DeuceNews.com recently reported that during the latest KISS Expo, Tommy Thayer (guitar) and Eric Singer (drums) confirmed that the band’s new album, Monster, is recorded and mixed and will be out in the fall, although no proper date has been confirmed.

SKID ROW guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo took to Twitter on May 18th and weighed in on the album:

“Heard the new KISS record yesterday & its very good! For real! More Revenge than Destroyer from what I heard.”

Tracks to appear on Monster include:

‘Hell Or Hallelujah’
‘The Devil Is Me’
‘Born To Be A Sinner’
‘Are You Ready’
‘Out Of This World’
‘Wall Of Sound’
‘It’s A Long Way Down’
‘Back To The Stone Age’
‘Shout Mercy’
‘All For The Love Of Rock And Roll’

In a recent interview with Billboard.com’s Gary Graff, KISS bassist/singer GENE SIMMONS talks about, among other things, Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp and the band’s forthcoming new studio album, Monster. An excerpt from the story follows:

Monster, the follow-up to 2009’s Sonic Boom is again produced by the band’s PAUL STANLEY and is, in Simmons’ words, “either the best or one of the top three records we’ve ever done. It’s like Revenge meets Destroyer – just guitar and drums, nothing else. No keyboards, no little boys’ choir, no strings, no nothing. Band-written; literally we’d get in and strum guitars like the old days.” Co-produced, like Sonic Boom, by KISS co-founder Paul Stanley, Monster “was written very fast,” according to Simmons and includes at least one track, ‘Are You Ready?’, that he describes as, “an old song that was torn apart and re-written.”

Monster will be accompanied by a “monstrous book” of the same name, an over-sized art book that Simmons says, “should weigh 100 pounds or more”, and come with its own stand. “It’s something you can’t put on your coffee table, ’cause it’ll crush it. It IS the coffee table.”

Read more at Billboard.com.

Brought to you by Fangoria, the planet’s number one cult film, horror and fantasy culture entertainment magazine, KISS: Monster – The Official Album And Tour Magazine is a KISS magazine made by KISS fans for KISS fans.

Celebrating the upcoming release of Monster, the band’s 20th album and their upcoming summer tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE, this glossy, 72 page collector’s magazine features dozens of rare, new and never before published photographs as well as new interviews with KISS members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, wherein they muse on the past, reflect on the present and look to what lies in store for “the hottest band in the world… KISS!”

You’ll also get a thorough, critical look at the full KISS discography; a preview of Monster written by the band; secrets behind The Tour; a look at the design of the new KISS costumes as well as their costumes worn through the ages; Gene and Paul remembering classic KISS albums like Creatures Of The Night and Alive!; in-depth retrospective of the delirious KISS TV movie, KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park, and so much more!

Edited by Fangoria editor-in-chief (and lifelong, card-carrying KISS Army member) Chris Alexander, this towering salute to the ever-evolving KISS mythology is one that every self respecting KISS fan MUST have.

KISS: Monster – The Official Album And Tour Magazine will be on newsstands everywhere late June and will be available to order through KISSOnline.com and Fangoria.com.

KISSOnline reports:

Here’s a photo of the advance copies of the new KISS Comics Issue #1. Pictured are the six different covers that will be available for the #1 Issue. KISS #1 will officially be in stores on June 13th.

In the photos:

Top row: two regular covers available at most retailers; and one limited cover available at select retailers.

Bottom row: limited cover available at select retailers; the black cover is exclusive to one retailer only; last one on right is the KISSOnline exclusive.

Pre-order KISS #1 Issue with the exclusive KISSOnline cover now at this location

KISS and Mötley Crüe join forces for The Tour, which kicks off in July.

The Tour dates:

July
20 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
21 – Farm Bureau Live – Virginia Beach, VA
22 – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion – Raleigh, NC
24 – Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA
25 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC
27 – Cruzan Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
28 – 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater – Tampa, FL
31 – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre – Pelham, AL

August
3 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Woodlands, TX
4 – Gexa Energy Paviliion – Dallas, TX
5 – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
7 – Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion – Albuquerque, NM
8 – Comfort Dental Amphitheater – Englewood, CO
10 – Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
11 – Mandalay Bay Arena – Las Vegas, NV
12 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre – Chula Vista, CA
14 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Irvine, CA
16 – Sleep Train Pavilion – Concord, MA
18 – White River Amphitheatre – Auburn, WA
19 – Sleep Country Amphitheater – Ridgefield, CT
24 – Rock Jam Grand – Junction, CO
26 – BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
27 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Maryland Heights, MO
29 – Minnesota State Fair – Minneapolis, MN
31 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH

September
1 – Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, IN
2 – First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA
4 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
5 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI
7 – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Tinley Park, IL
8 – Alpine Valley Music Theater – East Troy, MI
11 – Allegan County Fair – Allegan, MI
12 – Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
13 – Molson Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON
15 – Darien Lake PAC – Darien Lake, NY
16 – Comcast Center – Mansfield, MA
18 – Toyota Pavilion – Scranton, PA
19 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
21 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
22 – Nikon at Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY
23 – Comcast Theater – Hartford, CT

Source : Bravewords.com