Kiss
Band Photo: Kiss
Formed: 1972
From:
New York,
NY,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Kiss News
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The Rockstar Ramblings: Video Marathon Diary II
Thoughts while counting the number of spandex body suits worn in the David Lee Roth video “Yankee Rose”…
For those that refuse to place KISS into the hair band genre please take a look at exhibit A: The video for “Forever”: It’s as if both Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley walked into wardrobe and asked for the Rikki Rocket…On the topic of bad hair, there is not a worse wig then the one worn by the principle in Motley Crue’s version of “Smoking In The Boys Room”… More...
Win a Pair of KISS Tickets From Metal Underground
Metalunderground.com and AEG Live are giving readers the chance to win tickets to see KISS live in more than a dozen markets. All you have to do to enter to win a pair of tickets to see KISS live is send an email to contests [AT] metalunderground.com with the subject of "KISS" and the city you'd like to see them in (from the list below), as well as your full name, mailing address, and phone number. Only one entry is allowed per person, so choose the market nearest you to submit your entry for. The shows with tickets available for this giveaway are as follows:
SACRAMENTO, CA, ARCO ARENA - Thu, Nov 19, 2009
FRESNO, CA, SAVE MART CENTER - Sat, Nov 21, 2009
OAKLAND, CA, OAKLAND ARENA - Sun, Nov 22, 2009
ANAHEIM, CA, HONDA CENTER - Tue, Nov 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA, STAPLES CENTER - Wed, Nov 25, 2009
SAN DIEGO, CA, SPORTS ARENA - Fri, Nov 27, 2009
LAS VEGAS, THE PEARL - Sat, Nov 28, 2009
GLENDALE, AZ, JOBING.COM - Tue, Dec 01, 2009
AUSTIN, TX, FRANK ERWIN CENTER - Fri, Dec 04, 2009
DALLAS, TX, AM AIRLINES CENTER - Sun, Dec 06, 2009
KANSAS CITY, MOSPRINT CENTER - Thu, Dec 10, 2009
TULSA, OK, BOK ARENA - Tue, Dec 08, 2009
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, MID-AMERICA CENTER - Fri, Dec 11, 2009
PITTSBURGH, PA, MELLON ARENA - Sun, Dec 13, 2009
Once again, to enter, send an email to contests [AT] metalunderground.com with the subject of "KISS" and the city from the list above. Winners will be chosen on November 15, so enter now!
UPDATE: DO NOT USE THE CONTACT FORM FOR THIS, AS IT DOES NOT GO TO THE CONTEST EMAIL ADDRESS.
If you don't happen to win, you can still get tickets for KISS' tour here.
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The Rockstar Ramblings: Glam Band Album Names
This week Ratt finally released the name of their upcoming album. The title is Infestation and not Caught Cheating as I had guessed. All said and done I probably had a 50/50 chance…Vince Neil will soon be announcing the name of his upcoming solo album. The world waits on the edge of their seats… More...
Peter Criss Discusses Breast Cancer Awareness
Peter Criss, former drummer for Kiss, recently appeared on That Metal Show to discuss breast cancer awareness and his own bout with breast cancer. A video clip of the appearance can be viewed below. More...
Kiss Enters The Billboard Charts At Number 2
American rock legends KISS have enetered the Billboard album charts at number two with their first studio album in eleven years, "Sonic Boom." The record sold around 104,485 copies in it's first week of release. The album has also entered the German album charts at number four, the Dutch album charts at number thirteen and the British album chart at number fourteen.
Tonight's Headbangers Ball Line-Up Details
Tonight's Headbangers Ball on MTV2 at 2 AM ET/PT will feature former Kiss member and solo artist Ace Frehley and the following lineup of videos:
Kiss - "I Love It Loud"
Straight Line Stitch - "Taste Of Ashes"
Goatwhore - "Apocalyptic Havoc"
Rob Zombie - "American Witch"
Kiss - "Tears Are Falling"
Kiss - "Shout It Out Loud"
Video Footage Of Kiss Performance Available
A series of video clips of Kiss performing at Detroit's Cobo Arena on September 26 have been posted online. The video clips can be viewed below. More...
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The Rockstar Ramblings: A Metal Video Marathon
Jon Bon Jovi alone increased acid washed denim sales by 40 percent. In the videos “Living on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name” there are more ass shots of Jon than two years of Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez on TMZ…There is no way the Latin kid playing the drug lord in Motley Crue’s “Dr. Feelgood” rises to the top of the underworld…I always thought it was assumed Poison wore the most spandex until I saw the number of tight changes in David Lee Roth’s “Goin Crazy”…KISS easily has the most body hair of any rock band…The song “You’ve got Another Thing Coming” by Judas Priest takes on different meaning from when I first saw it years ago… More...
Former KISS Guitarist Suing The Band Again
TMZ is reporting:
Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has sued the band several times since he left the group back in 1984 - but this time he's thrown a cable network into the mix.
Vincent is suing the band, along with A&E Television Networks, for using his image without his permission. According to a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Vincent claims his image was used in a DVD boxed set called KISSology Volume II. In addition to that, Vincent claims his image image was used as part of the 'roast' episode of A&E's show Gene Simmons Family Jewels.
Vincent also claims Simmons defamed him on an A&E show called Private Sessions, though he doesn't specify what defamatory statements were made.
Vincent is seeking unspecified damages.
Ace Frehley Speaks On New KISS Album
Ace Frehley, the former lead guitarist for rock legends KISS, has recently given his opinion on the new KISS song, "Modern Day Delilah" and their decision to sell the new album, "Sonic Boom" exclusively through Wal-Mart stores. Some excerpts from the interview reads as follows:
Q: Have you heard the new KISS single 'Modern Day Delilah'?
Ace Frehley: "Actually I did. I thought it was a good song. Paul's always been a really good writer and the only thing that I would say that the song didn't live up to was the fact that I believe they said that all the new songs were going to sound like stuff from the '70s and I didn't get that. The new song sounded like it could be something off an album they did in the '80s... that's what I got, but I thought it was a good song."
Q: What do you think of KISS selling their new cd exclusively through Wal-Mart?
Ace Frehley: It seems that more and more groups are going with major chains. I guess there's a plus to the fact that they'll give you a large advance, but the minus is the album is only available in that chain of stores. I guess there's pluses and minuses to everything, I mean, I entertained that idea, but, for me, I thought it was better that my album be available everywhere."
