Stone Temple Pilots, known as STP is an American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion).

The band ran from 1987 until their breakup in 2003, and reunited in 2008. STP will be heading into the studio in November after their tour to record their sixth album.

The band's five albums have sold over 17.5 million copies in the United States alone and over 20 million albums worldwide. The band had fifteen top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, including six #1's, and one #1 album on the pop charts (1994's Purple). In 1994, the band won a Grammy for "Best Hard Rock Performance" for their song "Plush". Stone Temple Pilots were also ranked at #40 by VH1 on the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock list.

In 2003, the band released the greatest hits compilation Thank You. Around this time, band members began going their separate ways. After the band's break-up in 2003, Weiland became the frontman of Velvet Revolver with former members of Guns N' Roses. The DeLeo brothers formed the band Army of Anyone with Richard Patrick, of the band Filter. Army of Anyone released its self-titled debut album in 2006. Kretz founded Bomb Shelter Studios in Los Angeles.  The band is set to reunite on a large tour of the United States.

The band's trademark sound is considered a blending of modern alternative rock and hard rock of the 1970s, creating a form of arena rock, with a blend of pop rock and psychedelic rock.

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