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NEW YORK, NY, June 13, 2001 - Atlantic Records is partnering with AOL Music announce the global premiere of Stone Temple Pilots' highly anticipated fifth album, "Shangri-LA DEE DA," due in stores June 19th. Fans can access the official Stone Temple Pilots pre-release promotion, featuring one-of-a-kind access to music, videos, and the band at America Online Keyword: Stone Temple Pilots and on the web at http://www.stonetemplepilots.com. The promotion kicks off this week with a series of never-before-seen "homemade" videos of Stone Temple Pilots performing tracks from their new album. The Sneak Preview Videos, which will be part of a forthcoming documentary on the band, feature performance footage shot in the Malibu villa where "Shangri-LA DEE DA" was conceived and recorded. Starting at 4:00 p.m. ET this Friday, June 15th and running through June 18th, AOL members and fans will have advance access to be able to hear the album stream in its entirety for four days before it hits stores at the official Stone Temple Pilots Global Listening Party. The following is the full rundown of Stone Temple Pilots' online pre-release events: Sneak Preview Video Series: June 11th 1st video premiere June 12th 2nd video premiere June 14th 3rd video premiere Global Listening Party: June 15th at 4:00 P.M. ET (streaming through June 18th) The Stone Temple Pilots sneak preview video series, Global Listening Party, and all other information will be accessible via America Online keyword: Stone Temple Pilots, or via the band's web site, http://www.stonetemplepilots.com. About "Shangri-LA DEE DA": Produced by longtime Stone Temple Pilots studio collaborator Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine), "Shangri-LA DEE DA" finds the band continuing to carve out their own unique musical terrain, blending diamond-hard riffs, psychedelic experimentation, punk energy, and pop-infused melodies into their most stunningly inspired artistic realization to date. "Shangri-LA DEE DA" follows Stone Temple Pilots' four previous Atlantic releases: the RIAA platinum-certified "No. 4" (1999), the double-platinum "TINY MUSIC: SONGS FROM THE VATICAN GIFT SHOP" (1996), the 6X-platinum "PURPLE" (1994), and their 7X-platinum debut, "CORE" (1992). Stone Temple Pilots have sold more than 20 million records worldwide.