KISS: 'Kissology' Distributor Talks About 'Vol. 3'

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with a question-and-answer session with Ken Gullic, Senior VP of Fontana, which distributes the band's "Kissology" DVD series. Gullic answers questions about the series' third volume, "Kissology – Vol. 3 1992-2000", which is scheduled for release on December 18, 2007. The interview follows here in its entirety:

Q: Will there be three bonus discs, as there have been on the first two volumes?

Ken: "Yes! Three in total, on initial pressings only. 1) The KROQ Weenie Roast/Irvine, CA 6/15/96 (first reunion performance in make up) [58 minutes]; 2) Madison Square Garden/Reunion Tour 7/27/96 [1 hour, 42 minutes]; 3) Sao Paulo Brazil 8/27/94 ('Revenge/Alive III' tour with Sphinx stage) [1 hour, 34 minutes] Sao Paulo is my fave of the three actually. Intense performance, they look fresh... different and classic tunes. Though the Weenie Roast is a trip to see again. Retailers and complete set lists per show TBA."

Q: Will there be any limited edition bonus goodies (like the back stage pass in "Vol. 1", or the Phantom ticket in "Vol. 2")?

Ken: "Yes, and no. The Coventry show (12/22/73) replaces any bonus goodies this time out, and will be available only on initial pressings, as well. There will be a cool full color booklet with comments again, of course."

Q: Easter eggs?

Ken: "Yes, this may still be in play, but I believe there will be three of them. Besides the amazing/surprising coolness of the 'Carnival Of Souls' studio footage, one other that I know of will be a soundcheck song (without makeup) before the Brooklyn Bridge/MTV awards taping. Not sure which song, but safe to assume it ain't 'The Oath' or 'Always Near You/Nowhere To Hide'... sorry kids!"

Q: Don't we already have The Palace '92 performance on "KISS Konfidential"?

Ken: "Nope. The footage on 'Konfidential', as cool as it may be, was a bit of a mash-up between different shows, put to the 'Alive III' audio only. I was lucky enough to see this footage in the editing studio with Roger and Alex Coletti. It's crystal clear, and I felt I had seen very little of it. It's the pure Detroit audio/video... untouched/affected like 'Konfidential' was. Though they did point out where a mic had cut out here and there, and other vox had to be flown in. It's cool that 'War Machine' made it, obviously. As well as 'Parasite'."

Q: Have we seen the "Behind The Scenes" for "Unplugged"?

Ken: "Very little of it. What I have seen so far was super cool stuff, mostly narrated by Alex Coletti ('Kissology' and 'Unplugged' producer). It's very cool that he is shedding some light on his experiences (especially since he is such a fan and was clearly living a dream)... there's riveting stuff. Ace and Peter almost back out of 'Unplugged' at the last minute... so songs like '2,000 Man' are rehearsed without them on the actual 'Unplugged' stage (If I remember correctly, Paul takes a crack at it!) and THE highlight for me was when Alex sneaks behind the piano during the six-man rehearsal of 'Nothin' To Lose' (at SIR) and plays the piano part. Peter smiles from ear to ear when it happens. Awesome!"

Q: Don't we have Dodger Stadium in bootleg circles?

Ken: "Nope... not this edit. This version is special because Alex and Roger and his crew unearthed the single camera feeds from each member and have constructed their own edit of the entire show. Conspiracy theorists unite, though, as Peter's solo feed did not materialize... so the men (and women) behind the curtains admitted that they had to use dress rehearsal footage to fill in Peter whenever possible. This was not a Gene directive, kids, so relax!"

Q: Commentary?

Ken: "Yes, though I didn't witness any of it, I know that Gene, Paul, Bruce and Tommy worked long and hard one day to get this all done. They did this right after we did our trophy presentation and all were in GREAT spirits. I do believe they all four did some stuff together where it made sense (e.g. convention/unplugged footage). Bruce later told me he heard and participated in some classic stories, as well as some all together new ones, with Gene and Paul. Sadly Eric Singer was on tour and couldn't make it the one day this session was scheduled.

Q: Will there be a "Kissology 3" special on VH1 like there were for the first two?

Ken: Yes, but this is for the band to reveal, I can say it will be very different, definitely bigger (like 'Volume 3' as a whole); some very cool surprises in store... I believe it will air LIVE at least a few weeks before KISSmass! And that's a wrap! (sorry)."