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\nFormer GODSMACK guitarist Lee Richards steps back into the spotlight with \u201cSongs For A Broken World\u201d, a hard rock debut full of thick riffs, weathered melodies and the kind of songwriting that sounds lived-in rather than manufactured. There is weight here, but also warmth \u2014 music with scars showing through the polish.<\/p>\n
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Richards has spent years moving through the hard rock world, from early GODSMACK history to writing and playing with DROPBOX and ANOTHER ANIMAL. On \u201cSongs For A Broken World\u201d, he finally pulls those different threads together under his own name, writing, performing and producing the material with a clear sense of identity.<\/p>\n
\u201cShyra\u201d opens with a strong melodic pull before \u201cYesterday\u2019s Child\u201d pushes deeper into darker hard rock territory. \u201cBelieve\u201d and \u201cCry For You\u201d keep the emotional side close to the surface, balancing muscular guitars with choruses that are more reflective than flashy.<\/p>\n
\u201cFaithless\u201d carries one of the album\u2019s grittier moods, while \u201cShe\u201d brings more space and atmosphere into the arrangement. \u201cSay Your Last Goodbye\u201d hits harder, and \u201cRise\u201d does exactly what its title suggests, lifting the energy with a stronger sense of defiance.<\/p>\n
\u201cFallen (Save Me)\u201d and \u201cMonsters\u201d bring the album toward its heaviest stretch, where the riffs get darker and the melodies feel more bruised. The CD then closes with \u201cSummer Breeze\u201d, giving the record a softer final turn after all the weight that comes before it.<\/p>\n
The supporting cast gives the album plenty of muscle. Justin Pacy handles drums, Billy Loosigian adds rhythm and lead guitar, and Sean Corcoran brings bass and backing vocals. Together they give Richards\u2019 songs enough room to breathe without sanding away the rougher edges.<\/p>\n
\u201cSongs For A Broken World\u201d does not sound like a musician trying to relive an old band. It sounds like somebody finally putting decades of hard rock mileage into one record \u2014 loud where it needs to be, melodic when it matters and grounded in songs rather than image.<\/p>\n
Country: US
\nLabel: Metalville
\nGenre: Hard Rock
\nRelease date: October 30, 2026
\nFormat: CD \/ Vinyl \/ Digital
\nTotal time: 45:30<\/p>\n
Tracklist:
\n01 \u2013 Shyra (3:52)
\n02 \u2013 Yesterday\u2019s Child (4:27)
\n03 \u2013 Believe (4:08)
\n04 \u2013 Cry For You (3:34)
\n05 \u2013 Faithless (4:25)
\n06 \u2013 She (4:50)
\n07 \u2013 Say Your Last Goodbye (3:47)
\n08 \u2013 Rise (3:22)
\n09 \u2013 Fallen (Save Me) (4:46)
\n10 \u2013 Monsters (4:28)
\n11 \u2013 Summer Breeze (3:51)<\/p>\n
Lee Richards \u2013 Rhythm & Lead Guitars, Vocals
\nJustin Pacy \u2013 Drums
\nWilliam \u201cBilly\u201d Loosigian \u2013 Rhythm & Lead Guitars
\nSean Corcoran \u2013 Bass, Backing Vocals<\/p>\n
Written and produced by Lee Richards<\/p>\n
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\nFormer GODSMACK guitarist Lee Richards steps back into the spotlight with \u201cSongs For A Broken World\u201d, a hard rock debut full of thick riffs, weathered melodies and the kind of songwriting that sounds lived-in rather than manufactured. There is weight here, but also warmth \u2014 music with scars showing through the polish.<\/p>\n