Staind will release their ninth studio album, ‘The Space Between the Darkness and the Light’, on 5 March 2027 via Alchemy Recordings/BMG. Alongside the announcement, the band have shared album opener ‘Watch Me Break’ with an official visualizer.
The record was produced by Erik Ron, known for his work with Godsmack, Bad Omens and Papa Roach, who also helmed 2023’s ‘Confessions of the Fallen’. The line-up features Aaron Lewis on vocals and guitar, Mike Mushok on lead guitar, Johnny April on bass and backing vocals and Sal Giancarelli on drums.
Lewis explained the title: “The title fit this collection because the songs are stuck in the conflict between opposite ends of the spectrum.” Of ‘Watch Me Break’, he said: “It’s definitely pointed at this insane machine the music industry puts human beings in and expects them to come out normal.” Mushok added: “I’m grateful for the career we have, and I’m hoping we continue on this path.”
The album was previewed in mid-October by ‘Ghosts’, the band’s first new music since ‘Confessions of the Fallen’. According to the band, it was the No. 1 most added rock radio single of 2026 in its first week and quickly climbed into the Top 10. Lewis called it “a little different”, adding that “it surprised all of us.”
The track listing is: ‘Watch Me Break’, ‘100 Mile Stare’, ‘Broken’, ‘All Along’, ‘Ghosts’, ‘Pull Me Down’, ‘Digging My Own Grave’, ‘Why’, ‘Free’ and ‘Get Away’.
The announcement comes during a banner stretch for the Massachusetts band, which are celebrating 25 years of ‘Break the Cycle’. Released in May 2001, that album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and went five-times platinum in the US and platinum in the UK on the strength of singles like ‘It’s Been Awhile’. In August, the band issued ‘Break the Cycle – 25th Anniversary Live’, and in 2026 ‘Warm Safe Place’ passed one billion streams after going viral on TikTok.
The anniversary tour’s sold-out first leg will be followed by a 27-city run in 2027 with Seether and Hoobastank as special guests and Hinder on all dates except Cleveland. Produced by Live Nation, it kicks off on 6 March, one day after the album’s release, at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, and wraps on 16 April at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, with stops including Pittsburgh, Dallas and Seattle. No UK or European dates have been announced.
