Godsmack When Legends Rise LP (White Vinyl)

Godsmack's seventh studio album, When Legends Rise, was released on April 27, 2018, and marked the band's first album away from heavy metal into a more hard rock sound. All four singles from the album reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart. The album became certified Gold by the RIAA in September 2021 for selling over 500,000 copies.

Legends presents a little of the old Godsmack — crunch, grit, and all — with an added dose of polish and melody courtesy of co-producer Erik Ron... For the diehards, Godsmack include plenty of callbacks to their earlier days. The propulsive 'Just One Time' and rollicking 'Say My Name' charge forth like Clutch, while 'Let It Out' matches the radio-friendliness of 'Bulletproof' with just a little more grit. As the chest-puffing, strutting anthem 'Eye of the Storm' closes the album, there's a sense that Godsmack are reinvigorated, confident, and no less defiant than they were in 1998. When Legends Rise is a slight shift, but a highly enjoyable one that stirs the soul in unexpected ways.