MONSTER [Import Disc]

[Machine Translation] Kiss, a monster band that needs no introduction, has finally released its 20th studio album! This is the long-awaited new album after 3 years since "Sonic Boom" in 2009. Produced by Paul Stanley (as on the previous album) and co-produced and mixed by Gregg Collins, who boasts a storied career in studio work for System Of A Down, U2, No Doubt, etc. Gene Simmons has produced " Gene Simmons describes the album as "a combination of Destroyer, Revenge, and Sonic Boom," adding today's heaviness to the straight-ahead, edgy, no-nonsense hard rock sound of the band's debut, and making this their 20th studio album. The lead track, "Hell or Hallelujah," was released in July, and fans' anticipation for this uplifting, no-frills album is at an all-time high as the band's guitar riffs rip and tear through the album. It has been 38 years since Kiss' debut in 1974, and the band has established itself as a monster in rock history. This is sure to be a complete revival of the monster band that has established an unshakeable position in the history of rock music! Current members: Paul Stanley (rhythm guitar, vocals), Gene Simmons (bass guitar, vocals), Tommy Thayer (lead guitar, vocals), Eric Singer (drums, vocals)

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

もはや説明不要のモンスター・バンドKissの記念すべき20作目のスタジオ・アルバムが遂に登場! 2009年『Sonic Boom』以来3年ぶりの待望の新作。プロデュースは前作同様Paul Stanley、そしてSystem Of A Down、U2、No Doubt他のスタジオ・ワークで重厚なキャリアを誇る力派Gregg Collinsが共同プロデュースとミックスを担当。Gene Simmonsが“『Destroyer』、『Revenge』、『Sonic Boom』を合体させたようなアルバムさ”と語っているように、デビュー当時のストレートでエッジの効いた外連味のないハード・ロック・サウンドに今日的なへヴィネスを加え、20作目の節目にふさわしい、モンスター級にパワフルなアルバムが完成した。7月にはリード・トラック「Hell or Hallelujah」が先行公開され、その切り裂くようなギター・リフでグイグイ引っ張る小細工抜きのアップリフティングな出来に、ファンの期待は最高潮に達している。Kissの大ファンであることを公言しているSkid RowのSebastian Bach (vo)やDave Sabo (g)がスタジオのミックス現場で全曲を聴いて感動し、自身のtwitterで大絶賛のコメントを発している。1974年のデビューから38年。ロック史に不動の地位を築いたモンスター・バンドの完全復活作となるのは間違いない! 現メンバー: Paul Stanley (rhythm guitar, vocals)、Gene Simmons (bass guitar, vocals)、Tommy Thayer (lead guitar, vocals)、Eric Singer (drums, vocals)