At long last there is some news of a new album on the horizon, as confirmed by Paul Stanley himself in this interview (around 2 minutes 30 in).
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hYK2ccDMIc4
And is that's not proof enough then the best place to get gossip is from a London cabbie, good job I got this recently then!:-
"Hi I am London Cabbie and a lifelong KISS fan. Last week I picked up A punter who said he had been working in the USA as a session man and the word is KISS are to record a new album with all new tracks in the new year. This guy was not a kiss fan but seemed to know his stuff and he was told this from some session guys who are trying to get on the new album."