Lewis: I didn't know if the audience that responded to 'Dysfunctional' would even begin to understand where we went in 'Break The Cycle'.
The influences for their first album Tormented have been cited as Pantera and Sepultura.
The CD's that they have released are Tormented (1996), Dysfunction (1999), Break the Cycle (2001), 14 Shades of Grey (2003), Chapter V (2005) and The Singles: 1996-2006 (2006).
During a January 2006 Episode of WWE RAW, a tribute video to then WWE Champion Edge featured the band's song Right Here.
The song Price to Pay was the theme to WWE Vengeance 2003.
John Wysocki plays the drums for Staind.
Mushok studied under "shred artist" Tony MacAlpin.
Mushok received his first acoustic guitar when he was six years old.
Lewis doesn't like to speak in detail about his childhood, except to say that he had low self-esteem, and often felt terribly alone.
Lewis penned the track "Waste" after a mother approached him after a show in Detroit, looking for answers as to why her son committed suicide.
Lewis names his wife as the biggest influence in his life.
The ballad "It's Been Awhile" was #1 on the modern rock and mainstream radio playlists for 4 months after it was released.
Staind toured twice with Limp Bizkit, twice with Kid Rock, and once with Korn.
Staind's second album, Dysfunction went platinum, selling over one million copies.
Staind put out their first album Tormented November 29, 1996.
Mushok graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in electronic engineering.
Staind was formed in November 1995.
Aaron Lewis and Mike Mushok met at a house party ten months before they started a band together.
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