STANLEY SIMMONS, the collaborative project of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons — sons of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, respectively, from KISS — will release its debut single, “Body Down”, on December 5. Both sons adopted their fathers’ stage names.

STANLEY SIMMONS said in a statement: “A year ago STANLEY SIMMONS wasn’t even the beginning of a thought in either of our heads. Now it’s pretty much all of them.

“We’re incredibly proud of the record we’re making and very stoked to share it with you all.”

For the past 11 months, Evan and Nick have been sharing posts on Instagram of the pair making music together.

Regarding how STANLEY SIMMONS came about, Evan told told Tmrw magazine: “It was never supposed to be a project. We just wanted to sing together once. Then we heard it back and thought, ‘Wait, this actually sounds special.'” Nick concurred, saying: “There’s a kind of connection you can’t fake. When we sing together, it feels like a third voice, something new.”

As for what it’s like to make music as the sons of KISS, Evan said: “People get hyped on the last names. But that doesn’t get you anywhere. You can’t network your way into making something that actually moves people.”