LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Multi-platinum band STAIND has announced the much-anticipated release of THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS (Flip/Atlantic), available August 19. The first single, "Believe," hits radio and iTunes June 24. A worldwide summer tour kicks off July 4 in Muskegon, MI prior to band's joining the
3 Doors Down bill on July 9 in St. Louis, MO. STAIND will also tour internationally with
Nickelback beginning
September 8 in Cologne, Germany.
THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS marks STAIND'S sixth studio album and is the follow-up to 2005's RIAA platinum-certified Chapter V. STAIND'S last three studio albums all debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, earning their place as one of the most successful rock bands of the new millennium. STAIND joins an elite shortlist of five other artists who have also accomplished this feat, including U2, Dave Matthews Band, System Of A Down, Van Halen, and Disturbed.
THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS was produced by Johnny K and recorded in the home studio of STAIND vocalist Aaron Lewis, with the original band line-up, including Mike Mushok (guitar), Jon Wysocki (drums, percussion), and Johnny April (bass, vocals). The band calls the new project the "most musical CD" they've recorded to date, and even treated their fans to a series of intimate, behind-the-scenes "webisodes" posted on staind.com, documenting their recording process.
Comments Lewis: "We went into the studio with the mindset of making our heaviest record yet, but the record that came out has flavors of Pink Floyd and straight-up blues. We didn't use the same rigs that we use onstage; we used all vintage guitars and amps, and I'm pretty psyched about it! The songs are pretty timeless in their texture."
Over the past decade, STAIND has sold more than 15 million records worldwide. They've had four No 1 singles that span three different radio formats, including two massive crossover singles, "It's Been Awhile" and "Right Here" (certified RIAA gold). "It's Been Awhile" spent 16 weeks at No 1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, making it the No 1 most-played rock record of 2002.
STAIND'S 1999 major label debut, Dysfunction, was certified RIAA double-platinum, and in the new millennium the band's Break The Cycle was certified 5x platinum, followed by the platinum succession of 14 Shades Of Grey in 2003 and Chapter V in 2005. 2002 saw the release of the gold-certified MTV Unplugged. In 2006, Flip/Atlantic released The Singles: 1996-2006, the band's first-ever hits collection, along with a separate companion DVD, Staind: The Videos.
July 4 Heritage Landing Muskegon, MI
July 5 Indianola National Balloon Launch Indianola, IN *w/Stone Temple Pilots
July 7 Adado Riverfront Park Lansing, MI
July 8 Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone Bonner Springs, KS
July 9 UMB Bank Pavilion St. Louis, MO
July 11 Blossom Music Theatre Cuyahoga Falls, OH
July 12 Marcus Amphitheatre Milwaukee, WI
July 13 First Midwest Bank Pavilion Tinley Park, IL
July 16 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
July 18 New England Dodge Music Center Hartford, CT
July 19 Delaware State Fair Harrington, DE
July 20 Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY
July 22 Tweeter Center Mansfield, MA
July 23 Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME
July 25 Darien Lake Theme Park Darien Center, NY
July 26 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
July 27 Hershey Park Stadium Hershey, PA
July 29 Roberts Stadium Evansville, IN
July 30 DTE Energy Music Theater Clarkston, MI
Aug 1 Firstier Arena Kearney, NE
Aug 2 West Fair Amphitheater Council Bluffs, IA
Aug 3 Bayfront Park Duluth, MN
Aug 5 Casper Event Center Arena Casper, WY
Aug 7 Sioux Empire Fair Expo Hall Sioux Falls, SD
Aug 8 Buffalo Chip Campground Sturgis, SD
Aug 10 Lonestar Amphitheater Lubbock, TX
Aug 12 Concrete Street Amphitheater Corpus Christi, TX
Aug 13 Belton County Expo Center Belton, TX
Aug 15 Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Aug 16 Bancorp South Center Tupelo, MS
Aug 21 Minnesota State Fair St. Paul, MN
Aug 23 The Penngrowth Saddledome Calgary, Alberta
Aug 24 Rexall Place Edmonton, Alberta
Aug 26 General Motors Place Vancouver, BC
Aug 27 WaMu Theater Seattle, WA
Aug 29 Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV
Aug 30 Konocti Field Amphitheater Kelseyville, CA
Sep 8 Cologne Arena Cologne, GER**
Sep 9 Schleyerhalle Stuttgart, GER**
Sep 12 Odyssey Arena Belfast, UK**
Sep 13 RDS Simmonscourt Dublin, IRE**
Sep 15 MEN Arena Manchester, Midlands, UK**
Sep 16 Sheffield Arena Sheffield, Midlands, UK**
Sep 18 The NEC Birmingham, Midlands, UK**
Sep 19 o2 Arena London, South East. UK**
Sep 21 Wembley Arena London, South East. UK**
**International dates with Nickelback.
