Lord help me but I felt like I was being pelted with a bag of oranges listening to this disc. I like Godsmack, I like the band, the sound, their lyrics, but Godsmack IV just didn't get me very excited. Yes the disc has a single, "Speak," but the album feels very much like it was rushed. The songwriting feels like it was rushed as well, and some of the songs felt like they could have been matured a little more before being committed to disc.

One song they could have kept off the disc is a "sequel" to their single "Voodoo" called "Voodoo Too." I thought "Voodoo" itself was too gimmicky and hated it from minute one, and can't say much more for the sequel other than I'm glad CD players come with track selection buttons.

There are some bone-crunching tracks that sound like Godsmack standards, like "Bleed Me" and "No Rest for the Wicked," as well as "Temptation," but none of the songs really pushed me like some of their previous stuff. I think most Godsmack fans will be pleased with and enjoy the album, but honestly I think it needed to be left in the microwave a little longer for my tastes. It's still in my CD changer so I haven't given up on it.

Favorite Songs:
Speak
Bleed Me