When Legends Rise
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When Legends Rise
The seventh studio album by Godsmack was released on April 27, 2018. It marks the band's first album away from heavy metal into a more hard rock sound. Wikipedia
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Loudwire
When Legends Rise finds Godsmack at a key turning point in their career, with a well-established sound but a desire not to fall into the trap of repetition.
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Blabbermouth
"When Legends Rise" is a good move for GODSMACK's career.
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Louder
On album number seven Godsmack bring a welcome maturity to the fore.
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Metal Wani
Gripping grooves, infectious hooks, and choruses so anthemic they grant no immunity, ‘When Legends Rise’ is a roundhouse, powerhouse, house smashing good ride that will leave you falling in love with these legends all over again.
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The Rock Pit
Fans will appreciate the individuality poised in the songs and the coming together to make us hold our breath, sing along loud AF, and pick out the points we can all relate and connect to within the lyrics on the tracks.
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Cryptic Rock
With a sense of clarity, that truthfully only comes with age, there is still a fight and resistance felt on When Legends Rise, but it is more about finding resolve and tranquility in this wild world rather wanting to pulverize it.
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Kill Your Stereo
While not for a lack of trying, this band’s drop-off is painfully evident on the underwhelming ‘When Legends Rise’
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All Music
Twenty years after the release of their breakthrough debut effort, Massachusetts hard rock veterans Godsmack veered in a fresh direction for their seventh set. When Legends Rise is a slight shift, but a highly enjoyable one that stirs the soul in unexpected ways.
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Metal Master Kingdom
When Legends Rise ushers in a new era for Godsmack. They welcome both fans of old and new, they are clearly adapting to the times and don’t want to just do the same thing over and over again.
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Rock Sins
Here, they seem to have taken everything that made them what they were and diluted it down to its lowest end and in turn have created perhaps the most boring and forced album of their career.
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Zumic
The sound veers more toward hard rock than the darker metal vibe that the band broke through with in the '90s.
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Fourth Coast Entertainment
It's been four years since the critically acclaimed 1000hp debuted, but as you will discover When Legends Rise is well worth the wait. It is a solid follow-up that evolves with more depth, creating a mature sound, but still maintaining the power of Godsmack.
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Pure Grain Audio
While Godsmack doesn’t stray too far from their own wheelhouse - why change something that works so well? - they deliver a solid disc.
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Immortal Review
Godsmack keep things heavy for their new album When Legends Rise, and while they attempt to keep things modern, fail to keep things different and maintain interest.
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Salute
It is an empowering album to say the least and is good for some straight up hard rocking if that is what is being called for.
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Knox News
Godsmack gamely gives it a go with a gutsy “When Legends Rise” that dabbles in modern touches (e.g. contemporary keyboards) but mostly sticks to the unapologetic hard rock that got them where they are.
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Hysteria Magazine
The sheer might, the power, the pull of their seventh studio album When Legends Rise demonstrates innovation in sound and a band secure in their own skin.
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Uncivil Revolt
When Legends Die showcases that the veterans of the Massachusetts rock scene still have a surprise.
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Maximum Volume Music
A collection that leaves them sounding fresh as daisies while embracing their legacy. Godsmack are the kings of modern US arena rock.
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Varsity Music Magazine
Godsmack hit the mark with this album. Metal, alternative, and rock n roll fans alike will fall in love with this record. The bar has been set, try to top it.
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Chimera Magazine
Sonically intense and layered, it pushes the band forward and kicks off with the title track which begins with tribal-style drums and lethal riffs.
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Broadway World
20 years since the release of their debut album and 20 million album sales later, Godsmack are an even stronger animal than before. The proof is in the grooves of WHEN LEGENDS RISE.
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Ghost Cult
Godsmack reintroduced themselves with When Legends Rise. They brought their A-game and delivered a clean, heavy yet groovy album that we all should be rocking in our summer playlists.
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RAMZine
Start to end, you could expect any track to pop out as a single. With videos for UFC or wrestling, racing or basically any hard hitting, adrenaline sport, they know what they’re capable of and deliver it perfectly.
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Metal Talk
Sonically intense and layered, it pushes the band forward, kicking off with the title track which begins with tribal-style drums and lethal riffs.
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AMNplify
20 years since the release of their debut album and 20 million worldwide sales later, GODSMACK are an even stronger animal than before. The proof is in the grooves of WHEN LEGENDS RISE
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