January 31, 2012
13 Years Ago Today
It was 13 years ago today...1/31/1999: KISS opened Super Bowl XXXIII with a bombastic version of "Rock And Roll All Nite!"
January 29, 2012
Tommy Thayer's Interview
Las Vegas' KOMP radio talked to Tommy yesterday about the grand opening of KISS Monster Mini Golf, this weekend's KISS Off tribute band competition, the Hotter Than Hell wedding chapel, and more!
KISS Action Figures
All KISS Action Figures manufactured by Figures Toy Company will come in a resealable plastic clamshell protective case! For the first time ever, collectors can take the figures out of the package without tearing anything away. This preserves the mint condition of the figure and its packaging. You can display the figure just the way it comes in the plastic clamshell (which stands up by itself), or take it out to display individually. This is what collectors have always wanted, and is now available through Figures Toy Company! Check out our video below to see it in action!
January 28, 2012
Retro Action Figures
January 27, 2012
Mount KISSmore
January 26, 2012
38 Years Ago Today
It was 38 years ago today...1/26/1974:KISS plays at Academy of Music in New York, NY. A headline act is Fleetwood Mac...Paul wears the Bandit makeup at this gig, marking the 2nd and final time he wears it for a live performance.
15 Years Ago Today
It was 15 years ago today...1/26/1997:KISS has filmed TV commercials for the New magazine "Nikkei. Entertainment" at the pie shop in Tokyo. In this film, the man who blows the fire is not Gene Simmons... He is Spiro Papadatos.
January 25, 2012
2 Years Ago Today
KISS Navy
Ace's Solo At Budokan 77
Ace Frehley is the MAN! He is and always will be the original Space Ace!!
Ace Frehley "Budokan"
Here is video of the new Ace Frehley "Budokan" Les Paul Custom at the NAAM Show in Anaheim, CA.
European Tour 2013
15 Years Ago Today
This place was super small. The seating capacity was no more than 3000 people. Gene did not fly during God of Thunder. Peter did not rise during Black Diamond and the lifts for Paul, ACE and Gene were not used. During Black Diamond Peter said "Ace has got you under his thumb." Again they did not play Dr Love or Watchin You.
KISS T-shirts reading "KISS sets HIroshima on fire" were recalled for fear of offending people.
The setlist is as follows:
Deuce
King Of The Night Time World
Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll
Do You Love Me
Firehouse
C'mon And Love Me
Shock Me
Shout It Out Loud
I Was Made For Lovin' You
Cold Gin
I Stole Your Love
Love Gun
God Of Thunder
New York Groove
100,000 Years
Black Diamond
<Encore>
Detroit Rock City
Beth
Rock And Roll All Nite
January 24, 2012
17 Years Ago Today
The setlist is as follows:
King Of The Night Time World
Deuce
Shout It Out Loud
Parasite
Unholy
Creatures Of The Night
Calling Dr. Love
Makin' Love
Tears Are Falling
Domino
C'mon And Love Me~Strutter~I Was Made For Lovin' You
Sukiyaki~Watchin' You
Firehouse
I Want You
Love Gun
She
Lick It Up
Forever
I Love It Loud
Black Diamond
Detroit Rock City
<Encore>
Heaven's On Fire
God Gave Rock And Roll To You II
Rock And Roll All Nite
January 23, 2012
Tribute To Eric Carr
This cd has been made to support also ANT (Ass.ne Nazionale Tumori) to contribute human fight against cancer.
Track Listing:
1. Danger Zone - CRAZY CRAZY NIGHTS
2. Crying Steel - LICK IT UP
3. Markonee - WHO WANTS TO BE LONELY
4. H.A.R.E.M. - UNDER THE GUN
5. Midnite Sun - WAR MACHINE
6. Deadly Tide - FOREVER
7. Neurasthenia - I LOVE IT LOUD
8. Sange Main Machine - CREATURES OF THE NIGHT
9. Kissexy - I'M A LEGEND TONIGHT
10. Noise Pollution - KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
11. Superhorrorfuck - HEAVEN'S ON FIRE
12. M. Luppi / R. Priori - A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES remix
13. Gunsmoke - ROCK AND ROLL HELL
14. Live 4 Win - HIDE YOUR HEART
15. Kiss Web All Star - UH! ALL NIGHT
January 22, 2012
15 Years Ago Today
Singing 60th Birthday Party
Paul Stanley singing at his 60th birthday party ("You Shook Me" by Led Zeppelin) with Ty Taylor of Vintage Trouble (Soho House in Los Angeles, January 20, 2012).
Paul's B-Day Cake
January 21, 2012
GS AXE-2 Guitar
The God Of Thunder expands to six strings.
NAMM 2012: Cort Guitars announced today the brand-new Gene Simmons AXE guitar. The GS Guitar Axe AXE-2 is the latest addition to the series of signature instruments from Gene Simmons and Cort Guitars. The guitar will officially be unveiled at NAMM next week.
Fans and players alike have been buying up the previous two bass models and guitar players have been asking for something of their own.
Besides the eye catching axe shape, the new GS GUITAR AXE-2 features include:
Basswood body
Bolt-on, 25 1/2" maple neck
24 fret, rosewood fretboard
Two Mighty Mite Humbucker pickups
Chrome hardware
Custom paint and artwork
One volume, one tone, toggle switch
TOM bridge with strings through body
GENE SIMMONS custom gig bag
January 20, 2012
Birthday Messages
Gene
Happy Birthday Paul! You're a great friend & a brother in arms... We just made a kick-ass album together and had a great time doing it. You are THE rock & roll champion! Happy 60th!!
Tommy
Paul Stanley, Happy Birthday to the Grand Master of Ceremonies! You're still the best and I wish you only better days ahead...
Eric
15 Years Ago Today
It was 15 years ago today...1/20/1997 KISS plays at Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Japan. Everyone sang Happy Birthday to Paul before New York Groove.
New Paul Stanley Guitar
The PS2012 features a carved “raised center” solid Mahogany body with chrome hardware, and has two Seymour-Duncan® SM-3 Mini Humbuckers, controlled by two volume knobs, two tone knobs, and a 3-way toggle switch. A custom Tone-Pros® Tune-O-Matic bridge and custom Paul Stanley tailpiece machined from solid aluminum completes this rocking body. This USA made guitar is available in Black and White.
The neck is also Mahogany and has a bound ebony fingerboard with 22 Jumbo frets and stunning “split” block inlays, with the top half being Pearl, and the bottom being Abalone. The PS2012 Starfire embodies rock and roll in a way only Paul Stanley and Washburn can.
Washburn Guitars is owned by US Music Corp, located in Mundelein, IL.
January 19, 2012
The Budokan Les Paul
The Budokan Les Paul: Ace's original "Budokan" Les Paul made its stage debut in 1977 during KISS's "Rock and Roll Over" world tour, which helped establish KISS as the #1 live act on the planet. Ace made the "Budokan" Les Paul his main axe at the very time KISS's fame was exploding around the world thanks to prime time television appearances, a sold out debut at Madison Square Garden and the release of their classic album, Love Gun, which included Ace's signature hit, "Shock Me," ranked #50 in Guitar World's "100 Greatest Guitar Solos" ever. But 1977 is most remembered as the year KISS sold out four nights at the Budokan Theater in Tokyo, Japan, breaking the record previously held by The Beatles since 1966. Ace returned to Japan with his "Budokan" Les Paul the following year for the Alive II tour where KISS broke the record again with a sold out five night stand.
5 Years Ago Today
January 18, 2012
15 Years Ago Today
January 17, 2012
Australian Tour in 2013
Stay tuned to Liveguide for more information.
http://www.liveguide.com.au/News_and_Reviews/8/38021/KISS_Touring_Australia_In_2013
January 15, 2012
January 13, 2012
Monster Logo
Cover Best Of 2011
Congrats Peter
The veteran rocker will be inducted as a Drum Legend along with Frank Zappa percussionist Terry Bozzio, following in the footsteps of previous recipients including Led Zeppelin's John Bonham and jazz star Billy Cobham.
The induction fetes drummers who have made significant contributions to the craft and the pair will be honored at an event in Los Angeles on January 14.
Peter will also be a judge for the 23rd annual Guitar Center Drum-Off – the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer with a $50,000 grand prize going to the winner.
This event will be at Club Nokia in Los Angeles California on Saturday January 14, 2012. Tickets are $20.
January 12, 2012
Tommy Thayer Interview
Kiss Army Argentina: First of all, Tommy, thanks a lot for your time; it is an honor and a pleasure for us.
Tommy Thayer: It's my pleasure and honor.
Kiss Army Argentina: We, the fans, are anxious about the release of the new album. What can you tell us about it?
Tommy Thayer: We've been recording the new album on and off now for several months. It's going to bean incredible album. It's very, very good.
Kiss Army Argentina: The time and in a way, the approach, taken to record the album is different than in “Sonic Boom”; there has been a recent short summer tour and now you have resumed the recording sessions for this new album. Does touring somehow help to shape the new album, in terms of, probably, getting and thinking over new ideas?
Tommy Thayer: Not really; although being on the road together gives us the opportunity to easily get together on off days to work on ideas.
Kiss Army Argentina: Have you been involved in songwriting for the new album as much as you had been involved for “Sonic Boom”?
Tommy Thayer: Probably more on this one.
Kiss Army Argentina: Please tell us about the equipment that you used for recording the new album.
Tommy Thayer: Again, I borrowed Paul's Gibson SG guitar that really sounds great. I've been using one of my Hughes & Kettner signature amps along with a variety of other amps to get a nice scorching sound!
Kiss Army Argentina: How would you describe the material recorded for the new album?
Tommy Thayer: The new songs are GREAT, probably even better as a whole than SB. And SB was fantastic.
Kiss Army Argentina: We know that on the album you will be, once again, doing lead vocals in a song, like you did in “Sonic Boom”; in this sense, many of us wonder why you have not sung“When Lightning Strikes” yet; what can you tell us about that? And what can you tell us about this new song that you will be singing?
Tommy Thayer: It tough choosing song lists for a live set. When you have a brand new album out and people don't know the songs as well yet, it's hard to put more than two or three new songs in the set; more than that and it kills the momentum of the show.
Kiss Army Argentina: Is there an estimated release date for the album?
Tommy Thayer: Sometime in 2012.
Kiss Army Argentina: Some weeks ago Gene said that there will be new outfits and a new concept for the stage; is this true?
Tommy Thayer: We've been talking about the show and stage a lot. There are some great ideas in the planning stages right now.
Kiss Army Argentina: Between the current projects there is the release of a DVD, “KISSology IV”,in which you have been actively involved; is there a release date already?
Tommy Thayer: No specific release dates yet. I know it's hard to wait!
Kiss Army Argentina: You have been working with KISS for many years in different audio visual projects, from which we infer that you have access to a lot of unreleased material from different eras. Among that material, we suppose that there are those famous Pro Shot files that Gene had from the “Asylum” Tour; is this assumption correct? Because there is very little official material from that era, and we the fans only have some bootlegs, and it would be great to have more official stuff!
Tommy Thayer: I will take note!
Kiss Army Argentina: Talking about set lists, KISS has a huge amount of songs to choose.Knowing that there will soon be a new tour, are there any plans to renew the setlist? Because it would be great to listen again to some songs, such as “Ladies Room”, “Take Me”, or “Mr. Speed”,to mention just a few of them, instead of some of the songs that have been consistently performed in the latest tours…
Tommy Thayer: Tell me what you'd like to hear..
Kiss Army Argentina: Which KISS song that has never been performed live would you like to play,if Gene and Paul gave you the opportunity to choose?
Tommy Thayer: Maybe "All Hell's Breakin' Loose." I've always loved that song.
Kiss Army Argentina: Is there an estimated date for the next tour already? And a question that we have to ask: will you visit South America, and Argentina in particular?
Tommy Thayer: Again, everyone will need to wait a little bit longer before we announce release dates, tour dates etc. After three years will we definitely be ready to tour South America again; some of the rowdiest fans in the world!
Kiss S Army Argentina: We know that apart from music, you have other interests; for instance, you are a very good golf player. Can you tell us how and when you became involved with this sport?
Tommy Thayer: It's a nice diversion from the rock & roll lifestyle.
Kiss Army Argentina: Finally, could you please leave a message for KISS Army Argentina?
Tommy Thayer: To KISS Army Argentina: WE LOVE YOU!!!
January 11, 2012
Best Coffee Shop
13 Years Ago Today
It was 13 years ago today...1/11/1999:KISS appears as presenters at the American Music Awards. KISS presents the award for Favorite Pop Rock Album.
Tommy And Dan Quayle
Tommy Thayer and former US Vice President Dan Quayle exchanged hellos at the opening night of the ChildHelp Celebrity Golf Invitational, hosted by Cheryl Ladd and John O'Hurley. The three-day event (Jan. 8th to 10th) in Palm Desert, CA is a fundraiser to help abused and neglected children.
Destroyer Deluxe Edition
KISS album Destroyer will be released as a two-CD set on February 27th in Europe and 28th in North America. The album was remixed late last year by original producer Bob Ezrin (ALICE COOPER) and will feature long sought after outtakes and the original cover art.
January 9, 2012
KISS Coffeehouse
The KISS Coffeehouse was one of only 20 "Rocker Restaurants" featured in Rolling Stone Magazine!
KISS: KISS Coffeehouse
Coffee may not exactly be synonymous with KISS' music or image, but that hasn't stopped the band from opening a KISS Coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In addition to the usual coffeehouse fare, the establishment sells a signature drink called the Frozen Rockuccino.
Paul On Nightline Monday
After preaching the gospel of rock and roll for almost 40 years, legendary KISS front man Paul Stanley was ready for a surgical tune up. In a new segment scheduled to air on January 9, Paul shares his thoughts with ABC’s Nightline.
January 8, 2012
38 Years Ago Today
It was 38 years ago today...1/8/1974:KISS headline the last ever concert at Filmore East, reopened especially for the occasion, in a special dress rehersal reported by Rolling Stone Magazine. The gig is attended by press, critics and label executives.
Gene Simmons Says
Gene Simmons has issued the following update:
"KISS Studio Album is done. Great job by Paul producing. Tommy (Thayer) and Eric (Singer) really kicked it up a notch. Without overstating the obvious, when you hear the album, every single track rocks. No ballads. No outside writers. No keyboards. No children's choirs. No nothin'. Just meat and potatoes."
Album Update From Paul
"Friday we officially completed work on the new album. Listening to the tracks back to back is like sensory overload. Everyone who has heard any of it is completely blown away. Powerful, heavy, melodic and epic. It makes us very proud. You all will be too. Mixing starts next week."
January 7, 2012
New Song Titles
Paul Stanley revealed a few new song titles from their upcoming album, Monster, to Classic Rock magazine. They include:
'Shout Mercy'
'Out Of This World'
'Wall Of Sound'
'Hell Or Hallelujah'
'It's A Long Way Down'
'Back To The Stone Age'
"I wasn't interested in making an album unless I was in charge and no one agreed to it half-heartedly," says the singer and guitarist, taking a break from co-producing the record at Conway Studios in Hollywood. "The band's all there, all the time, and we cut the tracks all facing each other in the same room. Chemistry and camaraderie, that's essential. That's what made Sonic Boom so great, and this album is thunderously better."
KISS And MÖTLEY CRÜE
BraveWords.com sources can confirm that early reports indicate that KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE will join forces for an extensive tour in fall 2012. It's expected that Mötley Crüe will support KISS on this trek, in support of their forthcoming studio album, Monster. Stay tuned for complete details.
January 6, 2012
Wine And Beer
The KISS-themed Zin Fire Wine and Destroyer Beer are now available in Sweden. The private-label liquors, which feature customized KISS packaging, will be available in many additional countries in 2012.
KISS Zin Fire is a bold and fruity 2010 California Zinfandel - the result of a cool, long growing season that promoted fantastic flavor, acidity, and color. A brazen blend of blackberry and pepper gives the vintage a hard-rocking kick and spicy smooth finish.
KISS Destroyer Beer is an easy-to-drink beer in the best German tradition. A careful brewing process creates its great head of foam and a balanced flavor, like an original Pils. The brew will come in both a 33 cl (11.2 oz) bottle and 50 cl (16.9 oz) can.
January 5, 2012
KISS Cam
The Los Angeles Kings turned their "Kiss Cam" into the "KISS Cam" on Monday night, as KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons made an appearance on the screen during the popular jumbotron segment. He would go on to respect the rules of the game, sticking his unusually long tongue down the throat of his wife, Shannon Tweed.
35 Years Ago Today
It was 35 years ago today...1/5/1977:Rock And Roll Over becomes KISS' second album to be certified Platinum.
KISS Kruise 2
KISS Army, are you ready to become the KISS Navy?
After our valiant inaugural adventure at sea, KISS & Sixthman are again joining forces to unite the KISS Navy. It was victoriously the wettest, wildest, & most rockin’ time, but there are more tropical islands for us to conquer! We want YOU!
The KISS Kruise II
Sailing on the Norwegian Pearl, October 31 – November 4, 2012
From Miami, FL, to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
The official website is live today! Be sure to check out www.thekisskruise.com for the full event details!
Message From Paul
KISS have posted a message from the studio. Paul confirms, that the album is almost done and kicks ass.
January 4, 2012
12 Years Ago Today
It was 12 years ago today...1/4/2000: In the US, "The Second Coming" is released on DVD and Video. The DVD set focuses on the Alive/Worldwide Tour tour, which took place in 1996 and 1997. It was certified Platinum in the US.
January 3, 2012
Monster
Recently Eric Singer chatted with young KISS fan Cassius Morris and while talking about Monster recordings he revealed that drums on the album are way heavier than on Sonic Boom and that the songs really do sound more like Revenge, they'll be done with the album by this Friday.
Also Gene Simmons referred to Monster from his site the other day:"...I have to run into the studio with Paul to finish a vocal on the forthcoming KISS studio album."
2012 will be a KISS year!! Monster is set for release May, June this year.
January 2, 2012
Semi-trailer Trucks
Here are the new KISS Love Gun and Solo Faces Semi-trailer toy trucks from licensee Autoworld. They are now available at retail and online stores.
Paul Stanley
A song called "Paul Stanley" by the band The Sweet Ones. The song has Paul talking at the beginning of it, and the lyrics are about KISS Alive! II.
Message From KISS
Happy New Year
Have a safe and joyous New Year! Make it your resolution to live your life to the fullest and help others to be able to do the same. Get ready for a great KISS year!
Paul, Eric, Tommy & Gene
January 1, 2012
32 Years Ago Today
It was 32 years ago today...1/1/1980:The United States Patent and Trademark Office registers Paul Stanley's makeup design and Peter Criss' makeup design.
Dreams in 2012
I wrote a Kanji character "Yume" that means "Dreams." It sounds like "You may." I have some dreams in 2012. One of my dreams is to see the KISS show in Japan.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to every single KISS Army all over the world. I hope that 2012 be better and brings you health and happiness.
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