Stone Temple Pilots (STP) launched their career in 1989, featuring Scott Weiland on lead vocals, Dean DeLeo on guitar, Robert DeLeo on bass, and Eric Kretz on drums. Their breakthrough arrived with their debut album, ‘Core,’ released in 1992, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Albums Chart. ‘Core’ spawned hit singles such as ‘Plush’ and ‘Creep,’ quickly earning the band significant recognition.
STP received the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 1993, the Billboard Music Award for #1 Rock Song of the Year for ‘Plush’ in 1993, and two American Music Awards in 1994 for Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist and Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist. They further solidified their success with a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for ‘Plush’ in 1994. The band continued their ascent with their second album, ‘Purple,’ released in 1994, which debuted at number one in the United States. This album featured the enduring hit ‘Interstate Love Song,’ which spent fifteen weeks atop the album rock tracks chart.
In 1995, STP won the MTV Movie Award for Best Song From a Movie for ‘Big Empty.’ The band further evolved their sound across subsequent albums, including ‘Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop’ (1996), ‘No. 4’ (1999), and ‘Shangri-La Dee Da’ (2001). Throughout their career, Stone Temple Pilots have sold over 18 million albums in the United States and 40 million worldwide, consistently producing top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts.
Their acoustic eighth studio album, ‘Perdida,’ was released in 2020. Stone Temple Pilots continues to be an active force in rock music, undertaking a co-headlining US tour with Live in 2024, demonstrating their ongoing appeal and legacy.