Tormented received minor attention after its release, selling at least a few thousand copies. Critical reception was positive towards the heaviness and aggression of Tormented, but was negative towards the album's production. Described as a grunge-influenced alternative metal and heavy metal album by critics, Tormented is somewhat of a concept album that tells the story of a depressed person who eventually commits suicide, inspired by Lewis's past struggles with depression, a relationship break-up and suicidal thoughts.
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The Tormented track "Mudshuvel" was re-recorded and renamed "Mudshovel" as a radio-friendly version and the re-recorded version was released in 1999 as the third single for Staind's second studio album Dysfunction.[15] It became the band's breakthrough single and the most popular song from their second studio album, ranking on the Mainstream Rock chart for 28 weeks where it peaked at number 10 in November 1999.[45] The Tormented track "Come Again" is on Staind's 2006 singles compilation.[46] "Come Again" also appears on a three-song sampler which was both free and available for fans who pre-ordered Staind's 2005 studio album Chapter V.[47] The Tormented track "See Thru" was re-recorded for the 2002 soundtrack album NASCAR on Fox: Crank It Up.[48] For a long time, Staind have not played many songs from Tormented except for "Tolerate", "Come Again", and "Break".[49]
Many of those fans have been with Staind for more than 10 years. It's been a decade since Staind played their first gig in February, 1995, and the ensuing years have been an escalating cycle of musical and personal growth and increasing success, without the accompanying blown-up egos that destroy so many bands. TORMENTED, Staind's self-released debut, came out in 1996, and, playing the New England area over the next several years, the quartet came to the attention of Flip Records. DYSFUNCTION came out on the label in 1999, achieving platinum-plus status thanks to songs like 'Just Go,' 'Mudshovel' and 'Home.' A cut on the FAMILY VALUES TOUR 1999 CD, 'Outside,' became a #1 rock single, while a hit version also appeared on Staind's next album, 2001's BREAK THE CYCLE. That CD entered the Billboard Top 200 albums chart at #1 and has sold more than eight million albums to date. The songs 'Fade,' 'For You,' 'Epiphany' and 'It's Been Awhile' from BREAK THE CYCLE made the band certified superstars, with 'It's Been Awhile' spending 16 weeks at #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. A gold-certified MTV UNPLUGGED DVD followed in 2002, with 2003 seeing the release of the critically-acclaimed 14 SHADES OF GREY, a CD that was praised by the New York Post for its 'intense, propulsive melodies' and lauded as a 'slow-burn collection' with 'staying power.' 14 SHADES OF GREY marked the band's second #1 entry on the Billboard 'Top 200 Album Chart.' 2ff7e9595c
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