KISS Announces New Studio Album

Kiss plans new album

Posted Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:00am AEDT

Kiss has reversed course and decided to hit the studio next year to record its first new album since 1998's Psycho Circus.

"It's going to be very much a vintage, classic, 70s KISS album without much regard to what's happened since then. It's back to the roots," said singer and guitarist Paul Stanley, who will produce the album.

He told askmen.com in a recent interview that the band planned to hit the studio shortly.

In recent years, bassist Gene Simmons has been vocal about his lack of enthusiasm about making a new album, which he attributes to the state of the business.

"The record industry is in such a mess," he told Billboard last year.

"There is nothing in me that wants to go in there and do new music. How are you going to deliver it? How are you going to get paid for it if people can just get it for free?"

It is unknown how Kiss will distribute the album, which will feature original members Stanley and Simmons alongside guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer.

- Reuters

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