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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons said that the iconic rock group is working on new songs in an interview with KISSbySienna, which is hosted by KISS superfan Sienna Hernandez, as per Blabbermouth.
KISS is in the studio now. So we just recorded a new song, as a matter of fact, that Paul [Stanley, KISS guitarist/vocalist] wrote. I can’t tell you more about it. And that’ll be coming out at some point.
The future avatar-based KISS show, which is reportedly set to debut in Las Vegas in 2028, will feature “new” KISS songs, Gene revealed to Pollstar magazine last month. Pophouse Entertainment, a Swedish music investment company co-founded by Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA, will make its first significant foray into the U.S. market with the as-yet-unnamed KISS experience. “Exactly what that means, written by us,” Gene responded to Pollstar writer Katherine Turman’s question about which “new” tracks would be featured. We’ve finished the tunes.
In November of last year, KISS announced that the “KISS Army Storms Vegas” event would “transform” into “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” for the twelfth edition of the event. Over the years, KISS has hosted eleven branded “kruises” that have left from Los Angeles, Miami, and New Orleans. Co-produced by Pophouse, Topeka, and Vibee, this unique KISS Army fan event commemorated both the band’s five-decade history and the organization’s 50th anniversary. The weekend featured performances by RATT, Bruce Kulick, Sebastian Bach, Black ‘N Blue, Kuarantine, School of Rock, Quiet Riot, Stephen Pearcy, and Warren DeMartini, in addition to Kiss’s “unmasked” shows, which were the band’s first live appearances in two years.
On November 14, 2025, at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the renowned rock stars began the 2025 “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” with an unplugged outdoor performance. In remembrance of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, who passed away in October 2025 at the age of 74, Stanley urged audience members to raise the electric candles that had been distributed to everyone before the performance. The same weekend, Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, and Tommy Thayer performed an electric “unmasked” event, which was KISS‘s first joint performance since they stopped touring in December 2023.
