Staind will release its ninth studio album, The Space Between the Darkness and the Light, on March 5, 2027, through Alchemy Recordings/BMG. A new single from the longstanding band, “Watch Me Break,” arrived Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The album follows 2023’s Confessions of the Fallen. It has 10 tracks. The band’s October single “Ghosts” sits fifth on the list.
Singer Aaron Lewis spoke about the title. “The struggle in the middle of dark and light is so fking present throughout the entire album,” Lewis said, according to Revolver. “It almost named itself. The title fit this collection because the songs are stuck in the conflict between opposite ends of the spectrum. There are a couple of songs where I’m straight up talking to God. To me, that’s The Space Between the Darkness and the Light.”
Lewis also spoke about “Watch Me Break.” “It was the last song I did because I knew I was going to be pretty angry throughout the whole thing,” Lewis said, per Revolver. “It’s definitely pointed at this insane machine the music industry puts human beings in and expects them to come out normal.”
The band wrote the record in 2026 in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Massachusetts, according to AntiMusic. Lewis sings and plays guitar. Mike Mushok takes lead guitar, Johnny April plays bass, and Sal Giancarelli sits behind the drums. Erik Ron produced the album. His credits include Godsmack, Bad Omens, and Papa Roach, and he also produced Confessions of the Fallen.
“Ghosts” was the No. 1 most added single at rock radio in 2026 during its first week out, according to the band. Since then it has notched millions of streams.
The band’s 2001 album Break the Cycle went seven-times platinum, according to Billboard. It held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for three weeks the summer it came out. This year, “Warm Safe Place” from that album took off on TikTok, per The Music Universe, and Staind’s streams passed the 1 billion mark in 2026.
The first leg of the Break the Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour sold close to 400,000 tickets, according to The Music Existence, and nearly every date sold out. The second North American leg is a 27-city run produced by Live Nation. It starts March 4 at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Seether and Hoobastank will play every date. Hinder joins all shows except the last. Stops include Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Seattle. The tour wraps up April 16 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
Fans can pre-order the album in a few vinyl versions. Find more information on the band’s official website.
