Staind, from left to right: Mike Mushok, Jon Wysocki, Aaron Lewis, and Johnny April. Image from MusicRadar. "Not to feel exasperated, or defeated or despondent because your days aren't packed with wise and moral actions. But to get back up when you fail, to celebrate behaving like a human -- however imperfectly -- and fully … Continue reading Falling
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Chapter V
"Promotion is not how things are made great – only how they're heard about." -Ryan Holiday Another act to depart from the sinking nu-metal ship in the noughts was Staind. In August of 2005, they released Chapter V through Flip and Atlantic Records. Like 2001's Break the Cycle and 2003's 14 Shades of Grey, it … Continue reading Chapter V
Right Here
"Let's be kind to one another. We're just wicked people living among wicked people. Only one thing can give us peace, and that's a pact of mutual leniency." -Seneca The term "nu-metal" has always been a misnomer to me, since it's often used to lump in a bunch of bands that really have nothing in … Continue reading Right Here
Lawrence Deveney 