, and in particular their singer, Scott Stapp, for using a derogatory term for a homosexual male to describe Stapp (see video footage below) when the Massachusettes hard rock band performed at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on October 9. The reference was made during Erna's lengthy speech midway through the final song of GODSMACK's set, "Whatever", which saw Erna challenging the audience to form a massive pit on the floor of the venue and "tear shit up."

Erna's "public apology" in its entirety:

"I would like to send my sincerest apologies to the members of CREED, Scott Stapp and any of our fans that I may have offended for an insulting and disrespectful comment I had made towards Scott Stapp and CREED at a show GODSMACK recently played in Connecticut at Mohegan Sun. I have no excuses whatsoever.

"The truth here is, there has been a lot of bad blood for many, many years between myself and Scott concerning his actions towards a young fan he disrespected, and how he has treated people in the past. And from that day forth I had completely lost all respect for him. But the details of what he did are no longer important now. What's important is that it was a long time ago, and I know Scott has come clean, admitting his faults from the past for the most part, and has worked hard on cleaning himself up. And I should have respected that and given the guy the benefit of the doubt. But I didn't. I got hung up in the moment, and said something that was completely out of line through a grudge I have carried for many years about him. For that I would like to 'publicly apologize' to all the members of CREED and their fans. With the exception of Scott, I have been friends with the members of CREED/ALTER BRIDGE for many years, and I am embarrassed as a friend to have insulted them like I did.

"I have suffered no consequences for my actions, nor have I been requested by my record label, management company or attorneys to reach out and correct this matter. I am writing this letter by my own will. I am doing this because I want everyone to know that I recognize this was an immature and meaningless attack, and I am man enough to admit when I am wrong. I would like to think I have grown past these parts of my life, and I have always preached the word that 'music is not a competition,' it is a universal language that we all are connected to and experience in our own ways, and I stick by those words. With that being said, I would be nothing more than a hypocrite to slander another artist for no other reason than for past events that I have held against him.

"I would also like to say thank you to the fans for waking me up on this matter through your reviews, comments and emails, as harsh as some of them were, they helped me realize that I am a 42-year-old dad, with a great career and a much bigger purpose in life than to be stuck in my juvenile past, and wasting my time carrying around useless grudges. I myself have made many mistakes in my life and was no angel, but have been forgiven for those mistakes. So I am here to bury this once and for all.

"I don't expect Scott or any of the guys to accept my apology, but I still feel the least I can do for embarrassing them is to man up and apologize publicly. It was a tasteless and unnecessary comment about four very hard-working guys. We're all in this rat race together, and I am very sorry for disrespecting you."




Vinheta: Arregou!

MEDA \\ Godsmack: "O vocalista do Creed é um viado!"

O líder do GODSMACK, Sully Erna usou um termo pejorativo para um homossexual masculino ao descrever o vocalista do CREED, Scott Stapp quando a banda de hard rock de Massachusetts tocou no Morgan Sun Arena em Uncasville, Connecticut na noite de sábado passado (nove de Outubro). A referência foi feita durante o longo discurso de Erna na música final do set do GODSMACK, “Whatever”, que viu Erna desafiando a plateia para formar um imenso mosh pit na pista do local e ‘quebrar tudo.’

“Quando a gente mandar essa música no gás, eu quero ver essa pista bem aqui enlouquecida,” Erna pode ser ouvido falando do palco, em dois clipes separados filados por fãs que já chegaram até o Youtube (ver abaixo). Ele continuou, “Nós tocamos em cada cidade e em cada palco desse país e eu sei que há umas plateias fudidas aqui: eu já vi antes. Mas eu não tenho dúvida que se vocês fizerem a coisa certa, vocês vão botar no rabo de todo mundo nessa pista, OK?...OK, deixe-me dizer de maneira diferente. Eu quero intimar todas as pessoas verdadeiramente hardcore que estão prontas pra... eu estou falando de quebrar tudo – bem aqui. E eu não to falando desses moleques frouxos que dançam em círculos e dão encontrões uns nos outros... eu quero ver da esquerda pra direita, da primeira fila até lá atrás, eu não quero ver uma porra de pessoa parada. Se você não tá a fim, me faça um favor... sai do meio da porra do caminho, OK?!

Porque quando a gente voltar aqui, eu quero ver essa pista e todo mundo nela enlouquecer, estão me ouvindo… por favor não me desapontem, porque, eu juro por Deus, eu vou até Bangor, em [estado americano de] Maine amanhã {onde o GODSMACK tocou na noite seguinte] e eu direi a eles que a Mohegan Sun tinha um monte de frouxos acabados na pista e que talvez vocês devessem ir a um show do CREED ou coisa do tipo.” Depois de ver um fã aparentemente contrário a sua opinião na plateia, Sully perguntou, “Você tá achando ruim? Que foi, você curte CREED? Você gosta do Scott Stapp? Ele é um viado. VIADO.”




Vinheta: Ah vá! É mesmo?

Traduza\\ NIKKI SIXX Responds To Reports That GODSMACK's New Single Was Written About Him

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has responded to reports that GODSMACK's new single, "Cryin' Like A Bitch", was written as a slam on Sixx after the two bands apparently clashed during last summer's Crüe Fest 2 tour.

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna admitted in a recent webisode for the band's fifth studio album, "The Oracle", that "Cryin' Like A Bitch" was inspired by events of Crüe Fest 2, on which GODSMACK was billed below headliners MÖTLEY CRÜE. Sully told Artisan News Service at the time, "There's definitely been some rock-star garbage on this tour that we just have never seen in our career . . . this was the first time that I felt like, 'You know what?! If there's gonna be some people that are gonna treat other people a certain way, then I'm gonna go out there every night and . . . make sure that we make you look old and fat, and go home with a nice big fat paycheck."

Samples of some of the lyrics on "Cryin' Like A Bitch" include lines like: "Strut on by like a king/Telling everybody they know nothing/Long lived what you thought you were/Time ain't on your side anymore"

Sixx — along with Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH) and Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) — was interviewed by the Artisan News Service last Friday (April 30) about MÖTLEY CRÜE's participation in this year's installment of Ozzy's long-running traveling metal festival, Ozzfest.

When asked to comment on the reports that "Cryin' Like A Bitch" was written about him, Sixx said, "Well, they've never confirmed it that it was actually written about me or not, so I don't know… I had a great time."

After Ozzy asked Nikki what he was talking about, Sixx said, "The singer in GODSMACK was complaining about me, basically. They say he wrote a song about me, but he's never confirmed it, so we would just be gossiping, so I don't know if it's true. But I guess they [GODSMACK] had a bad time on the tour. So, you know, f**k 'em."

Video footage of Nikki Sixx talking to the Artisan News Service about "Cryin' Like A Bitch" can be viewed at this location.

GODSMACK performed "Cryin' Like A Bitch" the May 3 edition of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on NBC-TV. Video of their appearance can be viewed below.

GODSMACK 's "The Oracle" arrived in stores on Tuesday (May 4). The quartet will next perform on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday night.

The new CD follows up 2006's "IV" and a nearly two-year hiatus from recording and touring.

GODSMACK has several festival appearances scheduled for this month, including a May 22 headlining set at the Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio.

"Cryin' Like A Bitch" lyrics:

Strut on by like a king
Telling everybody they know nothing
Long lived what you thought you were
Time ain't on your side anymore

And so you tell me I can't take my chances
But I've told you one too many times
And you were cryin' like a bitch

I'm tougher than nails, I can promise you that
Step outta line and you'll get bitch-slapped back
And you can run your little mouth all day
But the hand of god just smacked you back into yesterday

And so you tell me I can't take my chances
But I've told you one too many times
And you were cryin' like a bitch
And you wonder why no one can stand you
There's no denying you were cryin' like a bitch

Blinded by your sacred faded past times, only time is your enemy
Granted a second chance to prove that your arrogance is
Stronger than you'll ever be… it's stronger than you can be [/End of lyrics]

Rocknews\\ Divulgado detalhes sobre o novo disco do Godsmack

Foram divulgadas novidades sobre o novo disco da banda Godsmack. O novo trabalho do grupo é chamado “The Oracle” e já tem data para chegar às lojas: o lançamento está marcado para o dia 04 de maio.

“The Oracle” traz no repertório 10 faixas e o ‘single’ de apresentação do álbum é justamente a primeira faixa, “Cryin’ Like a Bitch”.

O Godsmack lançou seu último álbum de estúdio em 2006, chamado “IV”. Depois da turnê de divulgação a banda passou cerca de dois anos inativa, até voltar aos palcos no ano passado como integrante da turnê itinerante Crüe Fest 2, promovida pelo Mötley Crüe.

A seguir os nomes das novas músicas:

01. Cryin' Like a Bitch
02. Saints and Sinners
03. War and Peace
04. Love Hate Sex Pain
05. What If?
06. Devil's Swing
07. Good Day to Die
08. Forever Shamed
09. Shadow of a Soul
10. The Oracle

Traduza\\ GODSMACK, ROB ZOMBIE, LIMP BIZKIT, SLASH, DEFTONES Confirmed For ROCK ON THE RANGE

More than 38 bands will once again come together to celebrate rock at the fourth annual Rock On The Range, set for May 22 and 23 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The lineup includes first-timer "Rangers" ROB ZOMBIE, GODSMACK (in their first announced show of 2010), the return of LIMP BIZKIT and the festival solo debut of VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. The two-day lineup for America's premiere destination rock festival includes some of the most rocking artists in music today. In addition, marking another first for Rock On The Range, Mistress Juliya of Fuse TV has signed on as the hostess and Mistress of Ceremonies for the event.

Sully Erna from GODSMACK says: "Fasten your seatbelts baby, here comes GODSMACK! I can't WAIT to get to Columbus for what will be the best Rock On The Range yet! GODSMACK is gonna kick some major *@%*!"

Del Williams, co-executive producer of the event for Right Arm Entertainment, explains: "We designed ROTR 2010 to be the biggest weekend of ROCK at an incredibly low ticket price for the fans affectionately referred to as the 'Rangers.' This year's line-up represents the most compelling mix of bands that we have ever had. GODSMACK is one of the most prolific active rock bands of all time, and the intrepid ROB ZOMBIE is an unrivaled performer. We are particularly excited about the return of LIMP BIZKIT, who have been tearing it up at European festivals. It is time for them to come back to America and remind people why they were at one time one of the biggest bands in the world."

"In four short years, this festival has become like no other in the United States," added Joe Litvag, co-executive producer of the festival for AEG Live. "We've been fortunate enough to create something that caters to a very specific music lover, and the fans have become truly rabid for it. Rock On The Range has become the summer destination for an entire nation of rock fans… It's amazing, really."

Two-day weekend festival passes start at just $99.50. A special pre-sale for Rock On The Range fans will start February 16 and for the first time, fans can buy their tickets this year via a layaway plan.

"The vision of Rock On The Range has always been to provide a premiere rock festival for a very affordable price," said Mark McCullers, President and General Manager of the Columbus Crew. "Each year we look for new ways to enhance the fans' experience. Two specific improvements for 2010 are an increased viewing area for our fans at the Jägermeister stage and a layaway plan as an additional payment option for our Rock On The Range fans."

Details of the layaway plan as well as VIP packages that include festival tickets, hotel accommodations and festival merchandise can be found at RockOnTheRange.com. All tickets go on sale February 20 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) via RockOnTheRange.com and Ticketmaster.com, all local Ticketmaster outlets and at the Crew Stadium box office.

The 2010 Rock On The Range lineup is as follows:

GODSMACK
ROB ZOMBIE
LIMP BIZKIT
THREE DAYS GRACE
SLASH
SEETHER
RISE AGAINST
DEFTONES
PAPA ROACH
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
MASTODON
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
COHEED & CAMBRIA
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
PUDDLE OF MUDD
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
APOCALYPTICA
DROWNING POOL
HALESTORM
SEVENDUST
SKILLET
MUSHROOMHEAD
HELMET
AIRBOURNE
ANBERLIN
COLD
NONPOINT
2CENTS
ADELITAS WAY
SHAMAN'S HARVEST
YEAR LONG DISASTER
LIKE A STORM
TADDY PORTER
JANUS
NOISE AUCTION