Published on May 13th, 2021 | by Darren Paltrowitz

STAIND’s Mike Mushok On The Band’s Summer 2021 Tour With Korn, The New “Live: It’s Been Awhile” Album & Future Plans

STAIND — comprised of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April and drummer Sal Giancarelli — formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Over the course of its career, the band has released 7 studio albums and 8 Top 10 singles, selling over 15 million albums worldwide. 2001’s Break The Cycle is RIAA-certified 5x platinum and features the smash single, “It’s Been Awhile,” one of the most played songs in modern rock radio history; “It’s Been Awhile” notably spending 20 weeks at #1. In 2019 after a five-year hiatus, STAIND reunited for some unforgettable festival performances and a hometown reunion show at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut, where the group’s Live: It’s Been Awhile was recorded.

Earlier this week it was announced that STAIND is hitting the road with KORN for U.S. summer tour, as produced by Live Nation. The coast-to-coast 28-city outing will kick off August 5, 2021 in West Palm Beach, Florida and wrap with a performance at Dallas, Texas’ Dos Equis Pavilion on September 21, 2021. Furthermore, both bands will perform at Louisville, Kentucky’s Louder Than Life Festival on September 23rd. General on-sale for this tour kicks off tomorrow, May 14, 2021 via Live Nation.

On May 13, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok — also a co-founder of the band Saint Asonia — via Zoom, as embedded below. We not only spoke about Live: It’s Been Awhile and the group’s Summer 2021 tour alongside Korn, but also future plans beyond 2021 for STAIND, his music outside of STAIND, guitar influences, Massachusetts and being in a “serious” band while having a sense of humor. More on STAIND can be found here, here, here and here.

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Tags: Aaron Lewis, Korn, Live Nation, Mike Mushok, Newsted, Saint Asonia, Staind

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal.Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."