Art of Anarchy is an American rock supergroup formed in 2011,[1] which currently consists of brothers Jon and Vince Votta on guitar and drums, Tony Dickinson on bass, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses, ex-Asia, Sons of Apollo) on guitar and production, and Jeff Scott Soto (Sons of Apollo, ex-Talisman, ex-Journey) on lead vocals.
The band's first album, Art of Anarchy (2015), featured the late vocalist Scott Weiland (ex-Stone Temple Pilots).
In July 2015, bandmate Vince Votta sued Scott Weiland for refusing to help the band promote Art of Anarchy's debut album.
Weiland also refused to take part in music videos after he agreed to write and perform the lyrics for the ten songs for the album.
On December 3, 2015, Scott Weiland was found dead on his tour bus around 9PM, one day before he was to go on stage in Minnesota with his band The Wildabouts.
[13] On December 22, 2015, "In memory of Scott Weiland...", Art of Anarchy made their album available free online for their fans,[14] and the legal matters between the two parties were dropped.
"[16] The band's first single of their second studio album is called "The Madness" and their debut live performance with Scott Stapp as their vocalist took place at Gramercy Theatre in New York on October 27, 2016.
[19] In February 2018, Art of Anarchy members Jon and Vincent Votta filed a lawsuit to the New York Supreme Court against lead vocalist Scott Stapp.
[21] On September 15, 2023 the band released a music video for a new single, "Vilified", featuring new vocalist Jeff Scott Soto for their upcoming third album.