Thayer confirmed the band’s recent studio activities in a September 2026 interview with Guitar World , saying: “We did record a great new song that Paul wrote. That’s probably about as much as I can tell you right now.”
However, Sony Music fully consolidated global digital distribution rights in mid-August 2026, and copyright notices for Queen releases now mention both Queen Productions (a Sony-owned international holder of Queen recording copyrights) and Hollywood Records in all territories.
Sony Music assumed international distribution rights on 1 July 2026, with new physical re-releases bearing the Columbia Records logo.
Simmons confirmed in May 2026 that the band has been in the studio recording new music that will be used for the Kiss avatar shows, which are set to take place in 2028.
On March 3, it was announced the band would tour later in the year with Sebastian Bach (formerly of Skid Row ) as the vocalist.
Later in 2025, the band announced an EP, “The Man Comes Around”, to be released on 27 February 2026. The EP would contain a cover of the Johnny Cash song of the same name as well as two tracks that were recorded during the More sessions.
The band were scheduled to play at the free opening night concert of the Adelaide Festival in Adelaide , Australia, on 27 February 2026. They had been ready to pull out after Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah ‘s invitation to Adelaide Writers’ Week was withdrawn in January, but committed to playing…
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On the following day, Dee confirmed he had left Twisted Sister, due to “health challenges”.
However, on February 5, 2026, the band announced that they had cancelled their entire world tour due to Dee Snider’s health, and that the future of the band would be “determined in the next several weeks”.
On 22 January 2026, the band released new single “Rejoice”. It is the lead single of the band’s 13th studio album, which was set for release in early 2027; Collen later stated, however, that it may not be released until 2028.