KISS have invited 12 members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to join them on their upcoming Australian tour (Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane only) for a special 30-minute encore performance of the KISS Symphony concert which was documented on a live DVD and CD last year. GRINSPOON and MACHINE GUN FELLATIO have been confirmed as the ...
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OPETH main songwriter and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt recently spoke to MetalReview.com about the drummer Martin Lopez's anxiety attacks, which caused him to miss a few dates on the band's recent North American tour. "We had to cancel a few shows and we feel very bad about that so we decided we were going ...
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KISS have yet to make an official announcement regarding drummer Peter Criss' future with the band, but KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons told Canada's The Fox that Criss should be satisfied with his three tenures in the band: "Most people only have one chance, if at all, to swing the bat," Simmons said. "Peter's had many ...
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Simmons Records/Sanctuary Music Group has pushed back the release date of Gene Simmons' highly anticipated sophomore solo album, "Asshole", to May 18 from the previously announced April 20. The title track, "Asshole", will be the first single released to rock radio on April 15. Like his 1978 self-titled solo album, "Asshole" features a number of ...
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Original KISS drummer Peter Criss has slammed Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons for apparently opting to utilize Eric Singer during the group's upcoming tour of Japan and Australia without ever approaching him to discuss his possible participation in the trek. Writing to his official web site, www.petercriss.net, Peter said, "I have been receiving ...
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SHIRLEYS TEMPLE's version of "God of Thunder" will be the first single from the upcoming KISS Army Norway tribute album, tentatively due late 2004/early 2005. The single will be released on April 20 — the same day that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' much-anticipated second solo album is expected to drop. According to KISS Army Norway, ...
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METALLICA have made it to No. 5 on Rolling Stone magazine's "2004 Rock Rich List", with an estimated income last year of $39.1 million. "METALLICA rank with THE BEATLES in the top five catalog sellers of the year, with 1.6 million copies of their old albums moving in the U.S.," the magazine writes. "The band's ...
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The new KISSFAQ book "KISS & Related Recordings Focus: Music! The Songs, The Demos, The Lyrics, and Stories!" has been completed and will be published in the next few weeks (anticipated shipping second week of March). Covering over 1800 songs, demos, and lyrics, from KISS and its associated past and present members the "KISS & ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has set "***hole" as the title of his highly anticipated solo album, due on April 20 through Simmons Records/Sanctuary Music Group. The title track, ""***hole", will be the first single released to rock radio on April 15. This release will mark the second solo album from Simmons since his self-titled platinum ...
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National Public Radio talk show host Terry Gross will be bringing along a taped excerpt of her infamous 2002 interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons to Florida International University at 8 p.m. Friday when she is scheduled to appear at the Green Library. Gross told the Miami Herald that the interview "turned into an insult ...
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Gateway's "Beck/Smith Celebrity Gossip" (web site) reports that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons won't make anyone's list of feminist fellows, what with his constant chauvinistic and lascivious statements. But get the veteran rocker talking about his 11-year-old daughter and the tables get turned pretty fast. "I tell her to break the cycle. I tell ...
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The following item was posted at the KISS fan site www.kisskollector.com: "Over the last few months, a lot of bullshit regarding Sean Delaney's upcoming autobiography — tentatively titled 'Hellbox' — has been going around on the net, with someone even posting a fake manuscript a while ago that supposedly was taken from Sean's ...
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The New York Post reports that LI'L GN'R and MINI-KISS are two of a new wave of bizarre groups covering legendary rock bands. Some just sing along to tapes while more ambitious ones actually play their own instruments — but all of them have a gimmick. LI'L GN'R (web site) salute GUNS N' ...
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Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, STRAPPING YOUND LAD, DEATH, TESTAMENT, OLD MAN'S CHILD) sat behind the kit for OPETH at the Vancouver stop of their current North American tour Friday night (Jan. 23) (as first reported here yesterday). Hoglan stood in for regular OPETH skinsman Martin Lopez, who is said to be ...
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan will reportedly be sitting behind the kit for OPETH at the Vancouver stop of their current North American tour Friday night (Jan. 23). Hoglan will be standing in for regular OPETH skinsman Martin Lopez, who is said to be at home in Sweden recovering from a recent bout ...
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VH1 Classic "Headline Act" presents KISS premiering on Monday, January 26 at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The half-hour block features an interview with KISS frontmen Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from the VH1 Classic studio as well as classic KISS videos from their history-making career. Simmons and Stanley talk about how their love for ...
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Masseuse Dorothy Stein, a.k.a. Dr. Dot, has worked her magic on the necks, arms and lower backs of some of the biggest names in music, including members of AEROSMITH, KISS, DEF LEPPARD and MÖTLEY CRÜE (see previous story). Her scrapbook boasts a stream of testimonials from satisfied customers like AEROSMITH lead ...
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Legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, OZZY OSBOURNE, ROD STEWART) has signed on as an exclusive-spokesperson for the U.S.-made Gibson/Slingerland Drums, effective immediately. "Slingerland has always been the premier drum company and I couldn't be happier with this new arrangement. It will be an honor to represent them and I look forward to developing ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is busy readying his highly anticipated solo record, "Firestarter", the debut release on Simmons Records/Sanctuary Music Group, and is looking for the best and most creative designer to come up with the image for his alter-ego. "We want to leave the creative vision to the individual designer, but as a point ...
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TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has joined fellow hard rockers Ted Nugent and Gene Simmons in saying the war against former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was justified. Speaking to Insight magazine's John Berlau, Snider said, "Weapons of mass destruction or not, he [Saddam] was asking for it, and he got it. As far as kicking ...
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An online newspaper which carried a photograph of a college professor altered to look like KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, along with a caption describing him as a former KISS roadie who made a fortune by riding "the tech bubble of the nineties like a $20 whore" (see previous story), is back ...
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Erin Gartner of the Associated Press is reporting that a former college student whose computer was confiscated by police after he poked fun at a professor by altering his photograph to look like KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons filed a lawsuit Thursday (Jan. 8) claiming police violated his free speech. Thomas Mink's satirical online newsletter, The ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has confirmed an Internet report that a "Kiss World" store is tentatively scheduled to be opened in Melbourne, Australia in April, with plans to launch stores in other cities worldwide. Asked in a fan letter about the rumor, which originated on the KISS fan site www.kissfanshop.de, Gene said, "We're ...
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KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley recently completed a video shoot for their appearance on the last "Monday Night Football" game of the season — the "Wild Card" game on January 3, 2004. They will be seen performing with Hank Williams Jr. in the opening sequence. KISS, who recently concluded a 60-date tour with ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was so sick prior to his scheduled book-signing session in Tampa, Florida last Thursday (Dec. 4) that he "almost collapsed," according to Gene's latest posting on his web site. Says Gene: "To all the people in Tampa who where expecting the book signing to happen: I had to cancel. ...
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The New York Post is reporting that fans of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons were left in the lurch Thursday (December 4) after he canceled a book signing at Final Vinyl, a Tampa, Fla., record store. Fans from as far away as North Carolina began lining up at noon for the 7 p.m. appearance. At 4:30 ...
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KISS's "Kiss Symphony" DVD has been certified double platinum in the U.S., according to the web site of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The DVD, which features KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Tommy Thayer playing classic songs such as "Rock And Roll All Nite", "Deuce", "Love Gun", and "Detroit ...
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ALICE COOPER was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier today (Dec. 2). Check out pictures from Wire Image, Celebrity Photo. About 300 fans greeted Cooper at the ceremony in front of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. Cooper, 55, signed autographs and posed for pictures ...
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In a bold attempt to gain notice in Simmons Records' increasingly competitive new-to-be-signed artist selection, Seattle rocker Jason Frost has mysteriously posted a message at GeneKlein.com aimed directly at Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS. For those unfamiliar, Gene Klein is KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' real name which he has not used ...
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According to KissKollector.com, KISS manager Doc McGhee has confirmed that KISS are in talks with DEF LEPPARD about possibly touring together next year. As reported here yesterday, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has told the Associated Press that KISS will take a break from touring following their final dates with AEROSMITH later this month and will ...
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