GODSMACK Frontman SULLY ERNA Says There Will 'For Sure' Be Another Solo Album

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna recently stopped by the "HardDrive Radio" studios to talk about the band's new album, "1000hp" (One Thousand Horsepower); his foray into acting; and his solo career. You can now watch the chat in two parts below.

Asked if he is planning to release a follow-up to his 2010 solo album, "Avalon", Erna said: "The solo stuff, I'm always working on material. I sit home, when I'm home, and the only thing I keep in my house is a drum set and acoustic guitar. I never really play electric at home. And because of that, whenever I'm noodling around, a lot of good ideas come up that are not always necessarily good For GODSMACK. So I tuck those away. So, for sure, I'll do another solo album at some point. I don't know how long [it's gonna be before it comes out], because I'm still debating who I'm gonna use for the project."

He continued: "It's one of those things that… That kind of stuff, I never wanna have a ceiling over my head, I never wanna have a leash on it, I never wanna have to follow a certain format. GODSMACK has built our career and we kind of identify now what we sound like and what we're supposed to do in this industry. And even though we like to stretch out a little bit and spring out some new textures and colors, which you'll hear on the new record, it's still, we kind of know where our place is in that world. With the solo stuff, I don't ever wanna have that kind of limitations, because I think it's the place I'd like to go one day, when this is all said and done, if I still wanna play music, I can sit up on stage with a piano and an acoustic and do one of those 'storytellers' kind of evening and just kind of live on more like a Billy Joel [type of artist], where [you can] just [write] a little bit of whatever you want to write and there is no specific category for it."

The seeds for "Avalon" were planted back when Erna was pre-GODSMACK, discovering Australian world fusion band DEAD CAN DANCE's 1993 album "Into The Labyrinth". Their "eclectic, mystical, hand drumming" approach filtered into GODSMACK hits like "Voodoo" and "Serenity". From there, an organic process of assembling the right musicians began. Erna recruited DEAD CAN DANCE percussionist Niall Gregory and longtime friend and blues vocalist Lisa Guyer, who introduced the guitarists, that lead to a keyboardist and cellists that would fill out "Avalon"'s diverse sound.

"1000hp" will be released on August 5 via Republic Records.