New Godsmack CD ‘worthy’

Get ready to clear a spot on your holiday wish list. Godsmack has released a new album that is sure to take the place of anything else that might be on your list.
The explosive 11-track album, titled “Awake,” is rooted in traditional Godsmack style with their trademark screaming vocals and guitars on permanent overdrive.
Although there are no ourageously popular radio hits on this album, unlike their self-titled debut, there are some songs on this album that are sure to make their way up the radio charts of stations that don’t ever play music by the Backstreet Boys.
The format of the album seems to be the same as their previous album, with three out of the first four songs really kicking ass, and a fourth that still rocks. However, it is the first three on the “Awake” album that are the truly grinding songs, and the fourth that is the one that is just another good song.
The title track of this album, which is number two on the disc, is by far the most powerful. It is sandwiched between a track titled “Sick of Life,” which definitely is a better opener than “Moon Baby” from their first album, and a track called “Greed,” which is much better than “Time Bomb.”
However, Godsmack would never let their fans down in any performance, and this album is no different. Whereas the songs between “Bad Religion” and “Voodoo,” seemed to be simply filler, they have trimmed much of the fat from their performance to give us a raw and solid performance that is easy to digest.
One such song is “Vampires,” which consists mainly of the explosive guitar riffs that Godsmack fans have come to know and love. Instead of the normal screaming provided by Sully on the rest of the songs, “Vampires” has various sound-bites from a serious sounding voice talking about the attraction of this culture to the myth of vampires.
This leads into a strange track called “The Journey,” which is enitrely instrumental, and only 49 seconds long. This gives way to a powerful end track entitles “Spiral.” While it isn’t quite the same as “Voodoo”, it could reach the popularity level of the song, although it would be nice if it didn’t, because “Voodoo” got to be overplayed.
Overall, the new Godsmack album “Awake” is a worthy investment. Although their first album was a great album, this album has reached an all-new level Godsmack greatness. The powerful overdrive guitars combined with the thundering drums and screaming vocals all contributed to the great performance by Godsmack.
Those who do not own this album should make an appointment with themselves to go to the store and get it, or beg for it from anyone as a Christmas present.