The band quickly rose to fame with the release of their debut album '' Core '' , which sold over 8 million copies . The record sales were propelled by the release of the singles " Sex Type Thing " and " Plush " , and helped establish Stone Temple Pilots as one of the many popular grunge bands in the early 1990s . However , they were ripped by critics for jumping on the bandwagon and profiting from the grunge mania . With their second album '' Purple '' , they challenged critics and became a genuine commercial rock act . Stone Temple Pilots went on to record five studio albums and managed to sell over 30 million copies worldwide . In 2008 , after over five years apart , the band reunited , On May 25 , 2010 the band released their sixth album , '' Stone Temple Pilots '' , the first album released after the band reunited
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2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour
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