Staind was an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki (who left in May 2011). To date, the band has recorded seven studio albums: Tormented (1996), Dysfunction (1999), Break the Cycle (2001), 14 Shades of Grey (2003), Chapter V (2005), The Illusion of Progress (2008), and their self-titled album Staind(2011).

On May 20, 2011, Staind announced that the band and long-time drummer Jon Wysocki had parted ways. In November 2011 Sam Giancarelli was announced as the new drummer.

In July 2012 the band announced it was taking a hiatus after releasing 7 albums over 14 years. The band did not perform again until April 27, 2014 at the Welcome To Rockville Festival.

In late 2014 the band went back on hiatus while Aaron Lewis played solo shows and began work on his second studio album Sinner.

In an interview in September 2016 Aaron Lewis stated that the band will likely stay in hiatus for the “foreseeable future”.

In September 2019, Staind made their return to touring after the release of Lewis' 2019 album State I’m In at the Louder than Life Festival with Aaron Lewis commenting earlier what he thinks a new Staind album would sound like