by Metal Insider | Feb 8, 2016 | News
You may have heard that Stone Temple Pilots have launched a internet-based open audition for a new frontman. You download the instrumental, sing over it and slap it back up online for the band to review. You can even upload music videos. In an interview with Rolling...
by Zach Shaw | Jun 4, 2013 | Legal Woes, Updates
Surprised? Roughly a week after Stone Temple Pilots sued their fired singer, Scott Weiland has filed a countersuit against his former bandmates. According to numerous reports, Weiland is seeking at least $7 million in compensatory damages, and says his former...
by Zach Shaw | May 25, 2013 | Legal Woes
Scott Weiland was the one who kept saying Stone Temple Pilots couldn’t legally fire him. However, not only did his former bandmates do just that (playing their first show with Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington last week), but they’re also supposedly taking Weiland to...
by Zach Shaw | May 20, 2013 | Meet The New Guy
There’s been plenty of drama surrounding Stone Temple Pilot’s firing of Scott Weiland. That’s why the biggest surprise at Saturday’s (May 18) KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, CA came when Stone Temple Pilots not only performed, but had Linkin Park singer Chester...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 1, 2013 | Splits, Updates
Scott Weiland made it pretty clear that his “termination” from Stone Temple Pilots came as a surprise to him. Now the singer is claiming it’s all part of a publicity stunt to boost ticket sales for an upcoming tour. TMZ caught Weiland at the Los Angeles airport prior...