Legendary rockers
KISS have released the official lyric video for their new single,
"Hell Or Hallelujah", in eleven more languages. You can check them out at
this location.
"Hell Or Hallelujah" comes off
KISS's 20th studio album,
"Monster", which is scheduled for release in October through
Universal Music Enterprises.
KISS guitarist/vocalist
Paul Stanley calls the track, "a battle cry that encapsulates the entire record...one way or another, we're going to do it our way."
Described in a press release as a "12-track, straight-ahead rock 'n' roll album,"
"Monster" features collaborations among all four members — including co-founders
Paul Stanley and
Gene Simmons and longtime 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.
"Monster" is the group's first studio album since the band's 2009 smash success,
"Sonic Boom", and was also produced by
Paul Stanley with
Greg Collins at
Conway Studios in Hollywood, California, and
The Nook in Studio City, California.
"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."
Timed to coincide with the release of the
"Monster" album is the deluxe coffee table, limited edition
KISS Monster, a collection of artworks, 126 photos from the band's 40-year career, including never-before-seen images from the world's greatest rock photographers. The three-foot high, two-and-a-half-feet wide and two-inch thick
Monster will be available in copies signed by all four band members and limited to only 1,000 copies worldwide. More info at
www.kissmonsterbook.com.
