Godsmack
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Godsmack “I Stand Alone,” drummer Tommy Stewart and “When Legends Rise,” drummer Shannon Larkin
This month, we feature two great tracks, three drummers, and one band—Godsmack! Our first transcription is “I Stand Alone” from Godsmack’s 2003 album, Faceless. The drum track was written by drummer and frontman Sully Erna and recorded by Godsmack’s original drummer,…
Godsmack’s Sully Erna and the “Battle of the Drums”
At every Godsmack concert, there is a point during the show where the energy, the groove, and the drumming heat is turned up to 11. Suddenly, a second drumset rolls onto the stage, and there are two drumsets and two drummers on stage. That’s because Godsmack’s singer Sully Erna is as much a…
Catching Up With... Godsmack's Shannon Larkin
The massive success of Godsmack’s 2010 comeback album, The Oracle, kept the band on the road for nearly two years and produced the tour document Live & Inspired, which includes a four-song bonus disc of classic-rock covers. The band members…
