GODSMACK Frontman Says His Solo Debut Is Unlike Anything Else That's Out There

September 27, 2010

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna recently spoke to MTV News about his newly released solo album, "Avalon", which debuted at position No. 24 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"GODSMACK will always be my main priority. I know that, but right now, 'Avalon' is my baby," Erna said. "It's a complete departure from GODSMACK, and that's why I love it so much. As a musician, I like to express different sides of myself, and this is way more intellectual and eclectic and primal than what I usually do. It's the kind of thing you'll really want to stop what you're doing when you put it on to listen to."

He added, "The hardest thing about doing this record was finding a common pulse, because all the songs were written over a number of years and they're all different. I really wanted this to be something that flows together as a single body of work, not just a bunch of singles, so it was kind of a challenge to make everything connect. If I owned a record store and I got this album, I wouldn't know where to put it because it's not like anything else that's out there."

Erna started arranging songs in late 2007 and spent over a year recording the album at Sanctum Sound studio in Boston and mixing at Serenity West studio in Hollywood.

"It was definitely a process, and it was sometimes a pain in the neck," Erna said. "Scheduling everything was really tough. I'd be arranging and composing something, and I'd realize you need a cello player for a certain part, so it's a matter of calling the right person in to do their parts and making sure they're available. That happened over and over. But everyone on there is a top-notch player and together we recorded a beautiful album."

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