Kiss
Formed: 1972
From:
New York,
NY,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Kiss News
Below is our complete Kiss news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Bruce Kulick Readies New Album, "BK3"
Frontiers Records has announced the signing of Bruce Kulick for the European release of “BK3,” his third solo album, on January 29, 2010.
Kulick, who first gained notoriety as a member of Meat Loaf's “Bat Out Of Hell” touring band, may be best known for his twelve years (1984-1996) as lead guitarist of KISS, during which time he appeared on nine gold, two platinum and one multi-platinum KISS albums. It is, however, the wealth of experience he has gained in his 13 post-KISS years that shines through on “BK3.”
The album takes listeners for quite a ride over its twelve songs... from the frenetic and anger-fuelled "Fate" (co-written by Kevin Churko, known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne), to the philosophical and uplifting "Life." Never one to mind sharing the spotlight with other talented musicians, Kulick invited several guest artists to appear on “BK3”, including Gene Simmons of KISS on the anthemic "Ain't Gonna Die," Doug Fieger (lead vocalist of The Knack) on the soon-to-be pop classic "Dirty Girl," Tobias Sammett (Edguy, Avantasia) and Eric Singer (KISS) on the fierce "I'm The Animal," Nick Simmons (son of Gene) on "Hand of the King", former Union cohort John Corabi on the moody "No Friend Of Mine" and guitar legend Steve Lukather (Toto) on the exciting instrumental "Between The Lines."
"Many albums lack cohesion with different vocalists, but I know that my guitar playing is the glue on BK3," Kulick says. "There was the clear goal of making absolutely the best record that I could put together. I feel like this is my Revenge."
“BK3” includes the following tracks:
Fate
Ain’t Gonna Die (featuring Gene Simmons)
No Friend of Mine (featuring John Corabi)
Hand of the King (featuring Nick Simmons)
I’ll Survive
Dirty Girl (featuring Doug Fieger)
Final Mile
I'm The Animal (featuring Tobias Sammet and Eric Singer)
And I Know
Between The Lines (featuring Steve Lukather)
Life
Skydome (from the BK CD “Audiodog”) - Exclusive Bonus Track for Europe
Bruce plans to take “BK3” to his fans through as many avenues as possible, including live concerts, appearances at KISS Expos and media.
First Bands Announced For Graspop Metal Meeting
The organizers of the Belgian metal festival has announced the first batch of bands that will be performing at the event in June of next year. KISS has been confirmed to be one of the headlining acts at the festival, which follows on from their successful headlining slot at Graspop in 2008.
Other acts confirmed include:
Sepultura
Anvil
Behemoth
Ratt
Alestorm
Immortal
Tankard
All Shall Perish
Bleeding Through
Deadlock
Ignite
Jon Olivia's Pain
Korpiklaani
Walls Of Jericho
Tarja
The Faceless
My Dying Bride
Necrophobic
KISS Announces European Tour
American rock legends KISS has announced that they will be heading to the United Kingdom and Europe for a series of headlining shows in May of next year. The tour will also include headlining appearances at France's Hellfest and Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting festivals.
The tour dates are as follows: More...
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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."
KISS Posts New Song Online
Rock legends KISS has posted a brand new song online entitled, "Modern Day Delilah." You can check out the song by heading to the bands official website. The song will appear on the bands forthcoming new studio record, "Sonic Boom," which is scheduled to be released on October 6th.
KISS Reveals "Sonic Boom" Artwork
Rock legends KISS has revealed the front cover artwork for their forthcoming new studio album, "Sonic Boom." You can check it out below. "Sonic Boom" will be the bands first album of original material since 1998's, "Psycho Circus" album, and is expected to hit the shelves on October 6th. The record contains eleven songs and comes with two bonus discs, one of re-recorded classic songs, and a live DVD which features footage of the band performing in Argentina. More...
Kiss Drummer To Perform On New Avantasia Album
Tobias Sammet of Avantasia has issued the following update about guest appearances on the upcoming album:
"Besides KISS-drummer Eric Singer and Sieges Even's Alex Holzwarth (who also played for Avantasia's first two albums 'The Metal Opera 1 & 2') the third musician can now be announced: Norwegian vocal animal Jorn Lande has been in the studio to sing his parts for the forthcoming Avantasia epic. Lande had already been on last year's Avantasia-chartbreaker 'The Scarecrow'. Pictures from the recording session can be seen in the backstage area, all you have to do is register."
KISS Announces New Album Title And Tracklisting
Rock legends KISS announced today that the title of their brand new studio album will be "Sonic Boom." Frontman Paul Stanley has previously stated the album will hit the shelves on October 6th. "Sonic Boom" will be available exclusively through Wal-Mart stores in the United States as part of a three disc set that also includes a CD of re-recorded KISS songs and a live DVD. In addition to the album title, the band has revealed the tracklisting for the new record, which is as follows:
1. Modern Day Delilah
2. Russian Roulette
3. Never Enough
4. Yes I Know (Nobody's Perfect)
5. Stand
6. Hot & Cold
7. All The Glory
8. Danger Us
9. I'm An Animal
10. When Lightning Strikes
11. Say Yeah
Ace Frehley Signs With Season Of Mist
Season of Mist recently announced a deal with legendary guitarist ACE FREHLEY, of KISS fame.
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Ace has emerged to add a new exclamation point to his celebrated solo career. Scheduled for release on September 15th, the original KISS guitarist's fifth solo album, "Anomaly," will be released on his own Bronx Born Records, with Rocket Science (USA) and Season of Mist (Europe) providing full label service platforms.
To commemorate the event, Gibson has created their second ACE FREHLEY signature Les Paul guitar. The first, in 1997, was one of the best-selling signature models of all time.
The record includes several nods to his distinguished career throughout, from the pickup acrobatics of "Fractured Quantum", through a supercharged cover of SWEET's 1975 classic "Fox on the Run" to the unmistakable signature solo on "Outer Space" and wah-wah scourge of "Genghis Khan" (featuring backup vocals from MEAT LOAF's daughter Pearl Aday).
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The Rockstar Ramblings: Restraining Orders and M&M
Both Slash (Guns N Roses/Velvet Revolver) and Steven Adler (Guns N Roses/Adler’s Appetite) have filed restraining orders against the same woman. Adler claims a woman he met in rehab is stalking him. She is also trying to contact Adler through Slash. One thing we know for sure, she definitely has a type. KISS has announced a special promotion with M&Ms. Expected to be available in October, there is no word whether Gene Simmons will be sending over any of the brown candies to Eddie Van Halen’s dressing room… More...
New KISS Album Title Revealed?
Rumours are begininng to spread that the name of the brand new studio album from rock legends KISS will be, "Sonic Boom" after Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) stated so. There are also rumours that Wal-Mart will be releasing a special three-disc version of the album that will also contain a DVD and a bonus CD that features a collection of re-recorded KISS classics. Stay tuned for more details.
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