Former KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Returning To Australia In December

September 18, 2009

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick is coming back to Australia armed with his first new solo album in five years — "BK3" — and a brand new live show that promises to delve into the depths of material from his twelve year tenure with KISS and his work in the last thirteen years as a solo artist. "BK3" is Kulick's third solo release, hence the title.

Australian fans will be among the first to hear the album, which will be released ahead of its worldwide debut at the concerts.

"BK3" features the soaring guitars and signature riffs that Kulick is known for, along with an array of special guests that include former KISS bandmates Gene Simmons and Eric Singer, KNACK lead vocalist Doug Fielder, and Nick Simmons (Gene's son and rising star in his own right) making his vocal recording debut.

Bruce promises the shows will be worth the wait and will feature a plethora of KISS tunes from the eight albums he recorded with the band between 1984 and 1996. Hits like "God Gave Rock and Roll To You II", "Crazy Crazy Nights", "Forever" and "Tears Are Falling" will be nestled alongside many rarities never performed live by KISS themselves.

Kulick has become a regular in Australia, first visiting these shores in 1978 as part of MEAT LOAF's "Bat Out Of Hell" band, with KISS in 1995, as part of ESP (a side project featuring members of Alice Cooper's band, KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE),and several times as a solo artist. Most recently, he conducted a whirlwind guitar clinic tour, hitting four cities during a week in April 2009.

Since departing KISS in 1996, Bruce has remained active in the music industry, forming the band UNION with former MÖTLEY CRÜE vocalist John Corabi, acting as a camp counselor at various Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp events, working with both Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons on their solo projects, recording commentaries for the multi platinum retrospective "Kissology" DVDs, and, since 2001, playing with the legendary American band GRAND FUNK RAILROAD as their lead guitarist. In between all of these activities, he recorded his first solo album, "Audio Dog", in 2001, followed up by 2003's "Transformer". "BK3" marks yet another milestone for the veteran guitarist, and he is very much looking forward to beginning the journey here in his "second home" of Australia.

Tickets go on sale on September 21 at the venues and outlets below:

Dec. 12 - Adelaide, Australia - Fowlers
Dec. 13 - Sydney, Australia The Gaelic Theatre
Dec. 14 - Melbourne, Australia - The Corner Hotel

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