Sonic Boom (Kiss album)

Sonic Boom is the nineteenth studio album, and the first in 11 years, by the rock band Kiss, released on October 6, 2009.[3] The album was recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA and produced by Paul Stanley and co-produced by Greg Collins.[4] The album was the first studio album to be released under the current line-up, consisting of Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, and Eric Singer. It was also the first studio album to feature lead vocal performances from Thayer and Singer. Stanley stated, "the purpose of this album isn't to let people know that we're still around – it's to let people know we can still knock out anybody who's out there!".[5]

Sonic Boom
Studio album by
Kiss
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009
RecordedMay–August 2009
StudioConway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreHard rock, heavy metal[1]
Length43:07
LabelKiss, Roadrunner
ProducerPaul Stanley, Greg Collins
Kiss chronology
Kiss Alive 35
(2008)		 Sonic Boom
(2009)		 Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe
(2010)
Singles from Sonic Boom
  1. "Modern Day Delilah[2]"
    Released: August 19, 2009
  2. "Say Yeah"
    Released: December 8, 2009
  3. "Never Enough"
    Released: June 8, 2010

Album information

A fan-routed North American tour promoted the album along with international shows throughout 2010, which included the band headlining the Rock am Ring festival in Germany. The cover artwork was created by artist Michael Doret who had worked with Kiss previously to create the cover of their 1976 album Rock and Roll Over.[6] Wal-Mart is the exclusive distributor of the album in the US and Canada,[3] selling it as a three disc package including the album, Kiss Klassics (a completely re-recorded greatest hits album that until now had been exclusively released in Japan as Jigoku-Retsuden), and a six-song live DVD recorded April 5, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina as part of the South American leg of the Kiss Alive/35 World Tour.

The album was sold as a digipak including a 20-page booklet. The album's first single was announced on the band's official website to be "Modern Day Delilah".[2] The album was also released on limited edition 180 gram vinyl and was pressed into five colors (red, green, black, blue and purple) with 1000 copies pressed of each.[7] "Modern Day Delilah" was announced and released as the lead single from Sonic Boom on August 19, 2009 to radio. It was Kiss' first single release in 11 years, the last being "You Wanted the Best" released in 1998.

The music video for "Modern Day Delilah" leaked online on the first days of December and was officially released on December 9, 2009 and premiered on Yahoo!. The video is topped and tailed by footage of giant sized members of Kiss walking through Detroit. The video went on to top UK music video channel Scuzz's "Most Rockin: Viewer Request Show" chart on December 3, 2009. The single was released as downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero on November 19, 2009 along with the singles "I Was Made for Lovin' You" and "Lick It Up".[8] Modern Day Delilah peaked at #50 on the Billboard Rock songs chart.[9] The song was used for their opening song for the Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour and The Hottest Show on Earth Tour.

"Say Yeah" was added to the shows on the Sonic Boom Tour/Alive 35 North American Tour 2009. Later on, it was mentioned during Kiss' Facebook concert broadcast that "Say Yeah" was going to be the next single off Sonic Boom. On December 5, it was announced that the single would be released to radios on December 8.[2] The single was released on the second week of January 2010 in Argentina. "Say Yeah" also hit #1 on February 5, 2010 on a Russian Radio Chart after debuting at #11. "Never Enough" was released as the next radio single from Sonic Boom in early June 2010 and was mentioned on KISSonline.com. The song was not incorporated into the band's setlist on its 2010 Summer Tour of the US and Canada. The song "Modern Day Delilah" was also used in 2015 for the movie Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery along with the second disc's rerecorded versions of "Rock and Roll All Nite", "Shout It Out Loud", and "Detroit Rock City".

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[12]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[13]
Los Angeles Times[14]
Sputnikmusic[15]
The Guardian[16]
Mojo[17]
Spin[18]

The album received generally positive reviews from critics.[19] Sonic Boom debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 108,000 copies in its first week of release.[20] The #2 position was the highest mark ever reached by the group, beating the #3 debut of Psycho Circus in 1998.[20] The album finished 2009 with 238,000 units sold.[21] The album finished 2010 as one of Billboard's Top 50 Rock Albums.[22] Metal Hammer listed the album in 13th place on the list Metal Hammer Albums of 2009 list.[23] Since its release, Sonic Boom has received Gold certification in Norway.[24]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."Modern Day Delilah"Paul StanleyStanley3:37
2."Russian Roulette"Gene Simmons, StanleySimmons4:32
3."Never Enough"Stanley, Tommy ThayerStanley3:26
4."Yes I Know (Nobody's Perfect)"SimmonsSimmons3:02
5."Stand"Stanley, SimmonsStanley, Simmons4:50
6."Hot and Cold"SimmonsSimmons3:36
7."All for the Glory"Stanley, SimmonsSinger3:49
8."Danger Us"StanleyStanley4:22
9."I'm an Animal"Stanley, Simmons, ThayerSimmons3:47
10."When Lightning Strikes"Thayer, StanleyThayer3:45
11."Say Yeah"StanleyStanley4:27

Disc 2

Bonus CD Compilation (Kiss Klassics)

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Deuce"SimmonsSimmons3:08
2."Detroit Rock City"Stanley, Bob EzrinStanley3:57
3."Shout It Out Loud"Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley, Simmons2:54
4."Hotter Than Hell"StanleyStanley3:10
5."Calling Dr. Love"SimmonsSimmons3:26
6."Love Gun"StanleyStanley3:14
7."I Was Made for Lovin' You"Stanley, Vini Poncia, Desmond ChildStanley4:42
8."Heaven's on Fire"Stanley, ChildStanley3:24
9."Lick It Up"Stanley, Vinnie VincentStanley3:56
10."I Love It Loud"Simmons, VincentSimmons4:09
11."Forever"Stanley, Michael BoltonStanley3:53
12."Christine Sixteen"SimmonsSimmons2:59
13."Do You Love Me?"Stanley, Ezrin, Kim FowleyStanley3:39
14."Black Diamond"StanleySinger, intro by Stanley4:20
15."Rock and Roll All Nite"Stanley, SimmonsSimmons2:49

Disc 3

DVD – Live in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Recorded on 5 April 2009 at the River Plate Stadium)

  1. "Deuce"
  2. "Hotter Than Hell"
  3. "C'mon and Love Me"
  4. "Watchin' You"
  5. "100,000 Years"
  6. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Personnel

Uncredited personnel

  • Brian Whelan – piano

Album charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[25] 22
Austrian Albums Chart[25] 6
Belgium Albums Chart (Vl)[25] 40
Belgium Albums Chart (Wa)[25] 47
Danish Albums Chart[25] 24
European Albums Chart[26] 5
Finnish Albums Chart[25] 7
French Albums Chart[25] 31
German Albums Chart[27] 4
Hungarian Albums Chart[28] 24
Italian Albums Chart[25] 12
Netherland Albums Chart[25] 13
Norwegian Albums Chart[25] 2
Spanish Albums Chart[25] 32
Swedish Albums Chart[25] 3
Switzerland Albums Chart[25] 12
UK Albums Chart[29] 24
Billboard 200[30] 2
Billboard Hard Rock Albums[30] 1
Billboard Rock Albums[30] 1
Billboard Independent Albums[30] 1

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