The vocalist is currently recording material with STP after taking over from Scott Weiland, who was dismissed in 2013. Bennington required surgery on his ankle after first trying to stay on the road with the injury.

Now DeLeo tells WAAF: "He's healing pretty quickly. He's just of that mindset and physicality where he wills his body to do that. He hurt himself badly. It was not only a break - the guy tore darn near every ligament in the ankle.