Former VELVET REVOLVER and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman SCOTT WEILAND has announced the release date for upcoming album Blaster.

The 12-track recording with his backing band THE WILDABOUTS will launch on March 31 via Softdrive Records and will be his first solo release since 2008’s “Happy” In Galoshes.

He previously revealed that teaming up with guitarist Jeremy Brown, bassist Tommy Black and drummer Dan Thompson gave him the opportunity to explore a different sound. And he says the new material they’ve been working on has a “garage rock vibe.”

Weiland and the Wildabouts recorded Blaster between touring commitments and the singer says laying down tracks in the studio left him feeling rejuvenated and took him back to the early days with STP.

They’ve lined up a run of 13 dates across the US starting on February 22 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Further album details will be released in due course.