Sully Erna and the boys from Godsmack are back with their 5th release "The Oracle" (on Universal/Republic Records) originally to be titled "Saints & Sinners." Godsmack fans were already served an earlier taste of the CD, with the single "Whiskey Hangover"- only available on the deluxe version of the album. That's 10 new tracks off the regular release and 13 on the deluxe version, hope I didn't lose you on that.
After taking a break for two years, Sully announced in 2009 that writing was underway for the band's next studio record, which was produced by Dave Fortman.
According to Sully, he was looking for a producer who is known for producing great albums. When Sully talked about some producers he is interested in working with, Shannon Larkin suggested Dave Fortman, "Got the mighty Dave Fortman producing who had made it before in a band called Ugly Kid Joe. I played with him for five years, toured the world with him. Love the guy, he's one of the funniest dudes ever. After Sully met Dave it was pretty much over because Dave is such a real pleasant guy to be around and real funny, makes you feel comfortable in all ways," Shannon said.
I've been into Godsmack for over 10 years and "The Oracle" is right in line with everything they have released, die-hards will be in love with this CD! It appears the word is out, as the Billboard digital charts already show the release breaking out after huge sales off of iTunes.
The first single "Cryin' Like a Bitch" defines Godsmack, and appears to be their biggest radio hit since "Vampires" and "I Stand Alone." Track# 2 on the CD "Saints & Sinners" smokes! Sully was going to use it as the album title, but things changed. "I decided to change the name from Saints & Sinners to The Oracle and the reason being because I started doing a lot of research on Saints & Sinners, and although I liked what it represented, it's been done before. I think Whitesnake had a record in 1982 or some like that, before which I wasn't that worried about because that's almost 30 years ago, but there has been some other artists, even Spanish albums that I found called Saints & Sinners in Spanish. With all that put together, I started rethinking the name, and then with the name Godsmack, and then the title being called Saints & Sinners, it was all feeling a little bit religious to me, and that really wasn't what this record represented..." Sully said.
"The Oracle" will not disappoint hardcore "Smack" fans or hard rockers of any persuasion. This album flat out rocks and holds up the band's signature sound over the past decade, a must buy for sure dudes!
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