Grammy award winning rock group Creed have announced they have split, following increasing tensions between frontman Scott Stapp and the rest of the band.
Over their eight year career, the band, renowned and sometimes knocked for their strong Christian faith, released three albums and sold over 24 million units in the US alone. However tension in the band grew in 2002 after a tour had to be cancelled when Stapp was injured in a car crash. A year later the band came under criticism after fans claimed Stapp was too "intoxicated" to perform at a Chicago gig.
However the band were keen to play down tensions when confirming they were parting company. Drummer Scott Phillips said that no-one was to blame for the split, adding "it just stopped being fun".
That said, Phillips, guitarist Mark Tremonti and former Creed bassist Brian Marshall have already formed a new band called Alter Bridge, and will release an album in August. Stapp, meanwhile, has already recorded a solo track which will be featured on an album of music inspired by the movie 'The Passion Of The Christ'.