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text_A: An original member of Stone Temple Pilots was from the United States and a singer.
text_B: Stone Temple Pilots -LRB- sometimes abbreviated as STP -RRB- are an American rock band from San Diego , California , that originally consisted of Scott Weiland -LRB- lead vocals -RRB- , brothers Dean -LRB- guitar -RRB- and Robert DeLeo -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- , and Eric Kretz -LRB- drums -RRB- .. Scott Weiland. Scott Weiland. Eric Kretz. Eric Kretz. Robert DeLeo. Robert DeLeo. rock. Rock music. San Diego. San Diego. California. California. Dean. Dean DeLeo. Since the band 's formation in 1989 , its line-up remained unchanged until the firing of Weiland in 2013 , who was replaced by Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington .. Linkin Park. Linkin Park. Chester Bennington. Chester Bennington. In 2015 , Bennington left the band to focus solely on Linkin Park .. Linkin Park. Linkin Park. On December 3 , 2015 , Weiland was found dead on his tour bus prior to a performance with his band The Wildabouts .. In 2016 , the band launched an online audition for a new lead vocalist .. After forming in 1989 under the name Mighty Joe Young , the band signed with Atlantic Records and changed its name to Stone Temple Pilots .. Atlantic. Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records. The band found immediate success in 1993 upon releasing their debut album , Core -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , and went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1990s .. Core. Core ( Stone Temple Pilots album ). The band released four more studio albums  : Purple -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , Tiny Music ... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , No. 4 -LRB- 1999 -RRB- and Shangri-La Dee Da -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , before separating in 2002 , after which the band members partook in various projects -LRB- most notably Velvet Revolver and Army of Anyone -RRB- .. Army of Anyone. Army of Anyone. Velvet Revolver. Velvet Revolver. Purple. Purple ( album ). Shangri-La Dee Da. Shangri-La Dee Da. The band eventually reconvened in 2008 for a reunion tour , released a new self-titled album in 2010 , and actively toured until Chester Bennington 's departure .. Chester Bennington. Chester Bennington. reunion tour. 2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour. self-titled album. Stone Temple Pilots ( album ). The band 's only material with Bennington was the EP High Rise in 2013 .. High Rise. High Rise ( EP ). While initially displaying a sound typically identified as grunge early on in its career , further releases from the band expressed a variety of influences , including psychedelic rock , bossa nova and classic rock .. rock. Rock music. grunge. grunge. psychedelic rock. psychedelic rock. bossa nova. bossa nova. classic rock. classic rock. The band 's evolution throughout the 1990s and early 2000s involved several tumultuous periods of commercial highs and lows , brought about in part by Weiland 's well-publicized struggles with drug addiction .. drug addiction. drug addiction
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