Creed (band)

Creed
Creed in 2023. From left to right: Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, and Brian Marshall.
Creed in 2023. From left to right: Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, and Brian Marshall.
Background information
Also known asNaked Toddler (1994)
Mattox Creed (1994)
OriginTallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1994–2004
  • 2009–2012
  • 2023–present
LabelsWind-up
SpinoffsAlter Bridge
Members
Past membersBrian Brasher
Websitecreed.com

Creed is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida formed in 1994. Creed was prominent in the post-grunge movement of the late 1990s and early 2000s, releasing three consecutive multi-platinum albums; Human Clay (1999), the band's second studio album, received diamond (11x platinum) certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Creed has sold over 28 million records in the United States,[1] has sold over 53 million albums worldwide,[2] and was the ninth best-selling musical act of the 2000s.[3]

For most of its existence, the band has consisted of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Phillips, and bassist Brian Marshall. Creed's first two studio albums, My Own Prison (1997) and Human Clay (1999), were released to commercial success despite unfavorable critical reception; Marshall left the band in 2000. Human Clay remains one of the best selling albums of all time and contained the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "With Arms Wide Open"—which also won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2001. The band's third album, Weathered, was released in 2001, with Tremonti on bass guitar. Creed disbanded in 2004; Stapp pursued a solo career, releasing his debut studio album 'The Great Divide' (2005), while Tremonti, Phillips, and Marshall founded the band Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy.

Creed reunited in 2009 and released their fourth album, Full Circle, performing several tours before separating again in 2012. After an eleven-year hiatus, Creed reunited once more in July 2023 and subsequently announced a headlining tour throughout 2024.

  1. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (December 1, 2008). "Rock act Creed in talks to reunite". Reuters. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Creed's Scott Stapp: From Ruin To Redemption". chattanoogan.com. February 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Yahoo Top 20 sellers of the 2000s". YahooMusic. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012.