Are You Stone Temple Pilots' Next Frontman?

Fans of the 1990s rock band Stone Temple Pilots have a dream chance to join their line-up.

The rockers are looking for a new singer after celebrated frontman Scott Weiland died from drug use - and they say are open to all applications.

"We've already heard from many talented people, but want to make this an opportunity for many more, so we've set up a way for you to do just that," they wrote on their website.

"If you think you have what it takes to front this band, record with this band, and tour with this band, we would dig hearing from you."

The band, who are based in California, did not say what the criteria were or set a deadline.

Nonetheless the website was bombarded with applications from singers offering their takes on songs such as Vasoline, Interstate Love Song and Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart.

Since Weiland's death in December, Stone Temple Pilots have been performing with Chester Bennington of Linkin Park but said it was not possible for him to keep fronting two bands.

"No one will ever 'replace' Scott, that was never the intent. The intent is for Stone Temple Pilots to continue on, to evolve, and to do what we do... make music!" they wrote.

Weiland, along with the late Kurt Cobain, was one of the iconic singers of the grunge era and became known for his versatile voice that went from steady baritone to raspy and intense.

But he was also notorious for his drug and alcohol use.

He died last year at the age of 48 on the band's tour bus in Minnesota, where a medical examination found a mix of drugs in his system.