KISS have moved the North American release dates for their new album, Monster. Originally scheduled for release in the US/Canada on October 16th, the album will now be released on October 9th.

Monster tracklisting:

'Hell Or Hallelujah'

'Wall Of Sound'

'Freak'

'Back To The Stone Age'

'Shout Mercy'

'Long Way Down'

'Eat Your Heart Out'

'The Devil Is Me'

'Outta This World'

'All For The Love Of Rock & Roll'

'Take Me Down Below'

'Last Chance'

'Right Here Right Now'

In a recent interview with Metal-Rules.com KISS vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley discussed Monster, stating: "The idea wasn’t to make an album that sounded like we once sounded. It was to make an album that sound like we have never sounded. The idea of making of an album that is a retro album… I wasn’t interested in that. I wanted to make an album that has vitality and passion and that’s a great rock album. I don’t want to make a great KISS album. I don’t want to be judged by other KISS albums. It’s ok to judge KISS by KISS but it’s also nice to open up the gates and say not how good is this compared to KISS albums but how good is this comparing to the albums that I love."

Paul continues: "I think it’s all we wanted it to be. It’s not a great KISS album, it's a great rock album. I think this is a great album. I didn’t want us to make an album, some bands remember saying, 'Oh, they are making an album that sounds like they did.' I wanted to do an album that sounds like we never did. Something that’s new."

The full interview is online here.

KISS is currently on the road with MÖTLEY CRÜE. Remaining dates on The Tour are as follows:

September

7 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, IL
8 - Alpine Valley Music Theater - East Troy, MI
11 - Allegan County Fair - Allegan, MI
12 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
13 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON
15 - Darien Lake PAC - Darien Lake, NY
16 - Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
18 - Toyota Pavilion - Scranton, PA
19 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
21 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
22 - Nikon at Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY
23 - Comcast Theater - Hartford, CT