Godsmack Updates Lineup After Departures in 2024

Godsmack experienced lineup changes in 2024 when guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin left the band. Following these departures, band members Sully Erna and Robbie Merrill recruited guitarist Sam Koltun and drummer Wade Murff into the group. The last concert performed by Godsmack was released on a live album titled Live At Mohegan Sun.

The band previously achieved success with their song I Stand Alone, which was written for a 2002 fantasy film starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. That film, The Scorpion King, opened at number one on box office charts and grossed over 36 million dollars in its opening weekend. Johnson made his cinema debut the previous year in a short role in The Mummy Returns. The music video for I Stand Alone was directed by The Brothers Strause.

I Stand Alone reached number one on the US Mainstream Rock chart, earned a Gold certification, and earned Godsmack two Grammy nominations in the categories of Best Rock Song and Best Hard Rock Performance. Godsmack's 2003 release Faceless entered the Billboard 200 chart at number one. In 2023, a documentary based on Sully Erna's memoir was released under the title I Stand Alone: The Sully Erna Story. Additionally, Korn's third album Follow The Leader became the first nu metal album to reach number one on the US music charts.