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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' DEAN DELEO: What We Are Looking For In A Singer

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist Dean DeLeo spoke to RollingStone.com about the band's decision to launch an open audition on their web site for a new lead singer to replace Chester Bennington, who left the multi-platinum rock act at the end of last year. "We kind of came to the realization a while bac...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Launch Vocalist Search

The remaining members of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have launched their search for a new vocalist following the band's split with Chester Bennington at the end of last year. A new message on the group's official web site reads: "2016 marks a new year for STONE TEMPLE PILOTS… A year of hope, optimism, and ....

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FILTER's RICHARD PATRICK: Why SCOTT WEILAND Passed Away

FILTER frontman Richard Patrick says that he was trying to help Scott Weiland when he publicly called out the former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer for abusing drugs a few months prior to Weiland's death. Patrick said in an interview last spring that STONE TEMPLE PILOTS fans were the "biggest enabler" f...

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LINKIN PARK 'Experimenting' With Sounds For New Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, LINKIN PARK vocalist Mike Shinoda told RollingStone.com in a new interview that he expects the band's seventh studio album to surface in the second half of 2016. Shinoda explained: "I've been on a tear in the studio right now with the band. We've been making so much...

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Spend The Night With ALICE COOPER

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper will embark on the "Spend The Night With Alice Cooper" tour in April. The trek is scheduled to kick off on April 29 in Biloxi, Missouri and end on May 21 in Rama, Ontario, Canada. The dates are as follows: Apr. 29 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage Resort And Casino ...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Offers Update On New Album: 'We're Really Excited About Where Things Are Going'

LINKIN PARK has returned to the studio to continue work on the follow-up to 2014's "The Hunting Party" album. The band's Mike Shinoda offered an update on the sessions during a live chat with fans earlier today (Friday, January 15). He said: "It's going well. It's gonna be [released] later… It's pro...

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LINKIN PARK Back In The Studio

LINKIN PARK has returned to the studio to continue work on the follow-up to 2014's "The Hunting Party" album. The band posted a picture on Facebook of frontman Chester Bennington laying down vocal tracks, with the accompanying caption: "Back to work this week." LINKIN PARK began work on a new album...

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Toxicology Results Show SCOTT WEILAND Overdosed On Cocaine, Alcohol And Ecstasy

Toxicology tests have revealed Scott Weiland died of a toxic combination of drugs and alcohol. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner in Minneapolis, near where the former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer died, says in a press release that Scott overdosed on cocaine, methylenedioxyamphet...

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FILTER's RICHARD PATRICK Says He 'Will Be Sober' Because Of SCOTT WEILAND

FILTER frontman Richard Patrick says that he "will learn" from Scott Weiland's mistakes and will use the former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer's recent death as an inspiration to stay sober. Writing on the FILTER Facebook page, Patrick — once played in the short-lived act ARMY OF ANYONE with STP's Dean...

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SCOTT WEILAND's Ex-Wife On His Death: 'Don't Glorify This Tragedy'

Late STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland's ex-wife Mary Forsberg Weiland — who is the mother of his children, Noah, 15, and Lucy, 13 — has penned an open letter for Rolling Stone, in which she writes that her kids in fact "lost their father years ago" and "what they truly lost on ...

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SCOTT WEILAND's WILDABOUTS Bandmate Arrested For Cocaine Possession

According to StarTribune.com, detectives said a small quantity of cocaine was discovered in the bedroom of the tour bus where Scott Weiland was found dead Thursday night (December 3) in Bloomington, Minnesota. Another small amount of the same substance was found in an area of the bus occupied by Tom...

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SCOTT WEILAND's STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Bandmates: 'Thank You For Sharing Your Life With Us'

Scott Weiland's former bandmates in STONE TEMPLE PILOTS — guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz — have released the following statement regarding the singer's passing: "Dear Scott, "Let us start by saying thank you for sharing your life with us. "Together we crafted a leg...

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SCOTT WEILAND's Wife: He Was Not Doing Drugs

Scott Weiland's wife has told TMZ.com that her husband was not doing drugs before he was found dead on his band's tour bus Thursday night (December 3). Jamie Weiland, who met Scott in 2011 on the set of his music video for "I'll Be Home For Christmas", one of the singles from his ...

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Watch Video Of SCOTT WEILAND's Final Live Performance

Video footage of former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland's last-ever performance, which took place this past Tuesday, December 1 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Adelaide Hall, can be seen below. Weiland died on Thursday night (December 3) at the age of 48. The singer was on...

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Ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Singer SCOTT WEILAND Found Dead

**UPDATE #1**: Police audio recordings related to Scott Weiland's death have been posted on the MNPoliceClips.com web site. **UPDATE #2**: According to Billboard.com, the Bloomington, Minnesota Police Department issued a statement at 11:15 p.m. PT detailing the events as such: On December 3 at 8:22...