- rock, hard rock
- 12 tracks
- UMe
Monster is the twentieth and final studio album by the American rock band Kiss, released on October 9, 2012. It was recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, California and at The Nook in Studio City. As with 2009's Sonic Boom, Monster was produced by Paul Stanley and Greg Collins, and featured the lineup of Stanley, Gene Simmons (vocals/bass), Eric Singer (drums/vocals), and Tommy Thayer (guitar/vocals).
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Character
Classical in form, unpretentious, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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Metacritic 67/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 5.2/10
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB−
- Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles8.5/10
- Consequence of Sound2.5/5 ★
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/5 ★
- Montreal Gazette3.5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic2/5
- Washington Times3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1-1Hell or Hallelujah
- 1-2Wall of Sound
- 1-3Freak
- 1-4Back to the Stone Age
- 1-5Shout Mercy
- 1-6Long Way Down
- 2-1Eat Your Heart Out
- 2-2The Devil Is Me
- 2-3Outta This World
- 2-4All for the Love of Rock & Roll
- 2-5Take Me Down Below
- 2-6Last Chance
About the album
- Artist
- KISS
- Label
- UMe
- Released
- 2012-10
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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