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KISS performs at Mohegan Sun on August 10th at 7:30pm

January 2013 marked four decades since Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, then members of a band called Wicked Lester, joined up with drummer Peter Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley to form KISS. Forty years later, having racked up 28 U.S. gold albums along with 40 million U.S. and 100 million in world sales, Simmons and Stanley, with longtime members guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer, return stronger than ever.

Released through Universal Music Enterprises in October 2012, Monster is the 20th studio album in their historic career. The 12-song (plus bonus track), straight-ahead Rock n' Roll album features collaborations from all four members in an effort that shows KISS at the top of its game. Monster is the group's first studio album since the band's 2009 smash success Sonic Boom, and was also produced by Paul Stanley with Greg Collins at Conway Studios in Hollywood, CA, and The Nook in Studio City, CA.

Purchase tickets at tickmaster.com.  See http://mohegansun.com/entertainment/schedule-of-events.html?page=3 for more details.

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