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creed , october 2009 returning for an encore in salt lake city www.creed.com alter bridge projected tremonti 1993 -rrb- -- 2004 , 2009 -- 2012 -lrb- hiatus wind-up 250 creed -lrb- band -rrb-
 yes group_or_band post-grunge alternative rock hard rock alternative metal creed_salt_lake_city . jpg tallahassee , florida , united states creed
creed -lrb- band -rrb-

creed was an american rock band , formed in 1993 in tallahassee , florida .
the band 's best-known line-up consists of lead vocalist scott stapp , guitarist and vocalist mark tremonti , bassist brian marshall , and drummer scott phillips .
creed released two studio albums , `` my own prison '' in 1997 and `` human clay '' in 1999 , before marshall left the band in 2000 with the band remaining threepiece .
the band 's third record , `` weathered '' , was released in 2001 with mark tremonti handling bass before the band disbanded in 2004 due to increasing tension between members .
tremonti , marshall , and phillips went on to found alter bridge while stapp followed a solo career , releasing `` the great divide '' in 2005 .
after years of speculation , creed reunited in 2009 for a tour and new album called `` full circle '' , later touring again in 2012 .
another album was planned , but has since been shelved , with the future of the band currently uncertain .
becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s , the band released three consecutive multi-platinum albums , one of which has been certified diamond .
creed has sold over 28 million records in the united states , and over 40 million albums worldwide , becoming the ninth best-selling artist of the 2000s .
creed is often recognized as one of the prominent acts of the post-grunge movement of the late 1990s and early 2000s .
