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 →
Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents will present its first festival livestream ever for the 10th edition of Welcome to Rockville. The event will be livestreamed Nov. 10 to 14, 2021, on the recently launched DWPresents on Twitch channel (twitch.tv/DWPresents). Music fans from around the world can tune in to watch performances from certain artists, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes content. Hosted by That Space Zebra Show’s Bobby Schubenski,... Continue Reading →
Louder Than Life made its return in Louisville, Kentucky, this past weekend, September 23 to 26, 2021, at the Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center with a record-setting attendance of 160,000 people who enjoyed an expanded four-day weekend for the first time in the festival’s history. Producer Danny Wimmer Presents reported that more than 98 percent of festival-goers arrived with proof of full... Continue Reading →
With Louder Than Life less than a month away, set for Sept. 23 to 26, 2021, at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents has announced lineup changes and the full band schedule, along with additional onsite entertainment, the bourbon lineup and food offerings. The sixth edition... Continue Reading →
After more than two decades in the game, Nonpoint has gone independent with the launch of 361° Records. With a series of EPs, the band is upending the traditional album cycle release pattern rock acts long have employed and, in the words of frontman Elias Soriano, is writing the most “irresponsible” music of its career.... Continue Reading →
Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Korn will headline the sixth Louder Than Life festival, Sept. 23 to 26, 2021, at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Metallica will perform on two nights, playing two unique set lists. The lineup also features Judas Priest, Snoop Dogg, Jane's Addiction, Staind, Rise Against, Mudvayne, Cypress Hill,... Continue Reading →
Korn will hit the road this summer for a U.S. tour also featuring Staind on all dates. Produced by Live Nation, the coast-to-coast 28-city outing will kick off Aug. 5, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and make stops in Long Island, Detroit, Irvine, Phoenix, Austin and more, before wrapping up with a performance at Dallas’... 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 →
