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The band turns 40 in January and announced in late August the release of a massive — not to mention massively expensive — book to commemorate four decades of rocking and rolling all night. The 3-foot-by-2.5-foot book priced at $4,250 features rare photographs and is signed by the band. There are only 1,000 copies of the book, which suitably will be called, “Monster,” the same name as the band’s forthcoming new album due out Oct. 16.
The 12-track album, the 20th of the band’s career, is said to be all original material.
We weren’t interested in making just a great KISS album, but a great rock album that lived up to the bands we loved growing up,” Paul Stanley said in a press release. “The ones who got us to play music in the first place.”