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Chester Bennington Confirms Longterm Commitment as Stone Temple Pilots Singer

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:02:48 +0000

Stone Temple Pilots recently parted ways with singer Scott Weiland (again), leaving a vacant spot center stage that needed to be filled. In an unexpected twist, Stone Temple Pilots stunned an Irvine, Calif., crowd as Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington took the stage with STP to perform an eight-song set Saturday night at KROQ's Weenie Roast. The collaboration would be exciting enough simply as a one-off, but as reported in a new interview, it looks like Bennington will act as Stone Temple Pilots' new full-time singer.

Stone Temple Pilots Enlist Chester Bennington of Linkin Park for New Song 'Out of Time'

Diffuser.fm Staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:26 +0000

Last night's (May 18) KROQ Weenie Roast featured a surprise performance by Stone Temple Pilots, who used the event to reveal their new part-time singer: Linkin Park's Chester Bennington. The foursome played a mini-set that included the brand-new track 'Out of Time,' our sister site Loudwire reports, and speaking with the L.A. radio station, STP guitarist Dean DeLeo dished on the nature of the partnership.

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Fronts New Stone Temple Pilots Song 'Out of Time'

Chad Childers — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:30:24 +0000

Recently the three remaining members of Stone Temple Pilots raised a few eyebrows when it was revealed they would be performing at the annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit. Given that they split with frontman Scott Weiland earlier in the year, there were plenty of questions about who would sing for the band, but those questions were answered Saturday night (May 18) in Irvine, Calif. as Linkin Park's Chester Bennington joined the band onstage at the 2013 KROQ Weenie Roast. The group also took the opportunity to debut a new track called 'Out of Time.'

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington To Be Honored at 9th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit

Mary Ouellette — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:08:17 +0000

Linkin Park have always put as much passion into their worldwide charitable causes as they have their musical endeavors, and now singerÂ Chester Bennington will be honored for those efforts by MusiCares. The ninth annual MusicCares MAP Fund benefit concert, set for May 30 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, has announced that Bennington will receive [...]

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Credits Fans For No. 1 Album

Mary Ouellette — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 02:00:04 +0000

When Linkin Park’s new disc ‘Living Things’ debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, it marked a huge milestone for the band. Linkin Park now hold sole possession of having had more No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 than any other band this century.

Linkin Park Singer Promises Return to 'Familiar' Sound After 'Bonkers' Last Album

Jeff Giles — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:17:42 +0000

If you thought Linkin Park went a little too far afield on their last album, 2010′s ‘A Thousand Suns,’ you aren’t alone. In fact, Park frontman Chester Bennington says the band knew it needed to do a little less experimenting on its new record, due for release later this year.

Linkin Park Cancels Show as Chester Bennington needs Surgery

WQBK — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:48:59 +0000

Linkin Park had to postpone a October 16th show in Florida as lead singer Chester Bennington needs shoulder surgery. Apparently Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington suffered a shoulder injury when the band was in Asia last month and needs immediate attention. As much as I was looking forward to rocking our final date with our [...]