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Staind Taking A Break While Lewis Goes Solo

posted Dec 6, 2006 at 12:09 AM by deathbringer.  (14 Comments)

It's going to be awhile before there's a new Staind album in record stores according to front-man Aaron Lewis. In an interview with Billboard he said,

"Everybody needs some time off. I like to try to make sure the surface is clean. You've got to let all the build-up from being on tour and playing the same songs over and over again go away and have a clean slate to start over with so we don't repeat ourselves.

We've kept a pretty rigorous schedule from the word go in our career. We've been around for 10 years and made five records; that's a pretty serious work schedule. I don't think there's anything wrong with slowing that down just a little bit and giving people a little bit of an opportunity to miss what we have to offer."

When asked about the idea of a solo album he said,

"It's there in concept and thought, but there's a lot of things that have to fall into place for me to bring it to the table."

He hopes that recording on his own will give Staind the chance to recapture the head-banging reputation that's been overshadowed by the bands more mellow hits.

While Staind are playing a string of dates in early December, Lewis will kick off a solo tour on December 27th that currently stretches into 2007.

Remaining Staind tour dates in support of their upcoming greatest hits and DVD release:

December 5th in Lafayette, LA @ Cajundome w/ Three Days Grace, Hinder
December 6th in Jackson, MS @ Jackson Coliseum w/ Three Days Grace, Hinder
December 10th in Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues

Aaron Lewis solo tour dates:
December 27th in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino
December 28th in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino
December 29th in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino
December 30th in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino
December 31st in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino
January 11th in Jackson, CA @ Jackson Rancheria Hotel and Casino
January 12th in Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Casino
January 13th in Temcula, CA @ Pechanga Theatre at Pechange Casino
January 20th in Indio, CA @ Event Center at Fantasy Springs Casino
January 26th in Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Casino

Source: TuneLab Music

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14 Comments on "Staind Taking A Break"

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1. Master Of Metal writes:

Don't take too much time off. Their greatest hits cd was great. Hope these guys come back. STAIND!!

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2. Alex.... writes:

Since when has Staind been considered metal? they suck

# Dec 6, 2006 @ 12:38 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. BrokenDeath616 writes:

Who ever 'Alex' is, is smoken serious drus to even begin to think that the almighty STAIND 'suckz'. They freakin ROCK HARD, LIVE LOUD, & KICK ASS!!!!!! I can't wait for their new album. On the other hand... I fully support Aaron's solo career and will follow him loyaly to every concert or show and watch every interview I can! I LOVE YOU Aaron Lewis! AND I LOVE YOU STAIND! KEEP ROCKING!!!!

# Dec 6, 2006 @ 1:27 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. Stephen writes:

I can't tell if the post above me is a joke or not. It's clearly satire, but damn, it's a little thick for my taste.

Anyway, I will say I enjoy this band. I'm not sure that they're metal, as opposed to just being radio hard rock, but that doesn't mean that they can't be a good band. But as Lewis pointed out, 5 albums in ten years with constant touring in between all of them is a pretty grueling schedulle. A break is a nice idea to prevent repetition in future albums. It's exactly what happened to Staind's radio hard rock counterpart Disturbed in between albums 2 and 3. The records were decent, but the sameness factor was undenyable.

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5. dying invain writes:

staind just needs to break up they suck

# Dec 7, 2006 @ 1:25 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. Xplayer writes:

Staind keep on rocking, we'll be right here waiting for u to return, hopefully with something harder and a lol mellow

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7. Xplayer writes:

lil*

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8. kale writes:

After dysfunction they went in the sh**ter. They're boring live, and thier last few albums have been just shy of complete crap. go f***in hug yourself all you want on your solo album, cause I could care less.

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9. exzoomer writes:

taking a break?
see,..a message to all of you agnostics and atheists.....there IS a god..
i hope they slide under a gas truck,...

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10. RememberMetal? writes:

Classic case of mellowing with age/discovering the inner balladeer....

Not that they were moving mountains when they started but at least Aaron Lewis sounded genuine (read: furious, pathetic etc)...Now he's lecturing people on how not to end up like how he used to be....

Glad he's happy but damn he and his band suck now, no emotion in it at all.

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11. crenshaw punch'd writes:

i would rather eat a big bowl full of hair than listen to this band anymore. dysfunction was cool. then "the single" hit. you know which one, and we were beaten to death with hit. and since then, they just sound like a dying sheep, bleating, praying to be put down. they have nothing more to add to music, that has been proven by continual sh**ty albums. retire please.

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12. a writes:

they used to be awsome with tormented and dysfunction but that was about it

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13. the antihippy writes:

doesnt seem like a band for me to be checking out.
i like outside........ but if every song is like that i rather not hear any.

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14. Nu_Metal writes:

Staind is a very awesome band. I had the opportunity to watch them live back in October. Absolutely amazing. I am totally going to give them the credit they deserve. They ROCK!

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