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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER To GENE SIMMONS: 'Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Dead'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has issued a response to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine last week — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilliance, somewhere, wa...

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ACE FREHLEY On TOMMY THAYER's 'Spaceman' Guitar: 'I Mean, How Big Are The Balls On This Guy?'

During a brand new inteview with The Village Voice, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley spoke about the band's current lead axeman, Tommy Thayer, who joined KISS in February 2003, stepping into the boots Frehley had been occupying for the KISS reunion that lasted from 1996 to 2002. "I could sense he...

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FOO FIGHTERS Respond To GENE SIMMONS' 'Rock Is Dead' Remark

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS have a response to KISS bassist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead" and it's "not so fast." The band posted its reply on Twitter, good-naturedly referring to Simmons as "Mr. God of Thunder" after his signature KISS song. Simmons told Esquire...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'Rock Is Finally Dead'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons gave an interview to his son Nick for Esquire.com in which he was asked what he would say to young musicians and songwriters today trying to be successful in the wake of the meltdown of the music business in recent years "Don't quit your day job is a good ...

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Legendary Photographer GENE KIRKLAND Unearths Rare Images of Rock History's Greatest Moments

Legendary rock and roll photographer Gene Kirkland, who is recognized worldwide for photographing the biggest names in rock and metal throughout the '80s and '90s, has opened up his archives for the first time in history. Twelve months ago, Kirkland teamed up with Black Lightning Gallery to unearth...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES: Most Lead Singers Are 'Jerks'

Kevin Oakes of Global Onslaught recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the infamous scene in the "The Decline of Western Civilization Part...

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KISS Confetti Blamed For Security Guard's Injuries

According to Courthouse News Service, KISS vocalist/bassist Gene Simmons and his associated company have been sued by a security guard working at the band's 2012 concert in Indiana, claiming that the guard was injured after the group band "foolishly" sprayed the stage with water and confetti (see fa...

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Ex-FEAR FACTORY Drummer RAYMOND HERRERA Says 'The Industrialist' Album Would Have Sounded 'Way Better' With Real Drums

Metal Wani's William Richards and Sairaj Kamath conducted an interviw with former FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he has heard the two FEAR FACTORY albums — 2010's "Mechanize" and 2012's "The Industrialist" — that were recorded...

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PITCH BLACK FORECAST: New Version Of 'So Low' Song Featuring LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE

PITCH BLACK FORECAST, an all-star project formed by Jason Popson (J Mann of MUSHROOMHEAD) and Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT),will release "As The World Burns", a collection of remixed and remastered tracks from PITCH BLACK FORECAST's two previous releases (an out-of...

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ACE FREHLEY: 'There's A Lot Of Things I Haven't Done That I'd Still Like To Achieve In My Lifetime'

May The Rock Be With You recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. May The Rock Be With You: ["Space Invader"] is your first solo album in five years. Why was now the right time to release new music? Ace: I ...

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HENRY ROLLINS Apologizes For Comments About ROBIN WILLIAMS' Suicide

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has apologized for criticizing Robin Williams over the actor's suicide, saying that it was "not of my interest to hurt anyone but I know I did." In the original column he wrote for LA Weekly, Rollins blasted Williams for the devastating effect his death will have had on...

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ACE FREHLEY Says PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Are 'Trying To Use Psychology' On Fans

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley says that KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are "trying to use psychology on the fans" so that the fans will accept the new version of the band, which doesn't include Frehley and drummer Peter Criss. Simmons and Stanley have chosen to have current KISS me...

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ACE FREHLEY: PAUL STANLEY Is 'Almost Becoming A Parody Of Himself'

Earlier today (Monday, August 18),Bo and Jim of the Dallas radio station Lone Star 92.5 conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall...

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NIKKI SIXX: I Want To Compliment GENE SIMMONS For Publicly Apologizing

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "I wanted to take a moment to address the media that's been picked up by everybody from Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Times, NME, Billboard and many more around Gene Simmons' comments telling depressed people to kill...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'I Deeply Support And Am Empathetic To Anyone Suffering From Any Disease, Especially Depression'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "Depression is very serious and very sad when it happens to anyone, especially loved ones. "I have not commented on various allegations made in the media, but I want to make this statement for the record and to...