The rest of Stone Temple Pilots, without former frontman Scott Weiland, are suing the vocalist over use of the band's name and songs, according to Mercury News. They are also alleging the singer is attempting to sabotage their musical career without him.
The band filed a lawsuit Friday in Los Angeles, saying Weiland was interfering with efforts to have Stone Temple Pilots' new song "Out of Time," featuring Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, played on the radio. The suit alleges that Weiland's lawyer called Los Angeles rock radio station, KROQ and asked their head of programming to not play "Out of Time" because it would infringe on Weiland's rights, Mercury News reports.
The band is also attempting to prevent Weiland from using the Stone Temple Pilots name in his solo career, and from performing Stone Temple Pilots' songs. The lawsuit says band made agreements in 1996 and 2010 saying that no former members are allowed to use the Stone Temple Pilots name, according to Mercury News.
Chester Bennington of Linkin Park replaced Weiland as the STP frontman for the singer "Out of Time." He joined the band live last weekend at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Los Angeles performing hits from the Weiland years including "Gasoline," "Big Bang Baby," "Wicked Garden," "Sex Type Thing," "Interstate Love Song," "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart" and "Dead and Bloated."
Weiland said publicly earlier this year that he learned of the band firing him through media reports and not from the band. The lawsuit gives reasoning behind the band's February break-up, citing that Weiland allegedly showed up repeatedly late for concerts. The suit mentions Weiland's struggles with addiction and how this affected the entire band.
"The band endured much strife and lost significant opportunities because of Weiland," the suit says.
