KISS Army Argentina recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer. Excerpts from the interview are below:

Kiss Army Argentina: We, the fans, are anxious about the release of the new album (Monster). What can you tell us about it?

Tommy Thayer: “We've been recording the new album on and off now for several months. It's going to be an incredible album. It's very, very good.”

Kiss Army Argentina: The time and in a way, the approach, taken to record the album is different than in Sonic Boom; there has been a recent short summer tour and now you have resumed the recording sessions for this new album. Does touring somehow help to shape the new album, in terms of, probably, getting and thinking over new ideas?

Tommy Thayer: “Not really; although being on the road together gives us the opportunity to easily get together on off days to work on ideas.”

Kiss Army Argentina: Have you been involved in songwriting for the new album as much as you had been involved for Sonic Boom?

Tommy Thayer: “Probably more on this one.”

Kiss Army Argentina: How would you describe the material recorded for the new album?

Tommy Thayer: “The new songs are GREAT, probably even better as a whole than SB (Sonic Boom). And SB was fantastic.”

Read the entire interview here.

KISS' Gene Simmons issued the following Monster update recently: "KISS studio album is done. Great job by Paul producing. Tommy (Thayer) and Eric (Singer) = really kicked it up a notch. Without overstating the obvious, when you hear the album, every single track rocks. No ballads. No outside writers. No keyboards. No children's choirs. No nothin'. Just meat and potatoes."

Paul Stanley says they will begin mixing Monster this week. New song titles include: 'Shout Mercy', 'Out Of This World, 'Wall Of Sound, 'Hell Or Hallelujah', 'It's A Long Way Down', 'Back To The Stone Age'.

BraveWords.com sources can confirm early reports indicate that KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE will join forces for an extensive tour in fall 2012. It's expected that Mötley Crüe will support KISS on this trek. Stay tuned for complete details.