Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland and his band THE WILDABOUTS will release their first album ever on March 31. Titled "Blaster", the CD was produced by Rick Parker (BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB) and recorded throughout 2014 at Lavish Studios in Burbank and at The Sandbox in Beachwood Canyon.

"Blaster" features twelve tracks, all but one written by Weiland.

SCOTT WEILAND AND THE WILDABOUTS — Weiland, guitarist Jeremy Brown, bassist Tommy Black, and drummer Danny Thompson — will hit the road in February in support of the new project, with tickets going on sale January 9 for the first 13 shows (see itinerary below). Additional shows will be added, but the two-times-Grammy-winning songwriter/vocalist Weiland and his band already have a busy spring, with previously announced shows at SXSW, the Sundance Film Festival and additional festival dates.

Weiland and THE WILDABOUTS have a camaraderie fostered by years of jamming and touring together. After spending several months on the road in 2013, they hunkered down in Weiland's Southern California studio and rehearsal space to write and record what would eventually become "Blaster".

"The album has its own distinctive sound," says Weiland, "but it also can entice those STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER fans who have stuck by me."

He continues: "Over the years, I've gone back and forth between art records and being in a band. This is a hybrid. What we've come up with is really heavy, slinky, and sexy. There's a lot of fuzz. The best way to describe it is 'furry.'"

Weiland adds: "I knew I wanted to make a rock record. It all just came together."