Godsmack (album)
1998 studio album by Godsmack / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Godsmack is the major label debut album by American rock band Godsmack. It was released by Republic Records and Universal Records on August 25, 1998.[5] The album's recording was initially paid for by the band, at a cost of $2,600, at New Alliance Studios in Boston, and released through the band's own record label E. K. Records Company under the title All Wound Up... in February 1997.[5][6][7] When the band was signed to Republic/Universal in June 1998, All Wound Up... was partly edited and remixed, fully remastered at Sterling Sound in New York, and given a new artwork and layout before being re-released.[7][8][9]
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Released | August 25, 1998[1] | |||
Recorded | 1996–1998 | |||
Studio | New Alliance Studios, Boston, Massachusetts | |||
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Length | 55:14 | |||
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Producer | Mudrock | |||
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The album was certified Gold on April 13, 1999, and Platinum on June 15, 1999,[10][9] the latter only nine days after it was controversially banned from several leading chain stores due to questionable lyrics and imagery.[10] A Parental Advisory sticker was quickly added before the album resumed distribution, ultimately reaching 4× Platinum on December 4, 2001.[11]