Signed to label

In June 1998, Universal / Republic Records signed the band to their label. The band’s first album All Wound Up… was slightly edited to remove unlicensed samples, fully re-mastered and given a new artwork and layout; the finished self-titled album Godsmack was released to the public six weeks later on August 25, 1998. This led to the band’s first headlining tour, “The Godsmack Tour” with Jim Rose Circus as the opening act. After the album’s release the band went on the road playing club shows as well as playing at Ozzfest and Woodstock ’99 . This was followed by a tour in Europe supporting Black Sabbath . Roxanne Blanford from Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, stating, “Godsmack confidently brought metal into the technological age”. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number twenty-two, and was certified 5× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2024 after being initially certified gold in 1999.