Godsmack kick off the new year with a new video, two iHeart Radio Award nominations and tour dates which will keep the multi-platinum hard rock titans on the road through mid-May. On the video front, the band have created a high-energy clip for the album’s title track,“When Legends Rise” which has been the #1 song at Rock Radio for four straight weeks. The video, mixes an electrifying live performance of the Boston quartet–Sully Erna [vocals, guitar],Tony Rombola [guitar], Robbie Merrill [bass], and Shannon Larkin [drums]–interspersed with thrilling highlights of pivotal moments in recent football history, concluding with a shot of the New England Patriots Super Bowl trophy.
“When Legends Rise” is the second #1 from the album. It follows last year’s #1″Bulletproof,” which was just nominated for “Rock Song of the Year” for the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards and was also the most-played song at rock radio in 2018. The band was also nominated for a second award for “Rock Artist of the Year.”
WHEN LEGENDS RISE marks the band’s seventh studio album and their first in four years. The critically acclaimed 11-song collection entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart in the top ten (#8), with four #1 placements on other charts: Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Music Albums, Top Independent Albums and Top Alternative Albums.
WHEN LEGENDS RISE is available on CD, LP and Digital; purchase or stream it here. The album finds the guys doubling down on their combination of tightly wound riffs, rhythmic fury, naked emotions and pushed-to-the-edge vocals, all fired up with melodic precision and tight song craft.
Next month, GODSMACK return to the road, first with 20 shows in Europe to be followed by a North American headlining tour with Volbeat. The European swing gets underway February 27 in London with Like A Storm confirmed as direct support for the six-week European trek.
GODSMACK will then return to the U.S. where they’ll headline a run of shows with special guests VOLBEAT, along with some co-headlining shows with them in Canada. Tickets for all the shows are on sale now.
GODSMACK’s European dates are as follows:DATE CITY VENUE
| Wed | 2/27 | London, UK | O2 Forum |
| Thu | 2/28 | Manchester, UK | O2 Ritz Manchester |
| Fri | 3/1 | Birmingham, UK | O2 Institute Birmingham |
| Mon | 3/4 | Milan, Italy | Magazzini Generali |
| Wed | 3/6 | Zurich, Switzerland | Komplex |
| Thu | 3/7 | Cologne, Germany | Live Music Hall |
| Fri | 3/8 | Munich, Germany | TonHalle Münche |
| Sun | 3/10 | Cologne, Germany | Live Music Hall |
| Mon | 3/11 | Amsterdam, Holland | The Melkweg |
| Wed | 3/13 | Antwerp, Belgium | Trix |
| Sun | 3/17 | Oslo, Norway | Rockerfeller Music Hall |
| Tue | 3/19 | Stockholm, Sweden | Fryshuset |
| Thu | 3/21 | Copenhagen, Denmark | The Grey Hall |
| Fri | 3/22 | Hamburg, Germany | Docks |
| Sun | 3/24 | Berlin, Germany | Huxleys Neue Welt |
| Tue | 3/26 | Warsaw, Poland | Progresja |
| Wed | 3/27 | Vienna, Austria | Arena |
| Thu | 3/28 | Budapest, Hungary | Barba Negra Music Club |
| Sat | 3/30 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Arena Armeec |
| Sun | 3/31 | Bucharest, Romania | Arenele Romane |
GODSMACK and VOLBEAT’s North American dates are as follows:
| **Sat | 4/6 | Scottsdale, AZ | Westworld |
| **Sat | 4/13 | Orlando, FL | Central Florida Fairgrounds |
| **Sun | 4/14 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena |
| Tue | 4/16 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| Thu | 4/18 | Evansville, IN | Ford Center – Evansville |
| Fri | 4/19 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
| Sat | 4/20 | Milwaukee, WI | Fiserv Forum |
| Mon | 4/22 | Minneapolis, MN | Armory |
| Tue | 4/23 | Omaha, NE | Baxter Arena |
| Fri | 4/26 | Abbotsford, BC | Abbostford Centre |
| Sat | 4/27 | Penticton, BC | South Okanagan Event Centre |
| Mon | 4/29 | Medicine Hat, AB | Canalta Centre |
| Tue | 4/30 | Calgary, AB | Grey Eagle Resort & Casino – Grey Eagle Event Centre |
| Thu | 5/2 | Dawson Creek, BC | EnCana Events Centre |
| Fri | 5/3 | Edmonton, AB | Rogers Place |
| Sun | 5/5 | Saskatoon, SK | SaskTel Centre |
| Mon | 5/6 | Winnipeg, MB | Bell MTS Place |
| Thu | 5/9 | London, ON | Budweiser Gardens |
| Fri | 5/10 | Ottawa, ON | Canadian Tire Centre |
| Sat | 5/11 | Quebec, QC | Videotron Centre |
**Godsmack festival appearance
