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Godsmack is an United States|American Heavy Metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. The band comprises founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill and drummer Shannon Larkin. Since its formation, Godsmack has released four studio albums, one Extended play|EP, four DVDs, and one greatest hits collection.

Godsmack has sold over 10 million albums in the United States with an additional two million worldwide,including over 2 million singles sales worldwide. The band has had two number one albums (''Faceless'' and ''IV (Godsmack album)|IV'') on the Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200, which ranks the sales of all popular music. They have had a record-breaking fifteen top ten mainstream rock singles, a debut album selling over five million copies in just two years and have also been nominated for three Grammy Awards. The band have sold almost 17 million albums, singles, DVD's and compilation CD's, making them one of the US's most successful modern rock bands.

History

Formation (1995)
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