"He has that baritone, and he's also able to get into that tenor world. If you were looking forward to seeing the Stone Temple Pilots in February, we’ve got bad news: The band has canceled. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 20 to 2013, making six records with them. Stone Temple Pilots Cancel Acoustic Tour After Singer Jeff Gutt’s Injury. Guitarist Dean DeLeo, who is the bassist's brother, told Rolling Stone that Gutt was well-equipped to sing the parts of Weiland and also to take the band forward musically. Scott Richard Weiland (/ w a l n d / né Kline, Octo December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. I mean, you have dreams about things like this," he told the magazine. "So walking in on that first day, it was crazy. Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, died Thursday, December 3.His battle with drug addiction often overshadowed his music career. Gutt told Rolling Stone that he had considered Weiland a model as a singer since first hearing the Stone Temple Pilots' debut album "Core" in 1992, when the new frontman was a teenager. Twenty One Pilots vocalist Tyler Joseph has been confirmed as the new singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and they are changing their name to Twenty One Stone Temple Pilots. Former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland suffered one of the most bizarre incidents a celeb can be part of. Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, was found dead Thursday evening on his tour bus before playing a show in Minnesota with his current. Stone Temple Pilots had put out a call for a new singer and received around 15,000 submissions but Gutt was invited to audition after bassist Robert DeLeo was introduced to him while playing in Michigan. Jason Michael Hurley- Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland’s doppelganger. The fast-paced guitar track features the voice of Jeff Gutt, the 41-year-old singer from the defunct California nu-metal band Dry Cell who had returned to his native Michigan. Stone Temple Pilots marked their rebirth on Wednesday with the release of the song "Meadow" and said to expect an album in 2018. Most recently, the group recruited Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington to handle frontman duties. Bennington left Stone Temple Pilots amicably and earlier this year killed himself. Stone Temple Pilots would carry on in various incarnations in the coming years. The troubled Weiland had already been replaced before his death by Chester Bennington, the frontman of Linkin Park. is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Stone Temple Pilots, set for release on March 16th, 2018. The band with heavy guitar and dark introspection were a leading force in the grunge scene of the 1990s, led by the voice of Scott Weiland, who died of an overdose in 2015 on his tour bus. "Meadow": "Still Remains": rockers Stone Temple Pilots are back with a new frontman, chosen in an audition of 15,000 applicants after their previous two singers died. Shared by SiriusXM, they feature the group performing "Still Remains" and the new single "Meadow" at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. The two new videos featuring Jeff Gutt mark the band's first live shows since Weiland's death and their debut concert with Gutt. The band's search for a third lead singer began in 2016 with an online audition process, with the remaining members ultimately choosing Jeff Gutt, an "X Factor" season 3 runner-up and former member of nu metal act Dry Cell. Scott Weiland, former singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, was found dead in Bloomington, Minn., Thursday, ENews confirms.
Sadly, both vocalists' departures from the band were soon followed by tragedy: Weiland died from an overdose in 2015, a month after Bennington left Stone Temple Pilots, while Bennington committed suicide earlier this year. Founding member Scott Weiland fronted the band from 1989 through to 2013, when he was fired a few months later, Chester Bennington took over as lead vocalist, remaining on board until 2015 when he left to focus on Linkin Park. Gutt is the third lead singer to perform with the group.
Two new videos reveal Stone Temple Pilots' return to the stage with new lead singer Jeff Gutt.