{"id":2215301,"date":"2025-12-29T08:49:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T08:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2215301"},"modified":"2025-12-29T08:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T08:49:29","slug":"sully-erna-says-a-new-godsmack-album-could-still-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sully-erna-says-a-new-godsmack-album-could-still-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sully Erna Says A New Godsmack Album Could Still Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-a-band-that-once-framed-lighting-up-the-sky-as-a-full-stop-godsmack-might-be-writing-another-chapter-after-all\">For a band that once framed \u2018Lighting Up the Sky\u2019 as a full stop, Godsmack might be writing another chapter after all.<\/h2>\n<p>Frontman <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bluntmag.com.au\/tag\/sully-erna\/\">Sully Erna<\/a><\/strong> has now suggested a new studio album is not only possible, <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/sully-erna-new-godsmack-album\/\">but likely<\/a><\/strong>, despite major lineup changes in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/sully-erna-new-godsmack-album\/\">Speaking<\/a><\/strong> on Kylie Olsson\u2019s <em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_McALxVWSrU&amp;t=1s\">Life in Six Strings<\/a><\/strong><\/em> podcast, Erna addressed speculation head on after being asked whether Godsmack would ever release another record.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think there will. I said there wasn\u2019t going to be, and at least I know there won\u2019t be with the original members.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That caveat matters, longtime guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin officially <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bluntmag.com.au\/music\/shannon-larkin-and-tony-rombola-officially-exit-godsmack\/\">retired<\/a><\/strong> from the band in 2024, a move that initially reinforced the idea that <em>Lighting Up the Sky<\/em> would be Godsmack\u2019s final statement.<\/p>\n<p>Erna, however, made it clear the split was amicable.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey\u2019ve officially retired very honorably\u2026 We\u2019re still really good friends. There\u2019s no drama there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INSIDE GODSMACK HQ WITH SULLY ERNA! LIFE IN SIX STRINGS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_McALxVWSrU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-next\">What\u2019s next?<\/h2>\n<p>According to Erna, the band is currently experimenting with new personnel and mapping out what comes next.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m putting some new people in place. I\u2019m still in some trial periods, but we have some plans coming in 2026 that we\u2019re excited about.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also pushed back against the idea that Godsmack are winding down creatively, suggesting the opposite.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe band\u2019s coming into the height of our career\u2026 we\u2019re doing our best attendance\u2026 it\u2019s kinda come full circle.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Erna has softened his stance, in February 2024, he told <em>Loudwire Nights<\/em> that <em>\u201cyou can never say never\u201d<\/em> when it comes to new music, explaining that the band wanted to prioritise their catalogue and fans after decades of nonstop output.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier statements from late 2022 framed <em>Lighting Up the Sky<\/em> as a deeply personal closing chapter, with Erna saying the record felt <em>\u201ccomplete in a good way.\u201d<\/em> That certainty has clearly evolved.<\/p>\n<p>Godsmack are currently on a planned full year break following their April 2025 European run, with a return to the road scheduled for May 2026. Whether new music arrives before then remains to be seen, but for the first time in years, Erna is openly leaving the door wide open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source bluntmag.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a band that once framed \u2018Lighting Up the Sky\u2019 as a full stop, Godsmack might be writing another chapter after all. Frontman Sully Erna has now suggested a new studio album is not only possible, but likely, despite major lineup changes in 2024. 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