Illusion of Progress

Illusion of Progress

Riding on the success of their last three chart topping albums,<br>Staind is back with the highly anticipated release of their sixth<br>studio album, The Illusion of Progress. The new Flip/Atlantic<br>recording will be released on August 19th with the first single, Believe, hitting radio on June 24th. Staind' s last 3 studio<br>albums have debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album<br>chart, putting them in an elite class that includes U2, Metallica,<br>Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Van Halen, and Disturbed.<br>Over the past decade, Staind has sold more than 15 million<br>records worldwide. They' ve had four #1 singles that span three<br>different radio formats, including two massive crossover<br>singles, It' s Been Awhile and Right Here (certified RIAA<br>gold). But the band has never let their massive success get to<br>their heads, lead guitarist Mike Mushok says that above all the<br>band values a record that we love, and after that, we want<br>other people to hear it, like it and be able to relate to it. Working<br>with renowned producer Johnny K on the album, it will be impossible<br>not to love what Lewis considers the band' s most musical CD<br>with songs that are pretty timeless in their texture. Staind will<br>be on the road all summer with 3 Doors Down headlining shows<br>in over 40 cities across the country before joining Nickelback<br>in September to continue the tour internationally.