Staind formed on November 24, 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. After meeting through friends and covering KoRn, Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains, among others, in smalltime clubs for a year and a half, Staind self-released their debut album, Tormented, in November 1996, citing influences Pantera and Sepultura. Until recently, the album was difficult to obtain, as only four thousand copies were originally sold. Since then, the band's official website has released the album to meet the demand from fans. During this time, Staind played a show with Limp Bizkit. When Fred Durst saw the controversial cover of the group's self produced album, Tormented, he tried to have the band kicked off the bill, but when he saw the band's live show, he changed his tone and befriended them. Durst later sang backup on the live version of Outside, which was recorded at a Family Values Tour concert in Biloxi, MS, in late October 1999. Durst went on to be one of the executive producers for Dysfunction and Break the Cycle. He also directed a few videos for the band later on, including It's Been Awhile. Dysfunction The band's big break came in October 1997 after Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst witnessed the band open up for them at a Hartford, Connecticut show, eventually signed them to his Flip record label, and co-produced their 1999 breakthrough Dysfunction with Terry Date. Although it is supposed that the band owe a lot of success to Durst, Aaron Lewis has expressed in interviews that Durst never had much of a relationship with either the singer or the band, claiming the band 'only worked on four songs with Durst and recorded the res
1 | Outside | Lost: Non Original Soundtrack Season 2 |
2 | Right Here | Chapter V |
3 | Pardon Me | The Illusion Of Progress |
4 | Suffocate | Dysfunction |
5 | Everything Changes | Chapter V |
6 | It's Been Awhile (Acoustic) | Break the Cycle |
7 | Can't Believe | Break the Cycle |
8 | Mudshuvel | Tormented |
9 | Rainy Day Parade | The Illusion Of Progress |
10 | Waste | Break the Cycle |
11 | Outside | Break the Cycle |
12 | A Flat | Dysfunction |
13 | So Far Away | 14 Shades of Grey |
14 | Break | Tormented |
15 | Safe Place | Break the Cycle |
16 | Come Again | Tormented |
17 | King Of All Excuses | Chapter V |
18 | See Thru | Tormented |
19 | The Corner | The Illusion Of Progress |
20 | Open Your Eyes | Break the Cycle |