Stone Temple Pilots have officially announced that they will be releasing their comeback album on May 25. The 12 tracks from the self-titled album, which will be the band’s first in nine years, were unveiled at a private listening party in New York on Tuesday.

The entire band attended the event, with singer Scott Weiland looking “the best he’s looked in a long time,” according to a local station.

STP bassist Robert DeLeo noted, “Fans are going get to a great STP record . . . a really cohesive record with songs that are going to be lasting.”

The band also confirmed that they will be performing at SXSW in March and embarking on a subsequent spring and summer tour. Weiland even hinted that the band may be putting together its own festival.

The Chicago stop of that tour takes place on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at the Riviera Theatre. Tickets go on-sale tomorrow morning at www.ticketmaster.com and will likely be an instant sell-out.

Stone Temple Pilots reunited in 2008 after a six-year hiatus.