Staind

Staind is an American rock band formed from Springfield, Massachusetts. They consist of Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Johnny April, and Sal Giancarelli.
The band has become infamous with Sly, and considers them to be one of the worst bands of all time. Even declaring them as 'not real music'.
== History ==
== Musical Style and Influences ==
Staind's sound has been regarded as Post-Grunge, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, and Nu Metal with elements of Country.
Their influences include The Doors, Kiss, Suicidal Tendencies, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, James Taylor, Crosby Stills & Nash, Pantera, Slayer, Sepultura, Faith No More, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Helmet, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, and Deftones,
== Legacy ==
Sly has had a personal distain for the band due to traumatic experiences with the music surrounding the group to the point where he had multiple panic episodes both on his livestreams and off camera. The most infamous of which was a remark he made on TikTok in 2021 where he called out former MTV host Carson Daly about music he propped up, including the band Staind. This resulted in a week of nonstop death threats, harassment, and hate speech towards him from fans of Aaron Lewis. This was made worse when he learned about Aaron Lewis openly stating racist and homophobic remarks during both the 2016 and 2020 American Presidential elections, and supporting the then president of the United States. Since then, he openly states that they are amongst the worst band with a fanbase that he himself deemed as 'self-deprecating losers'.
== Discography ==
# Tormented (1996)
# Dysfunctional (1999)
# Break the Cycle (2001)
# 14 Shades of Grey (2003)
# Chapter V (2005)
# The Illusion of Progress (2008)
# Staind (2011)
# Confessions of the Fallen (2023)
== Trivia ==
* Due to his personal beef with the band, Sly also declared Staind to be the worst Nu Metal band without a question
== See Also ==
Category:Staind
Category:American Bands
Category:Massachusetts Bands
Category:Post-Grunge Bands
Category:Hard Rock Bands
Category:Heavy Metal Bands
Category:Nu Metal Bands
Category:F-Tier Bands According to SlytheEmoEmperor
Category:F-Tier Bands According to Psymori
Category:F-Tier Bands According to Big Joseph
Category:Cringecore Bands
Category:One-Trick Pony Bands
Category:Butt Rock Bands
Category:Villains to SlytheEmoEmperor
Category:Irredeemable Media