When drummer Sully Erna emerged from the shadow of the back of the stage to form a band to front, Godsmack were the result. Shrugging off the Alice in Chains comparisons, Godsmack produced music of hard rock passion and power. Tony Rombola and Robbie Merrill joined him and together they recorded All Wound Up. They toured hard and won fans throughout the New England area. Godsmack's momentum grew and they gained an additional member as Joe D'Arco joined the fray. Their increasing profile brought them to the attention of radio DJs and the album achieved further airplay.
Finally the record labels became interested and they were signed up by Republic, who promptly tidied up the All Wound Up CD, repackaging it as Godsmack in 1998. Around about this time, D'Arco left and was replaced by Tommy Stewart.
In 2000 Godsmack released Awake, achieving their first Grammy nomination for "Vampires". And they toured, and toured, and toured.
After four years on the road, the band elected to take a break before going back to the studio; during this time Stewart was replaced by Shannon Larkin. The result of the studio time was the third album Faceless (2003), which topped the album charts and earned them a further two Grammy nominations.
In 2004 they released the acoustic EP The Other Side and toured with an unplugged show.
Never a band to disappoint, they returned to angry rocking glory with their forth studio album, the platinum-selling Godsmack IV in 2006.
Godsmack plan to spend 2008 on hiatus as the members take some time out for personal rest and alternative ventures.
