And it’s been awhile, since I first saw you…live and in concert! If you listened to the radio at all in the early 2000s, then you are sure to know the hard rock band Staind‘s biggest hit “It’s Been Awhile”. It has been more than 10 years since the band released that single, but they are still going strong. Here is the latest news on what has been going on with Staind since you saw them in concert last.

The year 2001 saw their album Break the Cycle released and had hit after hit including “It’s Been Awhile”, “Fade”, “Outside”, “For You”, and “Epiphany”. The album was one of the best selling albums of the year and the band’s biggest selling album so far. In 2003, they released the album 14 Shades of Grey with hits “Price to Play”, and “So Far Away”. “So Far Away” was a big success and was featured on the TV show Smallville, as well as an episode of WWE Raw. In 2005, the band released Chapter V with hits “Right Here” which was featured on WWE Raw, as well as “Falling”, “King of All Excuses”, and the Beetlejuice song titled “This is Beetle” which they played on the Howard Stern Show. In 2008, Staind released the album entitled The Illusion of Progress with hits “Believe” and “This Is It”, which was featured on the album Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The band has certainly kept busy in the new century!

How about within the last few years? September 2011 saw the newest album simply titled Stained released to success and the band went on tour with Godsmack and Halestorm on the Mass Chaos Tour. The band never seems to rest, as in between shows, Johnny April managed to donate $150,000 for new ambulances in Massachusetts, and Aaron Lewis recently reopened his daughters school by getting the funds through a benefit concert. The biggest band news currently is that they had to find themselves a new drummer. Long time drummer Jon Wysocki parted ways with Staind but fans shouldn’t worry too much, as Wysocki can now be heard playing for the band Soil, and the talented Sal Giancarelli is now playing for Staind, who is sounding as good as ever.

If it has been a while since we saw you moshing at a concert, so why not catch the Mass Chaos Tour when it comes to your neck of the woods and hear Staind play live once more?