Mike Mushok | |
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.jpeg) Mushok withSaint Asonia in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Michael Mushok (1970-04-10)April 10, 1970 (age 55) Ludlow, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Member of | |
| Formerly of | Newsted |
Michael Mushok (born April 10, 1970) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for thenu metal bandStaind. He is also a member of supergroupSaint Asonia and played in the bandNewsted.
Mushok was born inLudlow, Massachusetts on April 10, 1970. He formed Staind inSpringfield, Massachusetts in 1995 withAaron Lewis, Pete McEwan and Jon Wysocki. In 1997, before Staind was set to perform an opening concert set, headlining bandLimp Bizkit's frontmanFred Durst confronted them regarding seemingly Satanic cover artwork on their debut albumTormented. The band convinced Durst that the image did not convey devil worship and their performance that evening impressed him enough that he signed them toFlip Records.
Staind released the albumsDysfunction in 1999,[1]Break the Cycle in 2001,[2]14 Shades of Grey in 2003,Chapter V in 2005,The Singles: 1996–2006 in 2006,The Illusion of Progress in 2008, and theirself-titled album in 2011 before going on hiatus in 2012. In 2014, Staind began to tour again briefly before going on a second hiatus. They reunited for a one-off set in August 2017 and again on an ongoing basis in September 2019. In 2023, Staind released their eighth studio album,Confessions of the Fallen, their first in 12 years.
In 2013, Mushok joinedheavy metal bandNewsted, fronted by formerMetallica bassistJason Newsted. After Newsted disbanded in 2014, and while Lewis pursued a solo career, Mushok joinedSaint Asonia in 2015.
Mushok has been married to his wife Dawn since 2002, and they have twin children.[3]
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