Monster

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All Music Guide - Fred Thomas
As Kiss approach 40 years of ridiculous rock & roll fun, it makes sense that their 20th studio album, Monster, is more self-referential than anything. Following 2009's Sonic Boom, the album marks the second set of tunes by a revamped "original" Kiss lineup, with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons joined by new guitarist Tommy Thayer and re-emerging Eric Singer donning the makeup and personas originated by Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, respectively. Monster is a tremendous throwback to the superhuman partying and heavy metal Ragnarök of Kiss albums like Destroyer and Love Gun, with meaty riffs, hamfisted drumming, and a combination of Simmons' patented demonic growls and ...
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All Music Guide - Fred Thomas
As Kiss approach 40 years of ridiculous rock & roll fun, it makes sense that their 20th studio album, Monster, is more self-referential than anything. Following 2009's Sonic Boom, the album marks the second set of tunes by a revamped "original" Kiss lineup, with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons joined by new guitarist Tommy Thayer and re-emerging Eric Singer donning the makeup and personas originated by Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, respectively. Monster is a tremendous throwback to the superhuman partying and heavy metal Ragnarök of Kiss albums like Destroyer and Love Gun, with meaty riffs, hamfisted drumming, and a combination of Simmons' patented demonic growls and Stanley's interstellar party-starting, not to mention amounts of cowbell that would have been above average even in 1977. "All for the Love of Rock & Roll" is a big-hearted boogie rocker that would have fit on Frehley's stoney 1978 solo album, while the campily sinister metal riffage of "The Devil Is Me" and "Freak" fit more into the era of slick radio metal of 1992's Revenge. The muddy analog a cappella intro of "Eat Your Heart Out" sets the tone for tongue-in-cheek double entendres updating "Shout It Out Loud" with slightly different lyrics but the same bell-bottomed irreverence.
All Music Guide - Fred Thomas
Kiss' 20th studio album, Monster, is a tremendous throwback to the superhuman partying and heavy metal Ragnarök of albums like Destroyer and Love Gun, with meaty riffs, hamfisted drumming, Gene Simmons' patented demonic growls, and Paul Stanley's interstellar party-starting, not to mention amounts of cowbell that would have been above average even in 1977. These 12 songs might not score many new recruits for the Kiss Army, but for the innumerable fans of multiple generations who grew up with and lived their glory days listening to Kiss, familiarity will make the record a keeper. With Monster, Kiss hit the mark best when rewriting the sound they developed as youngsters and when they keep it simple, predictable, and fun.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/9/2012
  • Label: Ume
  • UPC: 602537112050
  • Catalog Number: 001721902
  • Sales rank: 4,712

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Hell Or Hallelujah (4:07)
  2. 2 Wall of Sound (2:55)
  3. 3 Freak (3:35)
  4. 4 Back To The Stone Age (3:01)
  5. 5 Shout Mercy (4:04)
  6. 6 Long Way Down (3:51)
  7. 7 Eat Your Heart Out (4:06)
  8. 8 The Devil Is Me (3:41)
  9. 9 Outta This World (4:29)
  10. 10 All For The Love Of Rock & Roll (3:21)
  11. 11 Take Me Down Below (3:24)
  12. 12 Last Chance (3:05)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Kiss Primary Artist
Gene Simmons Bass, Vocals
Paul Stanley Guitar, Vocals
Eric Singer Drums, Vocals
Tommy Thayer Guitar, Vocals
Brian Whelan Piano
Technical Credits
Gene Simmons Composer
Paul Stanley Composer, Producer
Eric Singer Composer
Tommy Thayer Composer
Tom Jermann Art Direction
Greg Collins Producer, Engineer
Don McGhee Management
Sujata Murthy Publicity
Liam Collopy Publicity
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