October 9 :
Pitbull and Kiss team up for new song ‘Reach for the Stars' From :
ultimateclassicrock.com
Awright now, listen: one of the most unexpected Kiss collaborations
just dropped.
"Reach for the Stars," the new track from Miami
rapper/singer/party-starter Pitbull, builds directly on top of one
of the signature songs from the rock legends: "Rock and Roll All
Nite."
"I'm on a classic with Kiss, that's right, having a blast / If you
don't like what we're doing, you can kiss our ass," Mr. Worldwide
raps in the intro, as only he can.
What follows is a pair of verses delivered over the track's
signature riffs, making room for Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and
company to deliver the thunderous pre-chorus and singalong refrain.
(Upon close listen, it sounds like Pit has utilized the version of
the song as heard on Kiss Klassics, the bonus disc of re-recorded
hits included with 2009's Sonic Boom.)
An accompanying lyric video - embedded below - features footage of a
bachelorette party in full swing, albeit with none of the make-up,
pyrotechnics, or spitting blood you'd expect at a Kiss concert.
The track opens Pitbull's just-released 13th studio album, PITCOIN,
and it's not the only classic rock collaboration being offered,
either. "Now or Never," released in 2024, was built around Bon
Jovi's "It's My Life." Other collaborators on PITCOIN include Lil
Jon, Enrique Iglesias, Akon and Jason Derulo.
October 3 :
ZEBRA to release new studio album, 'V', in November; First Single,
'Walk With You', was co-written by PAUL STANLEY From :
The Metal Voice/
Blabbermouth.net ZEBRA,
the legendary power trio consisting of lead guitarist/vocalist Randy
Jackson, bassist/keyboardist Felix Hanemann and drummer Guy Gelso,
will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with the release of
its long-awaited new studio album. Due on November 13, 2026 via
Flatiron Recordings, "V" will be the band's first release of new
material since "Zebra IV" in 2003.
Randy Jackson told Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice in a the
interview that "V"'s first single, which is tentatively due on
October 13, is a track he wrote with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul
Stanley more than three decades ago. "It's a song called 'Walk With
You', and we wrote it back when I was doing the CHINA RAIN [side
project] album, but it never made it to the record," he explained.
"It was always a great song, but it was just one of those that,
'Well, do it on the next album' or something. And there was no next
album. And going through the material that I had, I said, 'This is
really good. We should do this with ZEBRA.' So I called Paul, got in
touch with him, and he said, 'Yeah, that sounds good.' It was one
session we wrote the song in. It was very quick, about two hours. I
went to his place in Manhattan and had the song and made a demo of
it and everything. That was, like, 1990, 1989, right around then.
And, yeah, the song came out great. We did a demo. It was good. I
still, of course, had the demo. And we just kind of went off of
that. We changed the arrangement a little bit. Jack Douglas produced
it. He loved the song. He thought it was great. Jack produced five
songs on the record, and that was one of the five he wanted to do.
As for how he came to collaborate with Paul Stanley, Jackson said:
"Honestly, I really didn't know him [before we worked together]. My
manager at the time, a guy named Scott Ross, he put us together. He
made the connection. And I don't really remember how he did that,
but he put the whole thing together. And Paul knew of ZEBRA. I mean,
we had opened up for them at that point down at the Superdome in New
Orleans.
October 1 :
SHOGUN MOJO, featuring KISS guitarist TOMMY THAYER and DAN REED,
releases second single 'Gonna Raise Hell' From :
Blabbermouth.net
SHOGUN MOJO, an exciting new collaboration
between legendary KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer and acclaimed
singer-songwriter Dan Reed of DAN REED NETWORK fame, will release
its self-titled debut album on October 30, 2026 via Frontiers Music
Srl.
The official music video for the LP's second single, "Gonna Raise
Hell", can be seen below.
Reed comments: "The new single 'Gonna Raise Hell' is a straight-up
invitation to give a hundred and ten percent to everything you put
your mind to... from the obvious of partying into the night, but
also to romance, to celebration, even to whatever your passion is
for in life... and accept that sometimes what we believe are angels
in our lives come with a dark side, and sometimes the people we have
hatred for may be in our path to bring us insight and wisdom. So
let's raise hell together... starting with tonight... see what
tomorrow brings!
September 5 :
Tommy Thayer makes a guest appearance on the song “Sweet Revenge,”
featured on upcoming 4th album by Khalik Turk & Friends From :
Kiss Related Recordings and Rob Novák (SleazyDoll)
Tommy Thayer makes a guest appearance on the song “Sweet Revenge,”
which will appear on Khalil Turk & Friends’ upcoming album, "Turkish
Delight: Volume IV, set for release via
Escape Music. The song is written by FM
(UK) singer Steve Overland who does backing vocals the song, along
with a host of big name talent.
September 5 :
Kiss are readying new material, says Tommy Thayer:
“We recorded a great new song that Paul wrote” From :
guitarworld.com
Tommy Thayer has confirmed Kiss are recording new material.
The glam metal heroes retired from touring in 2023, bringing the
curtain down on their live careers with a triumphant farewell show
at the Madison Square Garden.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean Kiss is ending for good. Plans for
avatar shows have already been mooted. Smaller reunion gigs at
intimate venues have also taken place.
Last December, it was also reported that new material was on the
way. Thayer was coy at the time, teasing there was plenty of
activity happening behind the scenes.
In a new interview with Guitar World, Thayer gives another update,
reassuring fans that those rumors about new Kiss tunes are true.
“We did record a great new song that Paul wrote,” he reveals.
“That’s probably about as much as I can tell you right now.”
“But Kiss has always believed in making things an event,” Thayer
elaborates. “So whatever new music comes, it has to feel special and
have a reason for existing. You don’t make another Kiss record just
because you’re supposed to make another Kiss record.”
It’s not much to go on. What shape or form that material will take
is unclear. A full album or standalone singles? Who knows. Whatever
the case, it’s enough to pique the interests of Kiss fans.
“Kiss may have stopped touring, but that doesn’t mean things have
stopped happening,” he adds. “There’s still a lot going on and a lot
of new things developing.”
Thayer’s full interview with Guitar World, in which he also
discusses his latest project
SHOGUN MOJO, will be out in the coming
weeks.
