After Weiland’s departure, the band began recording and searching for a new singer. The search was sporadic with the band spending some time auditioning singers, then turning into solo projects, returning to the band, then abandoning it again. Several names were rumored to be auditioning for the band through the years. Myles Kennedy ( Alter Bridge ) was strongly rumored due to his collaborations with Slash; Lenny Kravitz , Chester Bennington of Linkin Park , Steve Isaacs formerly of Skycycle and the Panic Channel , Royston Langdon of Spacehog , Donovan Leitch of Camp Freddy, Ours singer Jimmy Gnecco and Scars on Broadway guitarist Franky Perez , as well as previous auditionee Sebastian Bach . Ex-Slash’s Snakepit lead vocalist Rod Jackson was rumoured to audition, but Slash stated that he would not collaborate with Jackson again, citing his poor work ethic and unreliability. Kushner later revealed that Perez was officially hired by the band as vocalist for a brief time in 2008.
the band began recording and searching for a new singer
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