October 6!

The long awaited release of an original Kiss album has finally come around! The Rock veterans are to release "Sonic Boom" their 19th Original Studio offering on October 6th, exclusively through Wal-Mart.

The 3-Disc spectacular is set to include the 11-Track Sonic Boom album, as well as Kisstory, the band's retrospective album released exclusively to Japan, and a 6-track Live DVD, taken from their April 5th, Argentina show.

Sonic Boom will see both old and new hands at work, in Michael Doret (Artist for the 1976 Album "Rock and Roll Over") and Tommy Thayer, on his first official feature as a Guitarist with the group.

Gene Simmons has described the new album as "...the best new record we’ve done since ‘Destroyer’! It is ‘Rock And Roll Over’ meets ‘Love Gun’." Further hyping the latest effort by explaining Wal-Mart's exclusive distribution rights: "The world’s biggest retailer had better get ready for the hottest band in the world and hire more cashiers before October 6!"

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