In 2000, Godsmack returned to the studio after the multi-platinum success of Godsmack to start recording Awake . The album was released on October 31 , 2000. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, and has been certified 2× platinum by the RIAA. ” Vampires “, a song on the album, also earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 2002. With the release of Awake , Godsmack toured Europe supporting Limp Bizkit . Erna said at the time, “We’ve been touring nonstop since August 1998, So most of Awake was written on tour while we were ping-ponging between America and Europe, building up the band. ” Ozzfest ” was actually the only big tour where we rode under someone else’s wings; we did a lot of work on our own.” The band played Ozzfest in 2000 again as they had in 1999. On July 19, 2001, Godsmack released their first live DVD titled Live . The DVD has since been certified Gold by the RIAA for selling 50,000 copies in the United States.
Started recording Awake
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