Justus "Amanda" The Southern Staind Fan

You might remember Staind's hits "It's Been Awhile" and "Outside," but they've become less moody in the 13 years they've been together. The Massachusetts band recently released their sixth album, The Illusion Of Progress, which debuted at #3 on Billboard's Top 200 chart.



CHARTattack caught up with singer/guitarist Aaron Lewis on the phone from a crappy venue in cold, snowy Waterloo, Iowa to talk about the new album and the recent U.S. election.



CHARTattack: So let's talk about the new albu… Continue

To Aaron and the boys here is what your illusion of progress has done for me
This is what 7 years of bad marriage can do and how you have helped me through it!!!

Since you have Staind my life
I am finally able to speak the words that would not come out
from all the feelings of hate and doubt
Like Mudshovel for all my anger and pain
that was bottled up inside making me feel like I was going insane
with all my schizophrenic conversations
which led to my means to… Continue