Slash has offered his take on the new lineup of the Stone Temple Pilots, who made headlines over the weekend with a surprise appearance at KROQ’s Los Angeles radio’s annual Weenie Roast, marking their debut performance with new singer Chester Bennington of Linkin Park.
“On a quick break from interviews, listening to new @STPband w/ @chesterbe sounds fantastic! Really excited for this new line-up,” posted Slash.
The guitarist worked with original STP vocalist Scott Weiland in Velvet Revolver; that lineup went into limbo with Weiland’s return to STP in 2008 – he was publicly fired by the band earlier this year.
“Chester has a one-of-a-kind voice that we’ve admired for a long time,” said guitarist Dean DeLeo. “We know Linkin Park will always be his priority, but we thought it would be cool to try something together. We managed to find the time to record a song and we’re all really happy with the result.”
“I’ve loved STP since I was 13 years old and they’ve had a huge influence on me,” explained Bennington. “When the opportunity came up to do something creative with them, I jumped at the chance. The guys in Linkin Park have been incredibly supportive of me undertaking this project while I’ve continued to work on new music with LP.”
STP have released a new single with Bennington; fans can get a FREE download of “Out Of Time” here.
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