SCOTT WEILAND & THE WILDABOUTS Announce New Guitarist

April 23, 2015

In a message to fans, Scott Weiland announced that Australian-born guitarist Nick Maybury will be joining the former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer's new band THE WILDABOUTS when they hit the road this week to play a host of solo and festival dates. THE WILDABOUTS guitarist Jeremy Brown passed away unexpectedly last month; a day before SCOTT WEILAND & THE WILDABOUTS' debut album, "Blaster", was released on March 31.

"Jeremy had big shoes and no one can fill them," said Weiland. "Along with Tommy Black (rhythm guitar player in the band),he was my best friend and my collaborator. But we have to soldier on. Nick is an incredible player and is a great fit for THE WILDABOUTS."

Nick Maybury came to Los Angeles as a member of the Australian band MINK. His first L.A. gig was with Perry Farrell, and he's gone on to play on stage and in the studio with a wide variety of artists, including Debbie Harry, Michelle Branch, THE MADDEN BROTHERS, THE SAYERS CLUB, Alice Cooper, THE VERONICAS and Dave Navarro.

After Brown's passing, THE WILDABOUTS postponed a U.K. tour until September, but Weiland, and his band will pick up their U.S. tour as planned, playing "Blaster" and tracks from Weiland's repertoire.

Weiland met Brown in 2008 during the recording of his second solo album, "'Happy' In Galoshes", and they have worked together ever since.

The singer told The Pulse Of Radio that his relationship with Brown and the other members of THE WILDABOUTS led to the making of "Blaster". "I'd been playing on and off with these guys for about nine years as part of my backing band when I put out ''Happy' In Galoshes', and we got together for a writing session and it was just the four of us, and so I decided that I wanted to make a band album again," he said.

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