NASHVILLE |FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/KRISTINE ASHTON/MITCH SCHNEIDER
STAIND MARK THIRD CONSECUTIVE
ENTRY AT #1 ON BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART
WITH ‘CHAPTER V’
Make it one more #1 chart entry for STAIND.
CHAPTER V (Flip/Atlantic) enters the BILLBOARD Top 200 Chart at #1 next week, marking the third consecutive #1 album entry for the multi-platinum Massachusetts-based band STAIND. CHAPTER V–the band’s fifth album–sold 185,000 copies in its first week of release and follows 2003’s critically acclaimed 14 SHADES OF GREY and 2001’s quintuple platinum BREAK THE CYCLE, both of which entered at #1.
STAIND–singer AARON LEWIS, guitarist MIKE MUSHOK, bassist JOHNNY APRIL and drummer JON WYSOCKI–have been performing songs from CHAPTER V all summer long on their tour with Three Doors Down, which concludes September 10.
Here are critical soundbites for CHAPTER V:
“…Lewis is one of the most talented vocalists in rock…[‘Paper Jesus’] contains some furiously paced segments with Lewis searching for truth in a world dominated by the pretense of order.”
–Ron Harris, ASSOCIATED PRESS, 8-8-05
“…the key to every one of Staind’s five albums has been that mix of volume, tension, mayhem and Lewis’ melodies, which shine through brightly here…All in all, a rock-solid return from one of the best hard-rock bands in the business. Ten years burning down the road and Staind is still showing no signs of slowing down.”
–Kevin O’Hare, NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE, 8-5-05
“…frontman Aaron Lewis sings with more clarity and strength this time…”
— Ben Wener, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 8-5-05
For more information, visit www.staind.com.
