After forming in 1988, Eric Martin (vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar), Billy Sheehan (bass) and Pat Torpey (drums) immediately began to solidify their place in music history by combining inspired songwriting with trademark “shredding” and awesome vocal harmony.

Now, hard rock’s original super group Mr. Big is back with a vengeance and a new album, ‘The Stories We Could Tell’. The band’s eighth studio album is slated for release on September 23rd via Frontiers Music SRL.

Over the course of their 25 year career, Mr. Big has produced songs that have traversed the spectrum of rock genres – be it ballads, heavy metal or blues rock. Their hits, including “Alive and Kicking,” “Just Take My Heart” and the chart-topping ballad “To Be With You” propelled the band to international success and multi-platinum record sales.

On ‘The Stories We Could Tell’, the original lineup returns with some of their strongest material to date. The new album is the follow-up to the band’s 2011 release ‘What If’, another critically acclaimed album that marked the band’s return to their signature hard rock sound.

The new album was produced by Pat Regan, known for his work with bands like Deep Purple, Warrant and Keel.

In sadder news, Mr. Big recently announced that drummer Pat Torpey has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and the diagnosis has left him unable to perform his normal drumming duties on the band’s upcoming World Tour. Mr. Big intends to announce a drummer in the near future who will handle most of the band’s drumming duties on tour and expects Torpey to jump on the drums on suitable live songs as well as participating in the group’s acoustic set.

“To me, this is the album that we’ve threatened to make decades ago” says Eric Martin. “A classic, groovin’, blues-rock record with the spirit and spark of our Rock & Soul idols from the 70’s. Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or are just starting, you’re going to dig where we are coming from and where we’ve been.”

The track listing for “The Stories We Could Tell”:

Gotta Love The Ride
I Forget To Breathe
Fragile
Satisfied
The Man Who Has Everything
The Monster In Me
What If We Were New?
East/West
The Light Of Day
Just Let Your Heart Decide
It’s Always About That Girl
Cinderella Smile
The Stories We Could Tell
Addicted To That Rush (Live – Exclusive Bonus Track)