Godsmack is an American rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band comprises founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin. Since its formation, Godsmack has released five studio albums, one EP, four DVDs, and one greatest hits collection. The band has had three consecutive No. 1 albums (Faceless, IV, and The Oracle) on the Billboard 200. The band also has parked a ratified 19 top ten rock radio hits, including 15 songs in the Top Five. Godsmack is one of the most popular rock acts in the United States, selling almost 15 million records worldwide. Since its inception, Godsmack has toured on Ozzfest on more than one occasion, and has toured with many other large tours and festivals, including supporting its albums with its own arena tours. In the summer of 2009, Godsmack toured as support to Mötley Crüe's Crüe Fest 2 tour.

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1830:

A provisional government in Brussels declared the creation of the independent and neutral state of Belgium, in revolt against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Revolution

1910:

Manuel II, the last King of Portugal, fled to Gibraltar when a revolution erupted in Lisbon and his palace was shelled. The Portuguese First Republic was proclaimed the next day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_II_of_Portugal

1957:

Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1 , the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched by an R-7 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam, Kazakh SSR. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1

1985:

Software developer Richard Stallman founded the Free Software Foundation to support the free software movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation

2003:

A suicide bomber killed 21 people and injured more than 50 others inside the Maxim restaurant in Haifa, Israel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_restaurant_suicide_bombing

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proscenium (n): 1. (in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra. 2. (in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proscenium

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