Sully Erna - Avalon - Music & Performance - CD

Long awaited 2010 debut solo album from the iconic Godsmack frontman. Godsmack is one of the most popular Heavy Metal acts of the last decade, selling over 19 million records worldwide. They have released five studio albums, one EP, four DVDs and one Greatest Hits collection. This solo effort from their vocalist and primary songwriter is sure to excite their legion of hardcore fans.

Recorded over a seven-year span, Godsmack frontman Sully Erna's solo debut may come as a surprise to fans expecting another chiseled collection of angst-fueled midtempo slabs of alternative metal. Erna's still filled with angst, but musically he's branched out, choosing the tribal, Far East motifs that have begun popping up on Godsmack's most recent albums over the bleak post-grunge approach that has earned them multiple Grammy nominations. This change is most evident on Avalon's opulent title cut, a sweeping, cinematic acoustic gem that sounds like a cross between Led Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore" and Evanescence's "My Immortal." That sound expands to an even greater extent on the single "Sinner's Prayer," bolstered by guest vocalist Lisa Guyer, Bulgarian cellist Irina Chirkova, and Dead Can Dance percussionist Niall Gregory. As with all of Erna's work, the subject matter is intensely personal yet simply rendered, and the overall effect can be both majestic and sullen. The weight of the world does indeed grow heavier (for the listener) as the album progresses, but there's a lot to be said for managing to crank out such a powerful product with all of the amps turned off. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

Performer	Sully Erna
Music genre	Industrial
Music subgenre	Industrial
Media format	CD
Original release date	2010-09-14
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Avalon, 7 Years, Broken Road, Sinner's Prayer, My Light, The Rise, Until Then, The Departed, Eyes of a Child, In Through Time
Record label	Republic Records
Target audience	General/trade
Composer	Sully Erna
Songwriter	Sully Erna
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N