It was night fall and the two biggest names in the business were up next. They got more stage time than the other groups and the audience didn’t seem to mind. Godsmack was up next. Sully Erna asked the audience, “Are you ready?” and twenty-thousand people screamed, “YES!” He marveled at the sheer size of the audience and assumed that due to Louisville’s small size that the entire city must be at Louder Than Life. He may have been pretty close to being right. Say what you will about Godsmack, they are probably some of the most decent folks in the genre. They have a stage presence to match their metal energy and an incredible connection to the fans to go with it. Godsmack packs a punch with exceptional musicianship that has improved over time. Shannon Larkin is perhaps one of the best drummers of his generation. He wasn’t one of the original members but the band just wouldn’t be right without him. His spinning drum solo on “Voodoo” was quite the display of a man who is a master at his craft. They performed all the songs Godsmack fans lose their minds over, such as “Whatever”,“Keep Away”,“Cryin’ Like a Bitch,” and “100hp.” They played covers as well, those of which Alice Cooper would have been proud of. Their performance of “School’s Out for Summer” brought the crowd to near hysterics. “Batalla de los Tambores” contained excellent snippets of AC/DC’s “Back in Black,” Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion,” and Metallica’s “Creeping Death.” To top the night off, Sully Erna said that, although Sydney Australia holds the record for greatest music audience, they couldn’t beat Louisville. If we could be louder, he would film the audience for the New Godsmack documentary. I believed we made the cut. Even though we were all foaming at the mouth to see Rob Zombie, we hated to see Godsmack step off the stage. It’s no wonder August 6th is Godsmack Day in Boston and a damn shame that it isn’t a national holiday.
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