Butt rock “legends” Staind have discovered time to launch new music, an almost-impressive feat contemplating how a lot time Aaron Lewis wastes attacking LGBTQ people or getting so drunk that he forgets which songs he’s already performed. Their new album, Confessions of the Fallen, is due out someday in September and, based mostly on a brand new interview with guitarist Mike Mushok, it is going to be worse than you already anticipated (transcribed by Blabbermouth).

“Hear, there’s a few songs that type of go to, I believe, what we’re really actually identified for — that ‘It’s Been Awhile’, ‘Outdoors’ kind of factor. However a number of it has the heavy [edge to it]. And there’s one thing — there’s an digital factor that there wasn’t in any of our stuff earlier than; it’s on this. There’s a few songs which have somewhat bit extra [of it than others]. And that was one thing that Aaron spoke of for a very long time, that he wished to do. And I actually assume that Erik, the producer, was actually useful in bringing that factor to what we do. ‘Trigger I keep in mind, in our preliminary talks of it, I used to be, like, ‘I don’t know learn how to write a document like that, ’trigger that’s not what I do.’ And it was one thing so simple as taking a guitar riff that I wrote and taking part in it on a synthesizer or breaking it up and making some cool sounds out of it.”

Lewis famously struggles to meet up with the occasions, so it’s comprehensible that he thinks rock bands utilizing digital sounds of their songs remains to be novel and enjoyable. We’ve solely heard first single “Lowest In Me,” which doesn’t use electronics, to date, however it’s in all probability protected to imagine that the weather Mushok refers to gained’t be tasteful ambient soundscapes meant to reinforce the temper.

If you happen to haven’t thought of Staind because the final time you heard “It’s Been Awhile” on the radio, you may learn all about Lewis’ opinions on transgender girls, Vladimir Putin, Bruce Springsteen and LGBTQ youngsters. We additionally put collectively a timeline on his distinctive takes on patriotism.