Lynchpins of the late-'90s post-grunge/nu-metal wave,
Godsmack
, have spent over two decades applying their brooding yet polished sound to the mainstream rock charts.
Lighting Up the Sky
is the Massachusetts band's eighth and reportedly final album. A sonic composite of their seven prior efforts, the eleven-song set straddles multiple hard rock and heavy metal sub-genres, from crushing alternative metal to classic rock-tinged post-grunge. Featuring the hard-hitting singles "Surrender" and "You & I,"
debuted at No. 1 on the US Top Hard Rock Albums chart and reached the upper echelons of charts in Austria, Germany, and the UK. ~ Tivo Staff