Monster

Rock legends KISS return with Monster, the 20th studio album in their historic career. The 12-track, straight-ahead rock 'n' roll album features collaborations among all four members—including co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons and long-time members guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer—in an album that shows the band at the top of its game. And that's saying something, considering their illustrious, 40-plus year history—28 U.S. gold albums, the most gold records for any American rock band, 40 million sales in the U.S., and a total exceeding 100 million worldwide.

Stanley calls the album's lead track, the full-throttle, autobiographical rocker 'Hell or Hallelujah', "a battle cry that encapsulates the entire record...one way or another, we're going to do it our way."

Monster represents KISS' nod to the music that first inspired them to pick up their guitars and flame-throwers and don makeup to entertain millions. The group goes back to their own beginnings with the Who-like 'Freak,' while Gene lives up to the title track's declaration on the raucous rock of 'Back to the Stone Age' and the bludgeoning 'The Devil is Me.' Even guitarist Thayer takes a turn on his own with 'Outta This World,' a tribute to his KISS "spaceman" character, while drummer Singer provides the vocals (and the back story) for the arena anthem 'All for the Love of Rock & Roll.'

"There are no symphony orchestras, boy choirs, keyboards, outside producers or songwriters on this album," promises Gene Simmons. "The best thing we did was to turn inwards to ourselves. Tommy and Eric have revitalized this band, with a work ethic and the talent to back it up. This is a real band effort. KISS has become a behemoth. We're going where no bands have gone before."

Monster

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