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Kiss Gets Ready to Unleash a Monster Album

July 1, 2012

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Kiss has announced that their forthcoming 20th studio effort, Monster, will arrive in stores in October. The album, which will feature 12 songs, was produced by lead singer Paul Stanley along with Greg Conway at studios in Hollywood and Studio City, California.

Monster's first single, "Hell or Hallelujah," will be released as a digital download this Tuesday. Stanley describes the track as "a battle cry that encapsulates the entire record...one way or another, we're going to do it our way." Other new tunes include "Freak," "Back to the Stone Age," "The Devil Is Me," "Outta this World" and "All for the Love of Rock & Roll."

Kiss will celebrate the single's release at a July 4 concert in London that will raise money for the U.K.'s Help for Heroes charity, which aids injured and ailing soldiers. The band notes that the new album's music pays homage to the British groups of the 1960s and '70s that first inspired Kiss.

"We're all Anglophiles in this band," says bassist/singer Gene Simmons in a statement. "America may have invented rock and roll, but England knew what to do with it. They gave us The Beatles, The Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Who."

Simmons also points out that Monster is a straightforward rock record that features "no symphony orchestras, boy choirs, keyboards, outside producers or songwriters."

He adds, "This is a real band effort. Kiss has become a behemoth. We're going where no bands have gone before''.




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Reply #1 posted 07/01/12 10:58am

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Bring it on!!! Sounds like some classic sounds from KISS!!

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Reply #2 posted 07/04/12 12:45am

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The opening riff is energetic and stomping. I like this!

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Reply #3 posted 07/04/12 12:51am

Gunsnhalen

I'm so over KISS lol idc the hate i get from rock fans razz

I LOVED Kiss as a kid & can name every song on there albums from the 70's to 92 in order.

When i hear there music i just think ''blah'' nowaday's and this song is just cheesy lol i know mIckey will kill me for saying that but this song to me is cheesy. It's another one of those Kiss anthems and,.. ugh it's just so cheesy and unintersting to hear most of there stuff lol

And Paul's voice is for once starting to show age confused he was always the real driving member behind Kiss imo.

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Reply #4 posted 07/04/12 7:30am

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Gee, I wonder why does Hell Or Hallelujah sound so familiar???

Oh yeah now I remember why.

Cause I liked it so much the first time they recorded it!

"We're going where no bands have gone before''. rolleyes

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Reply #5 posted 07/04/12 7:35am

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Gunsnhalen said:

I'm so over KISS lol idc the hate i get from rock fans razz

don't worry. rock fans don't like Kiss either.

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Reply #6 posted 07/04/12 10:10am

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sexyfunkystrange said:

Gee, I wonder why does Hell Or Hallelujah sound so familiar???

Oh yeah now I remember why.

Cause I liked it so much the first time they recorded it!

"We're going where no bands have gone before''. rolleyes

Thank you!

They been recycling there own shit album after album after album.

I would much rather listen to there 80's albums. At least they admit those are pure ''camp'' but they take there masked work serious? pssssh

Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener

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Reply #7 posted 07/04/12 1:23pm

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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #8 posted 07/04/12 3:35pm

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Gunsnhalen said:

I'm so over KISS lol idc the hate i get from rock fans razz

I LOVED Kiss as a kid & can name every song on there albums from the 70's to 92 in order.

When i hear there music i just think ''blah'' nowaday's and this song is just cheesy lol i know mIckey will kill me for saying that but this song to me is cheesy. It's another one of those Kiss anthems and,.. ugh it's just so cheesy and unintersting to hear most of there stuff lol

And Paul's voice is for once starting to show age confused he was always the real driving member behind Kiss imo.

Die hard fan here and I don't quite agree with you but I can see your point. I do think that Psycho Circus and Sonic Boom, while not on the same level as their seventies albums, are much better than anything they released circa 1984-1989. At the very least Gene is contributing some decent songs again. The thing that will always bug me is that they never made a proper followup to Revenge. To me that album is one of their very best, nearly on par with anything they did in the seventies and with very little, if any, filler. Maybe they were disappointed with the lacklustre sales and just said "fuck it, why bother trying if no one is buying" but I would have loved another album or two in a similar style. Instead we got Carnival of Souls which really didn't sound like Kiss and then the reunion happened and all they cared about was cashing in. While I like some of Psycho Circus it definitely suffers from being rushed and Ace and Peter are basically absent.

For me the only other post seventies album that rivals Revenge is Creatures of the Night. Revenge may be lacking the classic singles that the seventies albums had but it is a very, very solid album and I wish that they would push themselves to try for something that good again.

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Reply #9 posted 07/04/12 5:05pm

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Identity said:

The opening riff is energetic and stomping. I like this!

I've never been a big Kiss fan but this sounds pretty good. Sounds like they're going back to their roots.

Rest in Peace Bettie Boo. See u soon.
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Reply #10 posted 07/04/12 5:51pm

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rialb said:

Gunsnhalen said:

I'm so over KISS lol idc the hate i get from rock fans razz

I LOVED Kiss as a kid & can name every song on there albums from the 70's to 92 in order.

When i hear there music i just think ''blah'' nowaday's and this song is just cheesy lol i know mIckey will kill me for saying that but this song to me is cheesy. It's another one of those Kiss anthems and,.. ugh it's just so cheesy and unintersting to hear most of there stuff lol

And Paul's voice is for once starting to show age confused he was always the real driving member behind Kiss imo.

Die hard fan here and I don't quite agree with you but I can see your point. I do think that Psycho Circus and Sonic Boom, while not on the same level as their seventies albums, are much better than anything they released circa 1984-1989. At the very least Gene is contributing some decent songs again. The thing that will always bug me is that they never made a proper followup to Revenge. To me that album is one of their very best, nearly on par with anything they did in the seventies and with very little, if any, filler. Maybe they were disappointed with the lacklustre sales and just said "fuck it, why bother trying if no one is buying" but I would have loved another album or two in a similar style. Instead we got Carnival of Souls which really didn't sound like Kiss and then the reunion happened and all they cared about was cashing in. While I like some of Psycho Circus it definitely suffers from being rushed and Ace and Peter are basically absent.

For me the only other post seventies album that rivals Revenge is Creatures of the Night. Revenge may be lacking the classic singles that the seventies albums had but it is a very, very solid album and I wish that they would push themselves to try for something that good again.

I can dig it! Revenge IS a good album. And talk about some great singles

I Just Wanna

God Gave Rock N Roll To You

Domino

Unholy

Good album by them it's a shame it was there last great record. I'm not going to pretend Van Halen wrote poetry lol but there new album was good and has a funky edge. Kiss to me plays it safe 3 chord rock EVERY album confused especially after Revenge

Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener

All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen

Datdonkeydick- Asherfierce

Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive
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Reply #11 posted 07/05/12 2:39pm

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Kiss debuts new single at UK charity gig.

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Reply #12 posted 07/27/12 1:41pm

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KISS Roars Back This Fall With Monster

27 July 2012

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It's been just shy of four decades since KISS released their eponymous debut album. But as Gene Simmons says, the hard rock titans – who are set to drop their 20th studio album, Monster, on October 16th – are still firing on all cylinders.

"The band is more focused than ever," Simmons tells Rolling Stone. "The weather looks great for the band – reinvigorated, redefined, refocused and reborn."

While Simmons and lead singer Paul Stanley remain the band's only original members, Monster marks the second consecutive KISS record, following 2009's Sonic Boom, created with a lineup that includes drummer Eric Singer and lead guitarist Tommy Thayer. Simmons insists the new album ranks up there with some of the notoriously outlandish crew's finest work. "If this was a first record by a new band, I'd be floored," he says.

Monster was recorded at studios in and around Los Angeles and, like Sonic Boom, was co-produced by Stanley and Greg Collins. Though it has been finished for a few months, the bassist and perennial self-promoter says there was no point in rushing out something this epic. "Just because you have a lot of ammunition doesn't mean you have to shoot your wad right away," he says. "You have to pace yourself."

Monster itself does not pace itself: it's a full-on aural assault, from the first note of the opening track and lead single "Hell or Hallelujah" ("I rode the highway to heartache/ I rode the ship of fools" ) to the appropriately titled "Wall of Sound," a barn burner anchored by a snaking guitar lick. The album doesn't let up until Stanley lets out a final jarring wail on "Last Chance."

"If you like guitars and drums, this is right up your alley," Simmons explains. "Which is better than right up your ass. It's relentless til the end. We're not doing thrash. We're not doing any of that stuff. It's straight meat and potatoes. No messing around. And no ballads, no string choirs, no little boys doing a cappella, no eunuchs singing background."

Simmons adds that Monster is less intricate than their classic 1976 album Destroyer, and that it hearkens back to the band's first three records. "Destroyer was a more produced studio record," he explains. "To reproduce Destroyer live, we would need keyboards. We love that, but it's more produced material."

Simmons admits he's taken inspiration from other classic rock acts performing their iconic albums in their entirety. To that end, he is toying with the idea of playing Monster from start to finish on tour.

"It's an interesting idea," he says. "It would sound the same as the record because that's the way it was recorded. You wouldn't have to add anything."

For now, Simmons is relishing being on the road with Motley Crue, one of several legendary bands, including Bon Jovi and AC/DC, he says he's proud to have brought out on their first massive tour years ago. "It's been phenomenal," he says of the two band's worldwide jaunt, dubbed The Tour, which kicked off its U.S. leg last week. "We come out there and we will kick you in the nuts as soon as we can." As for what it feels like for Simmons to be onstage at age 62? "I am the god that walks the face of this planet," he declares.

In decidedly KISS fashion, a mega-tour and a forthcoming new record are not all that's on the horizon for the rockers. In addition to a guessing game of sorts on the band's Facebook page that will slowly uncover Monster's cover art, in the coming months KISS will release a remastered edition of Destroyer, a DVD entitled Kissology and a mega-sizedMonster book, a limited-edition 45-pound behemoth of a read that features never-before-seen photographs and will be signed by all four band members.

"You don't need a coffee table book," says Simmons of the over-the-top collector's item. "This is the coffee table."



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Reply #13 posted 07/27/12 1:50pm

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As an old school fan, I'm looking foward to "Monster". I was pleased with "Sonic Boom" so hopefully "Monster" will be more rockin'. They've said that this record is "Revenge" w/ makeup..

so we'll see.

Seeing them in Sept with Motley. Should be a fun Friday night show.

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Reply #14 posted 08/01/12 5:00am

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Here’s the complete track list and cover art, y'all:

“Hell or Hallelujah”
“Wall of Sound”
“Freak”
“Back to the Stone Age”
“Shout Mercy”
“Long Way Down”
“Eat Your Heart Out”
“The Devil Is Me”
“Outta This World”
“All for the Love of Rock & Roll”
“Take Me Down Below”
“Last Chance”
“Right Here Right Now”




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Reply #15 posted 08/22/12 7:56pm

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Kiss Unveils Monster Book at L.A. Press Event

August 22, 2012

Kiss introduced its oversized Monster book in a big way on Tuesday, giving the 45-pound, three-foot-tall tome its official debut in front of a group of press members on stage at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. In addition to its massive size, the limited-edition photo book also boasts a whopping price tag, with copies selling for $4,250.

With regard to the book's prohibitive cost, singer/guitarist Paul Stanley told Rolling Stone prior to the unveiling, "[Not releasing it] wouldn't be fair to the people who can afford it and will appreciate it...If we didn't make it high-end, it would be compromised."

Stanley also said that the band may put out a less expensive "Mini-Monster" version of the book at a later date.

Only 1,000 copies the Monster book will be sold. Ten different versions are available, each one geared toward a different country and boasting a cover featuring the flag of that country. All copies of the book are signed by Kiss' four members.

The Monster book is a companion piece to the band's upcoming album of the same name, which will hit stores on October 18. The record marks the band's return to the Universal label, which also controls Kiss' early catalog.

"They made it very clear they wanted us to be back in the fold and made their intentions known," Stanley explained to Rolling Stone, "not only with goodwill but good money, and the two go hand-in-hand."

Lead guitarist Tommy Thayer, meanwhile described the Monster record as "a real band album." He added, "No outside writers, no agenda with power ballads or radio songs. Just rock & roll, pure and simple, from start to finish."

Later on Tuesday, Stanley and Gene Simmons traveled to Universal's headquarters in Santa Monica, California, to play some of the new material for executives who oversee the company's film and TV music. Among the tunes the rockers treated their new bosses to were "Long Way Down," "Wall of Sound" and "Freak."

Commenting on the latter tune, Stanley quipped, "We are freaks, remain freaks, and hopefully you do, too."

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