In this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show, we are comparing Godsmack’s debut album with their latest release. That’s right! Was the band’s self-titled major label debut better or worse than their Lighting Up the Sky album? And you get to tell us.

On one side, you have the Godsmack album. Technically, it was their second album, but it was the band’s first on a major label and the album that proved to be their breakout. It kicked off with “Whatever,” then steadily gave us “Keep Away,” “Voodoo,” and “Bad Religion,” leading to a five times platinum certification.

The other part of this battle is the Lighting Up the Sky album, the band’s 2023 release that signifies the end of an era, being the last record to include guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin. It also saw four singles released, starting with “Surrender,” “You and I,” “Soul on Fire,” and “Truth.”

As with all Chuck’s Fight Club battles, Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong will introduce the matchup in the 8 PM hour of Monday’s show. Individual arguments will be made for both albums on Tuesday and Wednesday while you continue to rank each. On Friday, the votes will be tallied, and the higher-ranked album will be featured in a Loudwire Nights rock block during the 8 PM hour.

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This is just a reminder that Loudwire Nights with Chuck Armstrong airs nightly starting at 7 PM ET. You can tune in anytime, from anywhere right here or by downloading the Loudwire app.

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