The post-Scott Weiland era for the Stone Temple Pilots has begun, as the band has officially announced Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington as their new lead singer.
Bennington debuted with the band at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Los Angeles this past weekend.
"Every band has it's own kind of vibe," Bennington told KROQ. "Stone Temple Pilots has this sexier, more classic rock feel to it. Linkin Park is a very modern, very tech-heavy type of band. I grew up listening to these guys. When this opportunity came up, it was just like a no-brainer. We couldn't really plan a tour until now because we couldn't let people know what was going on. Now the cat's out of the bag so we're going to go out and make more music and go play more shows and have some fun."
Bennington appears on the new STP song "Out of Time," available online now.
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