The band started covering Korn , Rage Against the Machine , Pearl Jam , Tool , and Alice in Chains , among others, and played at local clubs (most commonly playing at Infinity, a live music venue located in Springfield) for a year and a half. Staind self-released their debut album, Tormented , in November 1996, citing Tool, Faith No More , and Pantera as their influences. In October 1997, Staind acquired a concert slot through Aaron’s cousin Justin Cantor with Limp Bizkit . Just prior to the performance, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst was appalled by Staind’s grotesque album cover and unsuccessfully attempted to remove them from the bill. Durst thought that Staind were Theistic Satanists . After being persuaded to let them perform, however, Durst was so impressed that he signed them to Flip Records by February 1998.
Self-released debut album Tormented
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