I Sue.. You Sue... We All Sue!

Two of the Stone Temple Pilots are being sued by their own label, Atlantic. Yeah just two of them. And yep, one of the two is singer Scott Weiland and the other is drummer Eric Kretz. Why not the DeLeo's?? They were released from their contract with Atlantic when the group broke up in 2003. The lawsuit goes something like this:

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, claims lead singer Scott Weiland and drummer Eric Kretz have threatened to stop performing under their contract and have indicated they would like to end the agreement unless Atlantic makes significant changes.

The record company said in the suit that while Stone Temple Pilots has already delivered six albums, it wants the group to record a seventh album and deliver up to two more if Atlantic decides it wants them.

Atlantic said claims by Kretz and Weiland that they have a right to terminate the contract "have given rise to a definite, real and substantial controversy between the parties that threatens to harm Atlantic's business."

In a statement, STP maintains it "never threatened anything more than remaining away from the studio until equitable terms could be arranged. The precipitous filing of this action is yet another example of the difficulties facing artists in the new music environment, as relationships between artists and their labels fall further and further apart."

Sucks to be a record label right now. They're suing their own artists! Here's STP in Vegas last night. (Photo Credit)