Stone Temple Pilots Talk New Singer, Honoring Scott Weiland And Chester Bennington

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“It’s Stone Temple Pilots time again,” says Robert DeLeo, and judging by the band’s gig at the Troubadour on Tuesday night, indeed it is. The long-running rock outfit, which also includes guitarist (and Robert’s older brother) Dean DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz, used the event at the legendary West Hollywood club as an opportunity to unveil new singer Jeff Gutt, who beat out roughly 15,000 hopefuls during an extended search that began more than a year ago.

Click here to read about losing two lead singers, the healing process, trying to move forward with the band and what it means to have hired new singer Jeff Gutt.

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