A Staind els� fell�p�s�re 1995 febru�rj�ban ker�lt sor. M�sf�l �v New Englandi t�retlen pr�b�l�s ut�n 1996 okt�ber�ben maguk adt�k ki deb�t�l� lemez�ket Tormented c�mmel.

Nem sokkal k�s�bb, a Staind elk�ld�tt egy demot Fred Durst-nek (Limp Bizkit), aki ezut�n megh�vta a zenekart saj�t otthon�ba �s Jacksonville-i pr�baterm�be Florid�ban. Miut�n Fred telefonon kereszt�l elj�tszotta p�r sz�mukat a Flip Records eln�k�nek, Jordan Schurnak, a Staind lett a leg�jabb bejegyz�s a hivatalos zenekarok list�j�n.

A Staind m�sodik albuma 1999 �prilis�ban ker�lt a boltok polcaira, �s ez a Dyfunction c�m� lemez volt a zenekar els� CD-je a Flip/Elektra kiad�n�ln�l. A korong t�bbsz�r�s plantina st�tuszt �rt el.

A Staind korai r�di�s sikereit h�rom nagyobb zenei/videos dob�snak k�sz�nhette: ez a h�rom sz�m a "Just Go," a "Mudshovel" �s a "Home" volt.

Rajong�k sz�zezrei el�tt j�tszottak k�z�s turn�kon Kid Rock-kal, a Monster Magnet-tel, a Sevendust-tal �s a Family Values miatt m�r a Staind zenekar testv�rainek sz�m�t� Kornnal �s Limp Bizkittel.

A Staind r�szv�tele a 2001-es Family Values Turn�n m�r m�sodszor jelezte STAIND's participation in Family Values Tour 2001 marked the second time the Massachusetts band was associated with the cutting-edge rock tour. The band also performed on the 1999 Family Values trek, which resulted in a gold-certified FAMILY VALUES TOUR 1999 CD, highlighted by the #1 rock single "Outside" featuring LEWIS and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst.

A 2001 m�jus 22-�n napvil�got l�tott Break The Cycle a Billboard 200-as toplist�j�nak 1. hely�ig k�szott t�bb, mint 716,000 eladott p�ld�nysz�mmal. V�g�lis kish�j�n 7 milli� korong tal�lt gazd�ra a Break The Cycleb�l.

STAIND’s critically acclaimed third album BREAK THE CYCLE (Flip/Elektra) became a certified global smash, fueled by the moody, introspective singles "Fade," “For You,” “Epiphany,” and "It's Been Awhile” (which spent 16 weeks at #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart). Writing in the Los Angeles Times (6/30/01), Robert Hilburn praised the band’s “dark, pulverizing music,” further noting “Staind’s Aaron Lewis writes with a human, convincing edge”.

STAIND’s intensity was also displayed on their 2002 gold-certified MTV Unplugged DVD.

Just prior to release of 14 SHADES OF GREY, STAIND performed free shows in Boston (Avalon Theatre), New York (Manhattan Centre), Los Angeles (Wiltern Theatre) and Chicago (House of Blues). In addition to these special shows, STAIND made same-day in-store appearances in those cities.

First run copies of 14 SHADES OF GREY include a limited edition bonus DVD disc featuring footage of the band from the early years to the present, along with album lyrics and new band photos.

A Price To Play- a 14 Shades Of Greyr�l kim�solt els� maxi- egy �rzelmileg nagyon mag�valragad� sz�m, a r�di�k �prilis elej�t�l kezdt�k j�tszani. A Price To Play az els� het�ben h�rom r�di��llom�s Top 10-es list�j�n is deb�t�lt (Alternative Rock 10, Active Rock 6, �s Mainstream Rock 8) .

A 14 Shades Of Greyt Los Angeles �s Miami st�di�iban vett�k fel.

A 14 Shades Of Grey producere Josh Abraham volt, a kever�st pedig Andy Wallace-re b�zt�k, ugyan�k b�b�skodtak a Break The Cycle k�sz�letein�l is.

A Staind v�rva-v�rt �j album�t hatalmas v�rakoz�s el�zte meg, �s a 14 Shades Of Grey m�jus 20-�n jelent meg a Flip/Elektra gondoz�s�ban.

Listavezet� sz�maik nemzetk�zi sikert hoztak az egy�ttesnek; t�bb mint 8 milli� eladott lemezzel �s a kritikusok elismer�s�vel a Staind (Aaron Lewis �nekes, Mike Mushok git�ros, Johnny Apris basszusgit�ros �s Jon Wysocki dobos) kit�r�lhetetlen nyomot hagy a korabeli are zenei sz�nter�n.