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.
August 25 :
SHOGUN MOJO, featuring Tommy Thayer and Dan Reed releases 'Under The
Gun' single and video From :
Frontiers Music srl
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 November 6,
2026 via Frontiers Music Srl.
The official music video for the LP's first single, "Under The Gun",
can be seen below.
August 12 :
Engelbert Humperdinck feat. Rick Wakeman - Beth From :
Cleopatra Records
(Official Music Video)
August 10 : A
couple of rare and previously unlisted releases have been added to
the Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer discography sections. From :
Kiss Related Recordings and Rob Novák (SleazyDoll)
A few weeks ago, one of KRR's regular visitors Rob Novák brought a
rare 2-CD compilation to my attention, entitled "The
Greatest '80s Metal Moments Of All Time".
It was released in 2006 by Deadline/Cleopatra Records.
Back then, KRR's release schedule mentioned that Sebastian Bach and
Eric Singer had recorded a song for an upcoming RUSH tribute album.
The song was "Finding My Way," and as far as I know, it never
appeared on a RUSH tribute album. Instead, "Finding My Way" appeared
on Michael Schenker's 2008 album "Doctor,
Doctor : The Kulick Sessions", as
well as on his 2011 album "By
Invitation Only".
On June 26, 2026, JIMMY WALDO and STEVEN ROSEN released their second
compilation, "Voices
From The Past - Volume II", which features
Bruce Kulick on guitar on the track “Outlaws.” At the moment,
“Voices From the Past – Volume II” is available for streaming and as
a digital download through
bandcamp.
To me (KRR, Jelle), the intro riff of “Outlaws” sounds very similar
to The Move / E.L.O.’s song “Do Ya,” which was also covered by Ace
Frehley.
JIMMY WALDO and STEVEN ROSEN released their first compilation album,
Voices From The Past", as a 2CD
set in 2018., which album features Tommy Thayer on two tracks.
Jimmy Waldo and Steven Rosen were a prolific writing duo at the
height of hard rock’s popularity and were two of the go-to-guys for
songs. But it didn’t stop there. This writing partnership lasted
more than 30 years.
Steven Rosen writes: "This songwriting partnership endured and survived
the pummelling and pulverizing hammer of the music business, one
that relentlessly and thoughtlessly banged you on the head with
rejections and the closing of doors. Reaching out hundreds and
hundreds of times to publishers, managers, music supervisors and
anyone else who might listen to our music, we were summarily
dismissed out of hand.
We’d sit for hours writing, recording, bashing our brains out and
always coming away with something cool.
A handful of the songs here were things I wrote with other people
and which Jimmy engineered. Jimmy had by the time we met, already
played keyboards in
NEW ENGLAND
and Alcatrazz and would go on to become a member in
BLACKTHORNE,
MURDER'S ROW,
Quiet Riot and ultimately Graham Bonnet’s band.
August 5 :
TOMMY THAYER in the studio - recording a special track From :
Tommy Thayer (facebook)
