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ROB HALFORD: 'I Find Myself More Than Ever To Be At A Wonderful Point In My Life'

Pat Prince of Powerline A.D. recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline A.D.: Do you find being an entrepreneur exciting? I mean, it's a pretty exciting thing, having your own apparel and having other different project...

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BRUCE KULICK Schedules Appearances In Holland, Switzerland, Norway

Guitarist Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, UNION) is heading to Holland, Switzerland and Norway for four appearances. At each stop, there will be a sneak peek of Bruce's upcoming "BK3" CD, guitar clinic, personal meet-and-greet event, question-and-answer session, and new merchandise availabl...

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KISS: More 'Sonic Boom' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

KISS' new album, "Sonic Boom", has registered the following first-week chart positions: Norway: #2 USA: #2 Sweden: 2 Czech Republic: #3 Germany: #4 Austria: #6 Finland: #7 Switzerland: #12 Holland: #3 Italy: #14 U.K.: #24 France: #31 Spain: #32 Belgium: #57 "Sonic Boom" sold 108,000 copies in the Un...

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CARMINE APPICE To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

Legendary drummer and philanthropist Carmine Appice was recently interviewed by Alice Cooper for the "Nights with Alice Cooper" radio show to support the recent GUITAR ZEUS CD release, "Conquering Heroes". The interview is scheduled to run on Alice's show on Tuesday, October 20 as part of the annual...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'I'm The King Of The World'

Kate Fillion of Macleans.ca recently conducted a lengthy interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Macleans.ca: You're currently touring with KISS. Do girls line up at the stage door every night? Simmons: Oh yeah. Macleans.ca: Aren't groupies borin...

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KISS: 'Sonic Boom' First-Week Sales Revealed

KISS' new album, "Sonic Boom", sold 108,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band's highest-charting LP ever. KISS has notched eight Top 10 albums, according to Billboard.com. Its previous highest-charting s...

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KISS' STANLEY, SINGER Interviewed On New York's Q104.3 FM

KISS members Paul Stanley and Eric Singer were interviewed on New York's Q104.3 FM radio station. The chat is now available for streaming below. According to Billboard.com, KISS' new album, "Sonic Boom", may shift somewhere between 160,000 and 180,000 copies in the United States in its first week of...

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Sonic Boom

Ensuring that the MySpace/Facebook generation will have their very own line of branded lunchboxes, action figures, tampon, pinball machines and other assorted merchandise, KISS is back (if you haven't noticed) with their first studio album in over a decade, "Sonic Boom". While I can't say that this...

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KISS' STANLEY: 'This Band Couldn't Be Here Today Had It Not Been For The Four Original Guys'

Dean Goodman of Reuters recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Reuters: For years and years, you were adamant about not doing a follow-up to "Psycho Circus". what changed? Stanley: I think the band has become so, so stron...

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KISS Is 'Relieved' Former Drummer PETER CRISS Is Cancer-Free

The current members of KISS have released a statement in response to original KISS drummer's revelation that over the last year he's battled breast cancer. Now cancer-free, Criss posted a message on his web site to inform people about it and encourage men and women to get checked — just in time for...

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KISS' STANLEY, THAYER Talk 'Sonic Boom'; Video Available

A seven-minute interview with KISS members Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer brought to you by Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Roadrunner can be viewed below. According to Billboard.com, KISS' new album, "Sonic Boom", may shift somewhere between 160,000 and 180,000 copies in the United States in its firs...

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Spreading The KISS Empire With 'My M&M's Kiss Blend'

Mars Direct Inc., a division of Mars Snackfood US, announced the launch of the My M&M's Kiss Blend — a rockin' partnership between the beloved candy brand and one of rock's most prolific bands. For a limited time, the KISS Blend will take each of the members' iconic faces and put them on colorfu...

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Report: KISS' 'Sonic Boom' Could Shift As Much As 180K First Week

According to Billboard.com, KISS' new album, "Sonic Boom", may shift somewhere between 160,000 and 180,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. If the set sells that much, it will also mark the group's best sales week since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. KISS has...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Featured In New 'Hardware' DVD Promo

Lemmy of MOTÖRHEAD makes an appearance in the 1990 sci-fi/horror cult classic "Hardware", which will be released as a limited edition two-disc DVD and Blu-ray on October 13 via Severin Films. The infamous feature-film debut of music-video-visionary-turned-writer/director Richard Stanley ("Dust Devil...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'ACE And PETER In The Beginning Belonged In The Band And Later On They Did Not'

Billboard.com recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Billboard.com: What is the biggest myth about KISS? Simmons: That there's some grand master plan. That we're brilliant beyond belief, that we're masters of merchand...