Creed formed in Tallahassee, Florida in 1994 around Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti, and their three Wind-up albums sold a combined 50-plus million copies worldwide. Human Clay (1999) — Diamond-certified in the U.S. — and My Own Prison (1997) are the essentials, and the 2024 reunion has the catalog moving again. Shop Creed vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Creed formed in Tallahassee, Florida in 1994. The lineup of Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips signed with Wind-up Records and achieved commercial success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Their three studio albums sold a combined 50+ million copies worldwide. The band disbanded in 2004 after personal tensions, with Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips forming Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy. Creed reunited briefly in 2009-2012 (releasing Full Circle in 2009), then again in 2024 for ongoing tours and renewed cultural attention.
Creed's sound combines post-grunge, alternative rock, and hard rock with Stapp's distinctive vocal delivery and Tremonti's guitar work. The band's commercial success in the late 1990s and early 2000s positioned them as one of the most commercially significant American rock acts of the era, though with divided critical reception.
Wind-up pressings of the Creed catalog have appeared in standard editions, with various reissue and color variant editions released during the 2024 reunion period.
Listeners new to Creed typically start with Human Clay (1999) or My Own Prison (1997).
