Godsmack’s Sully Erna Talks “Live at Mohegan Sun,” New Lineup, 2026 Tour, and Future Albums

Godsmack recently unveiled their new live album and concert film titled Live at Mohegan Sun, and embarked on a spring 2026 headlining tour with support from Stone Temple Pilots and Dorothy.

Heavy Consequence recently caught up with Godsmack frontman Sully Erna to discuss the new live release, the tour, the departure of two classic members, and the future of Godsmack, including plans to record new albums despite previously suggesting that their most recent LP would be the band’s last one.

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Live at Mohegan Sun (order here) captures Godsmack’s sold‑out October 26th, 2024, performance at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, which turned out to be the final show featuring longtime band members Tony Rombola (guitar) and Shannon Larkin (drums).

Erna and fellow founding member Robbie Merrill (bass) have since continued Godsmack with new guitarist Sam Koltun and new drummer Wade Murff, and are in the midst of the band’s aforementioned spring tour. The first leg runs through a July 3rd show in Bangor, Maine, with a second leg launching in September (pick up tickets here).

Check out our interview with Sully Erna below.

Godsmack’s new live album and concert film captures an October 2024 concert at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun that turned out to be the last show with guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin, who both retired from the band a few months later. The footage shows an inspired performance, with a rousing reception from the crowd. Is it safe to say that’s it’s one of the most memorable shows of Godsmack’s career?

Sully Erna: What I can tell you is for sure, I feel like it’s one of our best pieces of work we put out live. It being the last [show] with all four [classic] members made it that much more important and special and emotional. I love the way [Live at Mohegan Sun] came out. I’m not always the biggest fan of recording live or filming live, but to know that this thing was unedited, there’s no auto-tune… This is straight up a rock band playing their instruments, and I’m so proud of that because we’re trying to preserve the art of music and get these kids away from their computers and their auto-tunes and their running tracks onstage and all this crap that they do that does not allow true appreciators of music to give them the full respect. You can’t go into a studio, sing one chorus, and then fly the other choruses in, and call it a song.

This is four guys onstage that grew up in an era where that’s what we were taught, looking up to bands like Zeppelin and Sabbath and Rush and Metallica, even the more modern bands like Foo Fighters. These are bands that really play their instruments and it takes tens of thousands of hours sometimes to be able to be that good. So, that’s dedication, and that’s commitment.

I just watched Journey’s concert from 1981, the Escape Tour [with] “Don’t Stop Believin'” and “Open Arms,” and all this stuff. And I’m watching them going, “Oh my God, this is 1981. This is as live as it gets.” They didn’t even have auto-tune back then, and these guys aren’t missing a beat, not a note, nothing.

My point is I’m really proud of this because this is a show that not only looks great, sounds great, but is filled with everything a Godsmack fan would want. When it comes to the behind the scenes, the final retirement party with Tony and Shannon, and the final bow onstage. I think it’s just extremely valuable.