Staind nails down album title, adds new shows

Boston rockers Staind [ tickets ], who are poised to kick off a North American tour next month, continue adding shows to their itinerary as they gear up for the late-summer release of a new studio album.The group's schedule--a mix of headlining dates, festival appearances and co-headlining shows with 3 Doors Down [ tickets ]--gets underway with a Fourth of July concert in Muskegon, MI, and dates are now packed tight through the end of August. Details are included below.The bulk of the group's currently scheduled roadwork will take place prior to the release of "The Illusion of Progress," due in stores Aug. 19. The group--frontman Aaron Lewis, guitarist Mike Mushok, drummer Jon Wysocki and bassist Johnny April--recorded the album at Lewis' home studio with producer Johnny K."We went into the studio with the mindset of making our heaviest record yet, but the record that came out has flavors of Pink Floyd and straight-up blues," Lewis said in a prepared statement. "We didn't use the same rigs that we use onstage; we used all vintage guitars and amps, and I'm pretty psyched about it. The songs are pretty timeless in their texture.""The Illusion of Progress" is Staind's first batch of all-new material since 2005's "Chapter V." All told, the group has sold more than 15 million records worldwide and notched four No. 1 singles, including the crossover hits "Right Here" and "It's Been Awhile," the latter of which spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on Billboards Modern Rock chart and was the most-played rock record of 2002, according to a press release.