After forming in 1989 under the name Mighty Joe Young , the band signed with Atlantic Records and changed its name to Stone Temple Pilots . The band 's debut album , '' Core '' , released in 1992 , was a major commercial success and STP went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1990s , selling more than 18 million albums in the United States and 40 million worldwide . The band released four more studio albums : '' Purple '' ( 1994 ) , '' Tiny Music ... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop '' ( 1996 ) , '' No . 4 '' ( 1999 ) , and '' Shangri-La Dee Da '' ( 2001 ) , before separating in 2002 , after which the band members partook in various projects ( most notably Velvet Revolver and Army of Anyone ) . The band eventually reconvened in 2008 for a reunion tour , released their self-titled sixth album in 2010 , and actively toured until Chester Bennington 's departure . The band 's only material with Bennington was the EP '' High Rise '' in 2013 . The band released its second self-titled album on March 16 , 2018
reunion tour
2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour
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