Staind has announced summer 2022 tour dates, kicking off Sept. 8 in Niagara Falls, New York. After a five-year hiatus, Staind roared back on the scene in 2019, with festival and sold-out solo dates. The band will perform some of its biggest hits along with heavier deeper cuts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8gMZO0YiE Tickets will go on sale to... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki With recent years seeing a resurgence in nu metal, it’s no surprise that one of the most successful bands of that late-’90s/early-2000s era has re-emerged, as well. It’s easy now to overlook just how massive Staind was, given its inactivity for the majority of the past decade. Hitting at the tail-end... Continue Reading →
Staind has released a live version of “Mudshovel” from its upcoming album, "Live: It’s Been Awhile," out May 7, 2021, via Yap’em/Alchemy Recordings. Listen below. "Mudshovel,” then titled "Mudshuvel," originally appeared on Staind's 1996 self-released debut album "Tormented," which led to the band’s first record deal with Flip Records. A new version appeared on the band's label... Continue Reading →
Multi-platinum rock band Staind will issue "Live: It's Been Awhile," its first release in nine years, on May 7, 2021, via Yap’em/Alchemy Recordings. Pre-order the album HERE. The "Live: It’s Been Awhile" album will be accompanied by "The Return Of Staind: A Two Part Global Streaming Series" in partnership with Danny Wimmer Presents. The series will launch with Staind’s "Live:... Continue Reading →
Sully Erna and Aaron Lewis, frontmen of Godsmack and Staind, respectively, will perform their hits together, side by side, in an intimate and unplugged evening on "The American Drive-In Tour," kicking off in October. It’s one of the first 2020 drive-in live rock concert tours planned across multiple cities. “Me and Aaron Lewis? Onstage together … acoustic? Do... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
Photos by Greg Maki
By Greg Maki Aaron Lewis always has had a soft side. Rearing its head on songs such as “Outside” and “It’s Been Awhile,” it’s a big part of what has made Staind a multi-platinum rock act and kept the band relevant after nearly 15 years on the national scene. For several years, he has spent... Continue Reading →
