Nu-metal faves set to premiere two-part streaming series
Video of STAIND - Mudshovel (Live) April 20, 2021
It s been 10 years since Staind released a new album of original material, 2011 s self-titled offering, and nine since they dropped their last full-length, 2012 s live LP
Live from Mohegan Sun. The drought is about to end with the release of
Live: It s Been Awhile on May 7th via Yap em/Alchemy Recordings. Ahead of the big date, Staind have debuted the album s recording of classic cut Mudshovel, which originally appeared on the band s 1996 self-released debut album,
Tormented. Check it out above. There hasn t been a gig since we first wrote this song in 96 where we haven t played Mudshovel, guitarist Mike Mushok commented. It s definitely become a fan favorite and I have as much fun playing it now as I did back then.
Staind to drop first album in nearly a decade with two-part streaming event
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Western Massachusetts’ multi-platinum-selling rock band Staind returns with their first album in almost a decade: “Live: It’s Been Awhile.”
Recorded in 2019 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, the 14 songs were recorded during a group of shows when the band was preparing for a 2020 tour that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is the rock band’s first album since 2012′s “Live from Mohegan Sun,” which was released a year after their last studio album, “Staind.”
To celebrate the release of the live album, Staind announced that fans will be able to view “The Return Of Staind: A Two Part Global Streaming Series” The first part of the event will feature “Live: It’s Been Awhile from Foxwoods” on May 1, followed by a performance of the band’s “Break The Cycle” album at Mill 1 in Open Square in Holyoke on May 8.