The Oracle (Godsmack album)
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| Studio album by Godsmack | ||||
| Released | May 4, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Serenity West Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, alternative metal, hard rock | |||
| Length |
44:24 57:11(Deluxe edition) |
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| Label | Universal Republic | |||
| Producer |
Sully Erna Dave Fortman |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100 |
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| 411mania |    |
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| Billboard | favorable |
| Entertainment Weekly | C- |
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| Q | |
| Starpulse | A |
The Oracle, formerly known as Saints & Sinners, is the fifth studio album by American alternative metal band Godsmack, released in the U.S. on May 4, 2010. The Oracle is the first Godsmack album to be produced by Dave Fortman.The Oracle also marks the first Godsmack studio album to be released since 2006's IV. The span of over four years between the fourth album and The Oracle marks the longest gap between studio albums in Godsmack's career.
In 2009, after taking a break for two years, Sully Erna announced writing is underway for the band's fifth studio record, with the record likely to be released May 4, 2010.
On March 16, 2009, while Godsmack were in the middle of writing the new record, Mötley Crüe announced the lineup for their second annual summer festival tour, Crüe Fest 2, which included Godsmack. As a result of that, Sully Erna stated in an interview with ArtisanNewsService on YouTube the band had to postpone the writing process until the tour was finished on September 5, 2009, "We were in the middle of writing the record, and we had kinda settle that process for a minute and postponed it. So the idea now is to finish, you know, this tour and get right into the studio, finish the record, drop it by early 2010 and fire up a huge world tour."
During Crüe Fest 2, Godsmack released their first single in almost two years since the release of "Good Times, Bad Times back in 2007. "Whiskey Hangover" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, and became a live staple in Godsmack's shows during the summer festival.
November 11, 2009, Shannon Larkin announced the band is working with producer Dave Fortman with the band hoping to get the album out in February 2010. February 8, 2010, Godsmack officially named its new album The Oracle, after initially calling it Saints & Sinners. February 26, 2010, it was announced on the band's official website The Oracle will be released May 4, 2010, with the final track listing being revealed the same day.
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