Former KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Reviews 'Monster'

October 11, 2012

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has penned a "review" of the band's new album, "Monster", for his official web site, Kulick.net. He writes, in part, "I can say that I love the '70s influences on this CD. Anytime a band has a foot in that era I am into it, because so many great bands and songs came from the '60s and the '70s. I hear STONES-type things in some songs, aggressive guitars and classic style riffs with all the snot you can put on a guitar.

"Tommy [Thayer, guitar] really stands out all across this CD. He is a fine player, and I get the sense that the tall shadow of Ace [Frehley] is no longer a concern.

"There are tons of meaty riffs played with a '70s flair, and that always makes me happy. I also love the fact that Tommy's solos are very front and center in the mix, the way they should be!

"KISS keeps moving forward with the makeup lineup featuring Tommy and Eric [Singer, drums] in a fashion that makes perfect sense: plenty of crunching guitars, vocal hooks, thundering drums, and big distorted melodic bass lines."

Read Bruce's entire review at Kulick.net.

As previously reported, "Monster" is likely to sell between 60,000 and 65,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on October 9 via Universal Music Enterprises.

KISS' previous CD, "Sonic Boom", opened with 108,000 units back in October 2009 to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marked the band's highest-charting LP ever.

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).