  Staind hail from Boston,
Massachusetts and consists of Aaron Lewis on
vocals, Mike Mushok on guitar and backing
vocals, Johnny April on bass and backing
vocals, and Jon Wysocki on drums and backing
vocals. Staind originally formed in
Springfield, Massachusetts when Lewis met
Mushok in 1995. Mushok's background includes
an Electrical Engineering degree. April's
work history before joining Staind (as their
second bassist) included working as an auto
mechanic and cook as well as being a member
of the bands 'Maniax' and 'Mostly Holy.'
Staind
self-released the CD Tormented which
ended up selling over 4,000 copies. Tracks on
the LP included: "Tolerate,"
"Break," "Come Again,"
"Painful," "Nameless,"
"Mudshuvel," "See Thru,"
"Question?," "No One's
Kind," "Self Destruct," and
"4 Walls."
Staind performed at a concert
venue that also featured Limp Bizkit - a connection
developed with Fred Durst which eventually
led to Staind getting a record deal with Flip
Records.
 Staind released Dysfunction.
Staind hit the rock and
alternative charts with "Just Go"
and "Mudshovel."
Staind toured as part of the
'Family Values' package tour.
Staind hit the rock and
alternative charts with "Home."
Dysfunction was certified
platinum.
 # 38
Singles Artist of the Year
Lewis along
with Fred Durst hit the airwaves with a live
track from the 'Family Values' tour -
"Outside" - also on the The
Family Values Tour 1999 compilation.
Lewis topped the Billboard
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart with Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst for 2
weeks with "Outside."
Staind topped the Billboard
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 20 weeks and
the Modern Rock Tracks for 16 weeks with
"It's Been Awhile."
 Staind released Break
The Cycle.
Break
The Cycle was certified 2x platinum.
Staind hit the Top 40 with
"It's Been Awhile."
Staind topped the Billboard Top
200 LP chart for 3 weeks with Break
The Cycle. The LP sold over 716,000
copies in its first week of release in the
US.
 Staind recorded an MTV
Unplugged episode.
Break
The Cycle was certified 3x platinum.
Staind hit the Top 10 with "It's Been Awhile."
 Staind were nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Rock Video ("It's Been Awhile"). Staind also
performed at the ceremony.
Staind hit the rock and
alternative charts with "Fade."
Break
The Cycle was certified 4x platinum.
Staind topped the Billboard
Year-End Chart for Top Mainstream
Rock Track ("It's Been Awhile").
Staind were
nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite
Alternative Artist.
Staind hit the rock and
alternative charts with "For You"
and "Epiphany."
 # 58
Singles Artist of the Year
 Staind released 14
Shades Of Grey.
Staind topped the Billboard Top
200 LP chart for a week with 14
Shades Of Grey. The LP sold over 221,000
copies in its first week of release in the
US.
14
Shades Of Grey was certified platinum.
Staind topped the Billboard
Mainstream Rock chart for 14 weeks with
"So Far Away."
 Staind topped the Billboard
Modern Rock Tracks chart for 7 weeks with
"So Far Away."
Break
The Cycle was certified 5x platinum.
Staind hit the Top 40 with
"So Far Away."
 Staind hit the Top 10 with "So Far Away."
 # 98
Singles Artist of the Year
Dysfunction was certified 2x
platinum.
# 437 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 # 126
Singles Artist of the Year
 Staind released their next LP Chapter
V.
Staind topped the Billboard 200
LP chart with Chapter
V
selling over 185,000 copies its first week of
release in the US.
Staind topped the Billboard
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart with "Right
Here."
Staind performed on ReAct
Now: Music & Relief - a benefit
program shown on music video channels to
raise money for those affected by Hurricane
Katrina.
Chapter
V
was certified gold.
 Staind hit the Top 40 with
"Right Here."
 # 28
Singles Artist of the Year
Staind hit the Top 10 with "Right Here."
 Chapter
V
was certified platiinum.
The
Singles 1996 - 2006 was released.
 Staind released The
Illusion Of Progress.
Staind topped the Billboard Top
Internet Albums chart and Top Digital Albums
chart with The
Illusion Of Progress.
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Dysfunction
Released: April, 1999
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 74
Tracks:
"Suffocate" - "Just
Go" - "Me" -
"Raw" - "Mudshovel" -
"Home" - "Flat" -
"Crawl" - "Spleen" |
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Break The Cycle
Released: May, 2001
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 3 weeks)
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Open Your
Eyes" - "Pressure" -
"Fade" - "It's Been Awhile" -
"Change" - "Can't
Believe" - "Epiphany" -
"Suffer" - "Safe
Place" - "For You" -
"Outside" - "Waste" -
"Take It" |
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14 Shades Of Grey
Released: May, 2003
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 1 week)
Tracks: "Price To
Play" - "How About You" -
"So Far Away" -
"Yesterday" - "Fray"
- "Zoe Jane" - "Fill Me
Up" - "Layne" -
"Falling Down" -
"Reality" - "Tonight"
- "Could It Be" - "Blow
Away" - "Intro" |
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Chapter V
Released: August, 2005
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Run
Away" - "Right Here" -
"Paper Jesus" -
"Schizophrenic Conversations" -
"Falling" - "Cross To
Bear" - "Devil" -
"Please" - "Everything
Changes" - "Trippy" -
"King Of All Excuses" -
"Reply" |
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The Singles 1996 - 2006
Released: November, 2006
Tracks: "Come
Again" (remix) -
"Mudshovel" - "It's Been Awhile" -
"Epiphany" - "For
You" - "Outside" (live) -
"So Far Away" -
"Price To Pay" - "Zoe
Jane" - "Right Here" -
"Falling" - "Everything
Changes" (live acoustic) -
"Sober" (live acoustic) -
"Nutshell" (live acoustic) -
"Comfortably Numb" (live
acoustic) |
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The Illusion Of Progress
Released: August, 2008
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Tracks: "This Is It" -
"The Way I Am" -
"Believe" - "Save Me"
- "All I Want" - "Pardon
Me" - "Lost Along The Way"
- "Break Away" - "Tangled
Up In You" - "Raining
Again" - "Rainy Day
Parade" - "The Corner" -
"Nothing Left To Say" |
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