[Updated to correct the release date] Godsmack frontman Sully Erna has set a December 18th release date for a limited edition box set of his 2010 solo debut, Avalon, and the collection's live concert is set to air on Palladia tonight. We were sent these details:The Avalon limited edition box set contains 5 DVDs – the double disc, Avalon Live, shot December 16th in Boston at The Wilbur Theatre in 2D, on Standard and Blu-ray; The Making of Avalon Live, a 40-minute documentary of behind the scenes footage from the concert in December; The Journey To Avalon documentary – an hour long version of the acclaimed doc seen on Palladia, and a bloopers and outtakes DVD of Sully in the studio along with videos from Avalon.
The box also contains 2 CDs – Avalon, the studio album, and Avalon Live, the live show from Boston. Other items include an autographed limited edition coffee table book, an updated version of Sully's personal memoir, The Paths We Choose, a limited edition poster from the Wilbur show and a limited edition t-shirt, a Sully Erna hat and necklace, commemorative backstage pass from the 2010 tour, a guitar pick, and custom hand-made incense chosen by Sully.
Directed and produced by long-time Godsmack/ Sully director, Daniel E Catullo III (Godsmack Changes, Rush In Rio, Nickelback, etc), the show was produced as both a 2D and 3D special (release date for the the 3D version to be announced). It is priced at $249, but the first 1,000 people to pre-order will get it for $199. The box set is an amazing array of products and one-of-a-kind items that are a must-have for any Sully fan. Five "golden tickets" will be hidden in the boxes that offer grand prize luxury trips with Erna himself to Napa, Boston, New York, Las Vegas, and Avalon/Catalina Island. Many more amazing prizes such as guitars and handwritten lyrics can also be won with no purchase required. Register now at www.sullyernaavalon.com
Only 5,000 box sets will be made, each individually numbered. The exclusive set will be released December 19th, but pre-orders begin this week at www.sullyernaavalon.com. The price of this ultimate fan package is $249, but the first 1,000 people to pre-order will pay only $199.
Avalon Live, the concert from The Wilbur Theatre in Boston will air on Palladia November 16th (check local listings). A single disc version in Standard and Blu-Ray of the concert will also be released December 18th.