Rock legends KISS last released a new album in 2012 with “Monster.” Since then, the band toured consistently culminating in their ‘End Of The Road” world tour, but were fairly adamant about not releasing more new material, or at least not doing a full new album.
Paul Stanley told USA Today in 2021: “I don’t really see a reason for it, to be quite honest. For the most part, when classic bands put out new albums, they’re looked at and listened to and thrown away because they don’t have the gravitas, they don’t have the age that comes with something being a time capsule or being attached to a certain period of your life.”
Stanley continued: “I’m not alone in that. When you see any classic bands on TV or if there’s a concert video, turn off the sound and I’ll tell you every time they’re playing a new song because the audience sits down. So it’s odd to me that people always want you to do a new album, but then they go, ‘That’s great. Now play your hits.’ So honestly, at this point, there isn’t a real reward in it. There’s much more of a reward in changing lanes — I’m still going forward.”
At the end of their farewell tour, KISS announced that the band would continue in avatar form in the future. The Las Vegas-based show will now launch in 2028. “It’s going to be the iconic face personas, The Demon, the Starchild, and so on,” Stanley recently told Pollstar. “Who you want to place into that lineup is up to you. As for which songs will be included in the show, we will have all the classics through the years and some surprises.”
Gene Simmons also added: “You’re gonna get all that stuff, and also new songs.” When asked to clarify, Simmons said: “Exactly what that means, written by us. We have songs done.”
