KISS Records New Song After Touring Retirement

KISS, the iconic rock band, has returned to the studio two years after retiring from live touring, with bassist Gene Simmons confirming the group recorded a new song written by vocalist Paul Stanley.

Simmons shared the update during an interview on the KISSbySienna YouTube channel, hosted by superfan Sienna Hernandez. "KISS is in the studio now," he said. "So we just recorded a new song, as a matter of fact, that Paul Stanley wrote. I can't tell you more about it. And that'll be coming out at some point." The track marks the band's first new material since their 2012 album Monster.

The revelation aligns with earlier comments from Simmons and Stanley in a Pollstar magazine interview, where they discussed their upcoming avatar-based show set to launch in Las Vegas in 2028. The production, developed by Sweden-based Pophouse Entertainment, will feature classics like "Love Gun" and "Deuce" alongside new songs "written by us," Simmons said. "We have songs done." Pophouse CEO Jessica Koravos described the show as "a crazy 4D roller coaster ride through the hits, the comic book worlds and personas of KISS," with testing underway for pyro effects and advanced LED screens.