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HOLY SH!T: Stone Temple Pilots Replace Scott Weiland With Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington?

May 20th, 2013 James Shotwell

The world of rock and roll is up in arms this morning over news the Stone Temple Pilots may have finally found a fitting replacement for troubled frontman Scott Weiland.

Last night, STP made a surprise appearance at KROQ’s Weenie Roast music festival in Irvine, California fronted by Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. The group ran through their hits, all with Bennington behind the mic, and this morning a new single featuring his vocals has found its way online. You can stream that song, which is entitled “Out Of Time,” at the end of this post.

If you had told …

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Scott Weiland Comments On His “Termination” From Stone Temple Pilots

February 28th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor

DRAMA.

We reported on the surprise statement that grunge act Stone Temple Pilots sent out to the press regarding front man Scott Weiland’s role in the band, or as of yesterday, a lack thereof.

But it sounds like news of Weiland’s firing from STP was a surprise even to the singer himself. Shortly after word of his termination broke, Weiland put out his own statement through one of his representatives.

I learned of my supposed “termination” from Stone Temple Pilots this morning by reading about it in the press. Not sure how I can be “terminated” from a band

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Stone Temple Pilots Have “Officially Terminated” Lead Singer Scott Weiland

February 27th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor

Sounds like someone didn’t have a great performance review last quarter.

USA Today is reporting that 90s grunge survivors Stone Temple Pilots have fired lead singer and frontman Scott Weiland.

Word of Weiland’s removal from the band came from a one sentence press release from band publicist Kymm Britton.

Britton: “Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland.”

…and that’s it. Weiland has had a tempestuous relationship with other members of Stone Temple Pilots over the years. In 2002, following an on-stage altercation between Weiland and guitarist Dean DeLeo, the band halted activity. While Weiland would continue …

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Scott Weiland “Sorting Through” Velvet Revolver Reunion

November 23rd, 2012 Dan Bogosian

Scott Weiland was the reason Stone Temple Pilots broke up, but then rejoined them. Turmoil with him and the reason of Velvet Revolver appears to have been the reason behind their demise. They did a one-off reunion earlier this year, followed by Scott saying he was set to rejoin VR and then Slash denying it several days later.

Weiland told Rolling Stone, ”I am completely open to [a Velvet Revolver reunion] and I know there are other guys in the band that are completely open to it. There have been some things that have stood in the way …

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MUSIC HISTORY CLASS: Cocaine, Heroin, and Backing Tracks

May 15th, 2012 Michael Meeze

 

On this day in in 1995, Stone Temple Pilots eccentric lead singer, Scott Weiland, was arrest in Pasadena, California on  cocaine and heroin possession charges. It was the first of his several drug-related arrests. Weiland claims that he was first introduced to heroin when vocalist Gibby Haynes gave Weiland some of the drug while Stone Temple Pilots was on tour with Hayne’s Butthole Surfers (oh…the band names in the 1990s). Haynes denies Weiland’s allegations.

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Stone Temple Pilots postpone tour dates

September 15th, 2011 Grant Trimboli

Stone Temple Pilots have had to postpone the final four dates on their summer 2011 tour due to singer Scott Weiland needing “immediate vocal rest.”

On the bands official facebook page, they explained that Weiland recently consulted with doctos and discovered that his vocal chord likely have scarring and inflammation. More information can be found by clicking through.

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From Slipknot to Velvet Revolver?

February 1st, 2011 James Shotwell

Rumors of Slipknot‘s front man, Corey Taylor, possibly filling the spot of Velvet Revolver‘s ex-vocalist, Scott Weiland are gradually rising to the surface. Read more about the secret that Velvet Revolver is successfully keeping from the press here.

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Happy birthday Scott Weiland

October 27th, 2010 James Shotwell

On behalf of everyone at UTG, I’d like to wish a very happy 43rd birthday to Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland.

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