Peter Criss, the original drummer of Kiss, has sparked excitement with a cryptic Halloween teaser pointing toward his long-awaited solo return. In a short video shared across his social platforms, the date “October 31, 2025” flashes ominously before transitioning to the logos of Flatiron and Silver Cat — the first official sign that a new record is about to rise.
This comes after Criss, now 79, confirmed earlier this year that he had been deep into work on a rock-focused solo album. Speaking in April with The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn, he revealed that the project is co-produced by himself and Barry Pointer — a name linked with heavyweight credits including Ozzy Osbourne, John 5, Mötley Crüe, Steve Stevens, Pearl Aday, and Dolly Parton.
The lineup behind the album reads like a rock fan’s fantasy draft. Bass duties are split between Billy Sheehan and Matthew Montgomery (better known as Piggy D. from Rob Zombie), while guitars are handled by John 5 and Mike McLaughlin. Paul Shaffer contributes piano, and the vocal layers are rounded out by Dennis and Sharon Collins, alongside Cat Manning of Cat 5.
“Yeah, I’m excited,” Peter admitted. “I got great players on it. I got Billy Sheehan, Paul Shaffer, Johnny 5, Michael, my guitarist, and I got Piggy from Rob Zombie. So it’s like a dream team band. And it’s a real Peter Criss album. It’s an album I always wanted to do. And hopefully the fans will like it.”
This marks his first solo release since One For All in 2007, which itself arrived 13 years after the previous record. The upcoming LP seems to carry a different energy — one built on time, care, and collaboration.
“I had an absolute blast doing this album, and everyone was so much fun to work with — they were just amazing,” Criss shared with Rolling Stone. “I will be doing a more in-depth interview closer to the release date in the fall.”
Rumblings of new music from Criss first surfaced months earlier when longtime KISStorian Julian Gill, curator of the long-running KissFAQ site, dropped preliminary details in April.
But hints of this record stretch back even further. During a Q&A at the All Things That Rock festival in Oaks, Pennsylvania, in 2014, Criss spoke candidly about his evolution and direction, suggesting it would carry more sonic weight than his earlier output.
“I’ve been sitting on a record … I’d done this thing, like, five years ago, and I’m still messing with it,” he told fans. “I’m not done, because I don’t wanna rush it.”
