Saint Asonia, the band featuring Three Days Grace singer Adam Gontier and Staind guitarist Mike Mushok, has officially released its cover of the Black Sabbath classic "Paranoid." Stream the song here, and watch the visualizer below. "We actually recorded this cover of Sabbath years ago while we were recording the 'Extrovert' EP," Gontier said.. "Obviously, it didn’t end... Continue Reading →
Hard rock acts Saint Asonia and Black Stone Cherry, with opener Any Given Sin, will team up for a co-headline tour in early 2024. Artist pre-sales begin at 10 a.m. local time Wednesday, Dec. 6, with venue pre-sales starting at 10 a.m. local time Thursday, Dec. 7. The general on-sale date starts at 10 a.m. local... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama, Three Days Grace performed with its original vocalist, Adam Gontier, for the first time since 2012. Early Thursday morning, April 20, the band posted a photo on social media of its four current members onstage with Gontier and wrote, "Soooo we did a thing."... Continue Reading →
Saint Asonia, featuring former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier and Staind guitarist/founding member Mike Mushok, will release "Extrovert," its second EP of the year, on Nov. 18, 2022, via Spinefarm Records. Pre-order it here. The band has shared the visualizer for the new single "Wolf." "This song was inspired by the chaos, the darkness, and the violence that... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki I’m not sure if it's criticism or praise to say that “Introvert,” the new seven-song EP from Saint Asonia, sounds exactly how one would expect it to sound. Probably a little of both. The band, of course, is based on the musical partnership of ex-Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier and Staind... Continue Reading →
Saint Asonia, featuring former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier and Staind guitarist/founding member Mike Mushok, will release a new EP, "Introvert," on July 1, 2022, via Spinefarm Records. Pre-order it here. Tthe band has shared the first single from the seven-track EP in the form of "Above It All." Watch the video, directed by Justin Reich, below. "'Above... Continue Reading →
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 →
Saint Asonia, featuring former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier and Staind guitarist/founding member Mike Mushok, has shared its cover of The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights." "It's always interesting deciding on a song to cover," Gontier said about how the band arrived at the decision to cover an R&B/pop artist. "In this case, I just wanted to do something that... 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 →
