Editing Stone Temple Pilots (section)

===2013–2015: Chester Bennington era and Weiland's death===
On May 18, 2013, the three remaining members of Stone Temple Pilots performed with [[Chester Bennington]] of [[Linkin Park]], appearing as special guests at the 21st Annual [[KROQ Weenie Roast]], and the May 19, 2013 [[KITS|Live 105]] BFD festival near San Francisco, where they performed a new song, "[[Out of Time (Stone Temple Pilots song)|Out of Time]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://live105.cbslocal.com/2013/05/18/stone-temple-pilots-with-chester-bennington-playing-bfd-2013-debut-new-single-out-of-time/ |title=Stone Temple Pilots With Chester Bennington Playing BFD 2013, Debut New Single 'Out Of Time' « LIVE 105 |website=Live105.cbslocal.com |date=May 18, 2013 |access-date=January 4, 2016}}</ref> On May 19, 2013, STP released a free download of their new single "Out of Time" with Bennington now an official member. Bennington had exclaimed years before in interviews that being in Stone Temple Pilots was his lifelong dream. The new lineup performed again on May 30, 2013, at the MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert in Los Angeles, California,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://grungereport.net/?p=25125/ |title=Stone Temple Pilots announce shows in Los Angeles with Slash and Duff McKagan |website=GrungeReport.net |date=May 5, 2013 |access-date=May 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121637/http://grungereport.net/?p=25125%2F |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and were joined by Weiland's former bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan on stage to perform "[[All the Young Dudes]]".

On July 15, 2013, STP announced that it would embark on a small tour in September with [[Filter (band)|Filter]] as the opening act.<ref>[http://stonetemplepilots.com/news/2013/07/tour-announced-ep-this-fall/ Tour Announced, EP This Fall!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809174252/http://stonetemplepilots.com/news/2013/07/tour-announced-ep-this-fall/ |date=August 9, 2013 }}. StoneTemplePilots.com (July 15, 2013). Retrieved on August 25, 2013.</ref> Stone Temple Pilots released a five-track EP titled ''[[High Rise (EP)|High Rise]]'' on October 8, 2013, through Play Pen, LLC, credited as ''Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington''. The album's second single, "[[Black Heart (Stone Temple Pilots song)|Black Heart]]", was released through [[iHeartRadio]] on September 18, 2013. They officially dropped "with Chester Bennington" from their name in March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/stone-temple-pilots-drop-with-chester-bennington-from-name/|title=Stone Temple Pilots Drop 'With Chester Bennington' From Name - Blabbermouth.net|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|date=March 17, 2015}}</ref> On November 9, 2015, Bennington announced he was amicably leaving Stone Temple Pilots to focus more on Linkin Park.<ref name=BenningtonLeaves/><ref name=BenningtonLeaves2/> On December 3, 2015, Scott Weiland was found dead of an accidental overdose of alcohol, pills, and cocaine on his tour bus in Minnesota.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Halperin|first1=Shirley|title=Scott Weiland, Former Stone Temple Pilots Singer, Dead at 48|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6785645/scott-weiland-stone-temple-pilots-dead|magazine=Billboard|date=December 4, 2015|access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref> Stone Temple Pilots released a statement noting his death in which they thanked him for his time with them and said he was "gifted beyond words".<ref>{{cite web|title=Stone Temple Pilots Release Statement On Scott Weiland's Death|url=http://www.theprp.com/2015/12/04/news/stone-temple-pilots-release-statement-on-scott-weilands-death/|website=The PRP|date=December 4, 2015|access-date=December 5, 2015}}</ref>