Salvatore Paul Erna Jr. (born February 7, 1968) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter, best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for rock band Godsmack.

His father, Salvatore Erna Sr., was a trumpet player from Sicily and would rehearse in the basement where Sully would watch.

He stopped taking lessons and practiced at home, rehearsing to records by Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead, and Rush.

Erna wrapped up his acoustic tour with one final show at The House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28.

The winner (a band called Zion who hails from Salem) had the opportunity to record a demo at Erna's California studio.

Erna kicked off his first solo acoustic trek on May 1 in Niagara Falls, New York and closed it out on May 31 in Las Vegas.

The shows have combined Godsmack songs with a few new originals and covers ranging from the Beatles to Alice in Chains to the theme from Love Story.

One song is about children born with or dying from AIDS and the other is about a tribute to the troops of the United States Armed Forces."

Erna told The Pulse of Radio that playing some new material live is a good way for him to test out songs that might not work for Godsmack.

In further describing the album's sound, Erna said that "it's very eclectic" and "tribal" with "a lot of hand drumming" and "beautiful piano compositions".

Hometown Life includes a song "Turn It Up", for which Erna invited his father into the recording studio to play trumpet on the track.

Erna's contributions to the discography of Criss Angel include co-writing and performing Mindfreak's new theme song "MF2".

Erna appears in the music video along with Criss Angel and Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin.

[28] Erna also competed in the 2007 VH1 Celebrity Rock and Roll Tournament with Ace Frehley, Vinnie Paul, Scott Ian, and Dusty Hill.

[29][30] Godsmack, Creed, and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello are some of the musicians who partnered with multimedia company DC3 Music Group to fundraise and pack an MD-80 airplane with supplies and medical personnel to help in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Erna said in a statement, "Since I can't be there to help in person, I want to make my contribution as a fellow human being to give what I can while I'm in the fortunate situation that I am to help those that are so unfortunate in this time of tragedy.

He explained about the contents of the show: "Every Tuesday I will be bringing on celebrity guests, musician friends and talking all things music.

[33] Erna is a longtime fan of the New England Patriots, having sung the national anthem prior to home games in Foxborough on numerous occasions.

"He's deeply concerned for the girl who was hurt in this unfortunate accident", said Erna's manager Paul Geary, in reference to 25-year-old Chelmsford resident Lindsay Taylor.

"Sully's thankful he got out with a split lip and some aches and pains, but he's traumatized about the girl", according to April 17, 2007, Boston Herald.

Taylor was sitting in the back seat of a dark blue Toyota Camry that was rear-ended by the H3 driven by Erna.