Godsmack is aiming to support local music students in New Hampshire by involving them in two events this weekend, including the filming of the band's latest video, for the single, “Unforgettable,” from the group's current album When Legends Rise.
First, frontman Sully Erna will speak to middle school students on Friday (February 14th). The following day (Saturday, February 15th), Godsmack will invite more than 300 students to join the band for a performance of their new single “Unforgettable” at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Erna's talk at Gilbert H. Hood Middle School in Derry, New Hampshire will focus on the challenges he's faced and how music saved him, while encouraging the young musicians to continue to pursue their dreams. The day will end with the band teaching “Unforgettable” to the students in preparation for the following day's filming.
When we asked him a while back if Godsmack's career has been more good times or bad, Erna replied: “I gotta say more good times. You know, it can get rough out there though, so there is a lot of crap that goes along with it, man. You know, and it's not so much bad times, it's really just a lot of hard work, and it really grinds you out there, you know. Touring takes a lot of years off your life.”
Godsmack had previously recruited 20 students from Hood Middle School to join the band in the studio during the recording of “Unforgettable” and provide vocals on the song's chorus. These same students performed the song live on stage with the band at a show in Gilford, New Hampshire last August.