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Staind is a four-piece Alternative Metal group from Springfield , Massachusetts . Over the past five years, the band has had a large impact on rock and mainstream Radio with a large number of successful singles spanning several albums and has gone on to redefine how the genre is received in the public eye. BAND MEMBERS
HISTORY After meeting through friends and covering KoRn , Rage Against The Machine , Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains , among others, in smalltime clubs for two years, Staind self-released their debut album, '' Tormented '', in November 1996 . The album is generally regarded as the band's heaviest and "rawest" effort. Until recently, the album was difficult to obtain, as only four thousand copies were originally sold. Since then, the demand from fans has allowed it to be released through the band's official website. The band's big break came after lead singer '' referred to the album as "14 tracks of parent-friendly grunge-flavoured soft rock that make Creed sound like GG Allin ." {Link without Title} . In early 2003, Staind embarked on a world-wide tour to promote the release of the follow-up to ''Break The Cycle'', '' radio. The band's appearance at Reading Festival during the 2003 tour had another impromptu acoustic set, this time due to equipment failure. The singles "So Far Away" and "Price to Play" came with two unreleased tracks, "Novocaine" and "Let It Out," which were released for the special edition of the group's '' Chapter V '', which came out in late 2005. During the break between releases, Aaron Lewis Lewis performed backing vocals for good friends Jimmie's Chicken Shack for their single "Fallin' Out," taken from that band's LP '' Re.Present '' (released in 2004). He also worked with the popular nu-metal group Linkin Park in making a remix of their song "Crawling" (spelled as "''Krwling''") for the band's 2002 album ''Reanimation'' and Scooter Ward of Cold on the track "Bleed" from early 2001. After extensive promotions, including an appearance on Fuse TV's 7th Avenue Drop, Staind's newest album, titled '' Chapter V '' was released on August 9 , 2005 , and became their third consecutive number one in a row. The album opened to sales of 180,000 and has since been certified platinum in the U.S. The first single "Right Here" has been slowly gaining momentum since it was released mid-2005, and is currently climbing the mainstream charts. A new single "Falling" (the video of which does not feature the band members at all) has also been released and there are plans to release another single, "Everything Changes." Staind have been on the road since the album came out doing live shows and promoting it, including participating in the Fall Brawl tour with P.O.D. , Taproot and Flyleaf . Staind appeared on the '' Howard Stern Show '' on August 10 , 2005 , to promote their new album ''Chapter V''. They performed acoustic renditions of the single ''Right Here'' and Beetlejuice 's song "This is Beetle." Their rendition of "Beetle" is immensely popular with fans and listeners alike and has become a staple of the show. A black-and-white animated video was created for the song by Kevin Lofton, who does all the animation for the Howard Stern website. Their song "Price to Play" was the official theme song of WWE 's Vengeance Pay-per-view event in July 2003 . As well, their song "So Far Away" was featured on an episode of WWE RAW as part of a video tribute to Hardcore Wrestling legend Mick Foley . During a January 2006 Episode of WWE RAW, a tribute video to then WWE Champion Edge featured the band's song "Right Here." In early November of 2005, Staind released the limited edition 2-CD/DVD set of ''Chapter V'', which included several rarities and fan favorites— Music Videos ; a complete, 36-page booklet with exclusive artwork; an audio disc with an Acoustic rendition of "This is Beetle"; the original, melodic rendition of "Reply"; the previously released B-side singles "Novocaine" and "Let It Out"; and live versions of "It's Been a While" and "Falling", among many others. The band's lead singer Aaron Lewis is a father of two, Zoe Jane (b. 2002) and Nyla Rae (b. 2005). All of the members of the band are currently married. In 2005, Staind were listed in metal magazine Hit Parader 's Top 100 Metal Stars of All Time List, in which lead singer Aaron Lewis was placed at number 81. He also ranked as the 10th most mysterious metal star of all time. DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums SINGLES OTHER RELEASES
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