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Staind is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Adelitas Way, Breaking Benjamin, Scott Weiland, Korn and Rage Against the Machine. Those roots explain a lot about how Staind arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Creed, Cold, Trapt, Fuel and Saliva, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into A Beautiful Lie, Finger Eleven, Saint Asonia, Soil and Godsmack, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around Staind, reaching back through Adelitas Way and forward to A Beautiful Lie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Staind is an American rock band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki. The lineup has been stable outside of the 2011 departure of Wysocki, who was replaced by Sal Giancarelli. Staind has recorded and released eight studio albums: Tormented (1996), Dysfunction (1999), Break the Cycle (2001), 14 Shades of Grey (2003), Chapter V (2005), The Illusion of Progress (2008), Staind (2011), and Confessions of the Fallen (2023).
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Staind connections
Staind grew out of Adelitas Way, Breaking Benjamin, Scott Weiland and Korn, shares an orbit with Creed, Cold, Trapt and Fuel, went on to shape A Beautiful Lie, Finger Eleven, Saint Asonia and Soil. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Staind
Sounds and acts that shaped Staind.
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- Faith No Moreartist
- Panteraartist
- Soundgardenartist
- Eddie Vedderartist
- Pink Floydartist
- Seetherartist
- Stay Together for the Kidsartist
- Jonathan Davisartist
- Deftonesartist
- Jimmie's Chicken Shackartist
- Evans Blueartist
- Loserartist
- Throw the Fightartist
- Three Days Graceartist
- Godsmackartist
Artists similar to Staind
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Staind.
- Creedartist
- Coldartist
- Traptartist
- Fuelartist
- Salivaartist
- 10 Yearsartist
- Earshotartist
- Smile Empty Soulartist
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- Hinderartist
- Taprootartist
- Saving Abelartist
- 12 Stonesartist
- Theory of a Deadmanartist
- Submersedartist
- The Exiesartist
- Shinedownartist
- Three Days Graceartist
- Pop Evilartist
- Alter Bridgeartist
- Art of Dyingartist
- Saint Asoniaartist
- Ademaartist
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