Staind
| Staind | |
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| General information | |
| origin | Springfield , Massachusetts , United States |
| Genre (s) | Post-grunge , nu metal , alternative metal , rock |
| founding | 1995 |
| Website | www.staind.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Aaron Lewis | |
guitar |
Mike Mushok |
| Johnny April | |
| Sal Giancarelli | |
| former members | |
| Jon Wysocki (until 2011) | |
Staind is an American rock band from Springfield, Massachusetts . It consists of Aaron Lewis (vocals, guitar), Mike Mushok (guitar), Johnny "Old School" April (bass, background vocals) and Sal Giancarelli (drums).
history
Staind started their career in 1995 with a few concerts. In November 1996 they released the album Tormented on their own , of which they were able to sell 4,000 copies. In October 1997 they played a concert with Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst signed the band to his Flip Records label . In 1999 they released their first real album, Dysfunction , with which they achieved their breakthrough. They sold over a million Dysfunction albums .
Her third album, Break the Cycle , followed in 2001 , which is often referred to as her best. The album also includes a live version of Outside , which was sung with Fred Durst . Staind can sell over two million albums within two weeks. In 2003 the album 14 Shades of Gray followed , the reviews of this album are divided, some of my Staind would have found their sound, while others complain about the lack of innovations. However, this was definitely in the 2005 album Chapter V (first single Right Here , second single Falling , third single Everything Changes ).
Staind reached number 1 in the US charts with three consecutive albums, Break the Cycle , 14 Shades of Gray and Chapter V. They also had the pleasure of playing an "MTV Unplugged" which was then released on DVD.
The sixth studio album called The Illusion of Progress was released in the USA on August 19, 2008 , and was released in Germany on September 5, 2008. The album was released by Warner Music Group . In the USA it was released by Atlantic Records , in all other countries it was released by Roadrunner Records . Both labels belong to the Warner Music Group. At the end of 2010 they returned to the studio to produce their seventh album Staind , which was finally released on September 9, 2011. In addition to the simple album, a special edition was released that contained two bonus titles and a DVD.
On May 20, 2011, Staind announced on their website that Jon Wysocki was no longer their drummer. For a while, drummer Will Hunt stepped in, but was eventually replaced by Sal Giancarelli.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 CH
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| 1996 | Tormented self-published |
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First published: November 29, 1996
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| 1999 | Dysfunction Elektra Records |
- | - | - | - |
US74  × 2
(56 weeks)US |
First published: April 13, 1999
Sales: +2,000,000 |
| 2001 | Break the Cycle Elektra Records |
DE5  (34 weeks)DE |
AT6 (29 weeks) AT |
CH18th (26 weeks)CH |
UK1 (31 weeks)UK |
US1 × 5
(70 weeks)US |
First published: May 22, 2001
Sales: + 5,730,000 |
| 2003 | 14 Shades of Gray Elektra Records |
DE17 (7 weeks) DE |
AT32 (7 weeks) AT |
CH16 (10 weeks) CH |
UK16 (4 weeks) UK |
US1 (43 weeks)US |
First published: May 20, 2003
Sales: + 1,050,000 |
| 2005 | Chapter V Atlantic Records |
DE37 (3 weeks) DE |
AT43 (5 weeks) AT |
CH24 (6 weeks) CH |
- |
US1 (48 weeks)US |
First published: August 9, 2005
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
| 2008 | The Illusion of Progress Atlantic Records |
DE41 (2 weeks) DE |
AT67 (1 week) AT |
CH40 (5 weeks) CH |
UK73 (1 week) UK |
US3 (28 weeks) US |
First published: August 19, 2008
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| 2011 | Staind Atlantic Records |
DE25 (2 weeks) DE |
AT47 (1 week) AT |
CH32 (2 weeks) CH |
UK85 (1 week) UK |
US5 (8 weeks) US |
First published: September 13, 2011
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swell
- ^ Publications at Roadrunner Records
- ^ Staind: Staind has parted ways with drummer Jon Wysocki, May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Staind: Meet the new drummer, November 21, 2011. Accessed March 18, 2015.