Release Date Set For Gene Simmons’ Solo Box Set

Gene Simmons’ sets a release date for his ‘Alter Ego’ box set.

Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons’ long-promised box set of previously unreleased solo material is, according to Gene, set to see the light of day in 2009.

The news comes after Gene responded to a fan letter on his website. Gene writes, “I’ve always written ‘outside’ stuff, but Kiss is Kiss. And that means the outside stuff winds up on solo albums, or I keep it in the drawer. This year, I plan on releasing ‘Alter Ego’, a box set of unreleased songs…about 150 of ‘em. You’ll hear more ‘outside’ stuff. ”

The album has had several different working titles over the years, including “Monster” and “100″, but is currently settled as ‘Alter Ego’ and is due for release later this year.

Kiss are set to go into the recording studio this week and you can read Geoff Barton’s opinion on what to expect from it.