Staind Sets Release Date For New Album

Billboard.com reports that Staind has set an Aug. 19 release date for its next Atlantic album, "The Illusion of Progress." The first single "Believe" will hit U.S. radio outlets on June 24.

"It's a departure from the last record," Staind frontman Aaron Lewis tells Billboard. "There's a lot more effect-y experimentation and a lot more textures with vintage instruments and vintage amps."

The band recorded at the studio that Lewis keeps in his barn with producer Johnny K. And while Staind previously swore to rock even harder this time out, Lewis says it's aware of pressure for another ballad-style track along the lines of such hits as "Outside" and "It's Been Awhile."

"That's what the record label wants," he says. "You're foolish not to [be aware] of that."

"Illusion" is the follow-up to 2005's "Chapter V," which has sold 986,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Staind will be on tour this summer, beginning July 4 in Muskegon, Mich.

Source: Billboard.com