The first photo of the brand-new EXODUS lineup has been posted online at this location (photo taken by Gene Ambo). EXODUS 2005 is (left to right in photo): Paul Bostaph (ex-SLAYER, TESTAMENT, SYSTEMATIC, FORBIDDEN) – Drums Gary Holt – Guitar Rob Dukes - Vocals Jack Gibson – Bass Lee Altus (HEATHEN, ex-DIE KRUPPS, ...
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Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD recently completed a highly successful run on the inaugural Sounds of The Underground tour in support of their genre-defying breakthrough new album, "Alien", which critics are already hailing as their best offering yet. The group's overly intense live performances captivated the uninitiated crowds who were immediately drawn to the band's ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has told syndicated newspaper columnist Marilyn Beck that it could be two years before KISS plays to the public again, but that doesn't mean he's going anywhere. "We've been touring for 32 years. It's a time for all of us to take some time off, maybe two years," he claims. "Paul ...
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ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante recently spoke to Greg Prato of Classic Rock magazine about an album that changed his life — KISS' "Alive!". Charlie Benante: "The first time I ever heard KISS' 'Alive!', I was at a party at a friend's house. The only thing I'd head prior to that as far as KISS was ...
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KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer recently answered a few questions from fans via his official web site. A few excerpts from the Q&A session follow: Q: What was the first song you ever heard on tape that you recorded in a studio? What went through your head listening to it? Tommy Thayer: "It was back in ...
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Rolling Stone has published the following item: "Pundits have long gone around making lists of ways in which rock & roll is hazardous to the health, but, at long last, a respected institution has gone on the record giving credit where credit is due — by honoring KISS for their efforts in battling sexually transmitted ...
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The August issue of Kiss Kollector magazine will be out very soon. Issue 53 features an in-depth story on the famous '70s KISS pinball machine from Bally, an exclusive interview with VIRGIN drummer Chuck Billings (back in 1979, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons produced their debut album — the very first album outside of KISS that ...
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Despite the fact that they have just released their new album, "In Your Honor", FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has told NME.com that the band are already considering their next move. "We're so jazzed that we’re talking about the next album we're going to make," said Grohl. "The names of producers are getting really out ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has spoken to Geoff Boucher of The Los Angeles Times about the demise of KissWorld, a gleaming, 10,000-square-foot building in Melbourne, Australia which was originally envisioned as a place where fans could sit in a mini-theater and watch concert footage of the band belting out arena hits like "Rock 'n' Roll ...
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Live albums? Greatest-hits packages? Re-recorded "latest and greatest" cash grabs? Pffft. These are the tricks of rank amateurs. It takes a true metal marketing genius, one as cunning as he is shameless, one with absolutely no sense of "too much," to release an album of easy-listening Muzak renditions of his band's back catalog. Jerry Only, ...
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Gene Simmons invades England to teach a bunch of prim and proper boarding school students how to rock in the new VH1 series, "Gene Simmons' Rock School", premiering Friday, August 19 at 11 p.m. The infamous "Demon" of KISS faces a monumental task: turning a group of classical music mini-scholars into a killer rock band. ...
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According to Billboard.biz, Gene Simmons (KISS), Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION) and Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS) will take part in the second annual Vegas Rock Star Poker Tournament and Sweepstakes, set to take place Aug. 25-27 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The three artists will play in the tournament alongside 24 contest ...
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Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with former W.A.S.P. and current ANIMAL guitarist Randy Piper. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: What was it like touring with Chris Holmes? Randy Piper: "With Chris Holmes? Just like fucking old times man! Getting back together with Chris was like it never changed, you ...
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The U.K.'s The Sunday Telegraph is reporting that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was rather a "flop" in the classroom of one of England's oldest boarding schools where he came face to face with 10 musically gifted teenagers who wre being filmed for a Channel 4 series entitled "Rock School". In the week after seasoned performers ...
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DEATH FOLLOWS A SHADOW, the new band featuring STEEL PROPHET founder/guitarist Steve Kachinsky, vocalist Charlie Z (MILITANTS, ex-ENRAGED), bassist Jason Lenhard (ex-ENRAGED), drummer Gene McEwen (STEEL PROPHET, PROJECT STEIGER, NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS), and Horace Miller, will shoot a video for their track "Darkside of Human Nature" on July 16 in Los Angeles, CA. DEATH FOLLOWS ...
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KISS Army Norway and Voices Music Entertainment have unveiled the Ken Kelly painting that will become the cover for the upcoming Norwegian KISS tribute CD (Kelly had previously painted the classic "Destroyer" and "Love Gun" covers). Members of the Norwegian press and select fans were present at Sentrum Scene in Oslo, where the event took ...
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Progressive power metal drummer extroadinaire Gene McEwen (STEEL PROPHET) has joined forces with NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS (featuring original ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin) and will make his debut with the band at the Thrash Against Cancer benefit on July 9 at The Pound SF outdoor amphitheatre in San Francisco, California. "We welcome Gene as a permanent ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons co-hosted Couzin Ed's Babefest 2005 on Friday, June 24 at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. "Rockin' crowd, beautiful girls and lots of fun," Simmons writes on his web site. "Sang CHUCK BERRY's 'Rock and Roll Music' with local band OCTANE. And then, went off into the night for the afterparty, ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has posted the following message on his official web site: "Was invited to attend director/producer David LaChapelle's 'Rize' movie from Lion's Gate. Miss Tweed and I attended. This is a docu/film you must see. It chronicles the new L.A. street scene. Instead of gangs, street kids are 'krumping' — a new ...
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The Buffalo News recently conducted an interview with POISON frontman Bret Michaels. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Q: Congratulations of the birth of [daughter] Jorja. How is everything with her? Bret Michaels: "Thank you. She is beautiful, she is healthy and obviously with me being diabetic that was the first thing we ...
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Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Rules.com: You wrote on the STRAPPING website that you and Devin [Townsend, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind] went through a lot of shit last year. What exactly happened? Gene Hoglan: "Typical life ...
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According to the Bedford Today, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons could soon be teaching students at the Stratton Upper school in England. The rock star who was known as The Demon during the height of KISS' fame during the '80s, is taking part in a second TV series of the show that sees him ...
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Hector Duarte Jr. of All Headline News has issued the following report: Gene Simmons met with an unfavorable reception during filming for a new reality show, featuring the long-tongued KISS bassist teaching classes at a posh English music school, Christ's Hospital. Located in West Sussex, the school funds bright children from poor backgrounds. ...
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A little while ago, Coca Cola in France started a new advertising campaign featuring KISS. In the advertisements, Gene Simmons' face in full KISS makeup was displayed on the Coke bottle, while the TV commercial included a four-man troupe posing as KISS and actually featured the real KISS live on stage during the ...
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According to a posting on guitarist/singer John Corabi's (MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM, UNION, ERIC SINGER PROJECT, RATT, CARDBOARD VAMPYRES) web site, Corabi's old band ANGORA has a MySpace web page with a DVD and CD for sale. The CD contains five songs while the DVD features the only ANGORA live footage ...
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SEVEN WITCHES' webmaster has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The [Jack Frost] solo CD is done! It will be mastered next Wednesday in NYC by Les Paul's son, Gene Paul. He's amazing and Jack feels he'll do the record justice. After it's mastered and ready to go, I'll be putting ...
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KISS are currently looking at an October release for their "Rock the Nation" live DVD, which was finished earlier this year. In a recent interview, Gene Simmons stated that the disc has "been done for a while. We're just waiting for the right time." Originally, there was also talk — or rumor — of a ...
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According to KissKollector.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will co-host Couzin Ed's Babefest 2005 on Friday, June 24 at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. Playing live at Babefest will be Canadian rock trio DANKO JONES and Philadelphia's own OCTANE. Besides being the hardest rocking man in rock 'n' roll, DANKO JONES' frontman/namesake is ...
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RockEyez.com recently conducted an interview with former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick. An excerpt from the interview follows: RockEyez.com: Did you think that Gene [Simmons] and Paul [Stanley] would ask you back after Ace [Frehley] left again? Bruce Kulick: "You have to remember Ace left in a very strange ...
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On May 19, 2005, KISS fan site The Kiss Underground Archives conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. Several excerpts from the interview follow: The Kiss Underground Archives: What's going on in the world of KISS? Gene Simmons: "What's going on is that obviously the best way for anyway to find out ...
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