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KISS: 'Dynasty' Platinum Award That Once Belonged To ACE FREHLEY Being Auctioned

A KISS "Dynasty" platinum album award once owned by original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is being auctioned via eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, this piece of "Kisstory" — one of four awards given to the members of KISS (Frehley, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss) in 1981 —...

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GENE SIMMONS: Post-Face-Lift Photo Available

TMZ.com has exclusively obtained the first brutal image of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, minutes after doctors surgically altered his face. Check it out at this location. Gene Simmons and longtime companion Shannon Tweed underwent dual face lifts that were taped for the second season of A&...

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GENE SIMMONS And PAUL STANLEY Attend WIZARD WORLD L.A.

WizardUniverse.com reports that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley showed up in street clothes at the Wizard World Los Angeles convention on Saturday (March 17) to talk about their new comic book series "KISS 4K: Legends Never Die", but a contingent of loyal KISS followers wore the group's trademark blac...

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DIRTY LOOKS Working On New CD

After more than a ten-year hiatus, guitarist/vocalist Henrik Ostergaard is back in the studio working on tracks for an upcoming DIRTY LOOKS release. Henrik has been in the studio for the last month recording the CD, which is also expected to include contributions from bassist Jack Pyers and lead gui...

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ANGELCORPSE: New Album Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed

ANGELCORPSE bassist/vocalist Pete Helmkamp has issued the following update: "As most of you know now, ANGELCORPSE has completed the recording of our fourth full-length album, 'Of Lucifer and Lightning'. Osmose Productions will handle the release of the CD (and limited-edition LP) in Europe, The End...

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GENE SIMMONS And IDW PUBLISHING Announce Joint Publishing Venture

IDW Publishing has announced that it has partnered with rock legend Gene Simmons of KISS fame to create the Simmons Comics Group, an imprint within IDW's stable of comics. Simmons himself will be writing some of the comics, and has fully created and fleshed out a number of new titles that will be ap...

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AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, LED ZEPPELIN Members To Take Part In VH1 CLASSIC's Autism Campaign

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of AEROSMITH, Roger Daltrey of THE WHO, Robert Plant of LED ZEPPELIN, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil of MÖTLEY CRÜE, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS, Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST, Ronnie James Dio, and Dee Snider of TWISTED SISTER are among the classic rock legends featured...

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GENE SIMMONS Discusses All Things Comic

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to WizardUniverse.com about all things comic, the status of KISS today and whether he's ever turned down sex to read a comic. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Wizard: Is it safe to say that the name KISS Comics Group is a nod to Marvel's fo...

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GENE HOGLAN Talks About Upcoming Instructional DVD

Drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT, OLD MAN'S CHILD) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Well, as I said a couple of days ago, I finally finished filming that damned thing [referring to his first instructional DVD — Ed.]. We started on Tuesday,...

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TOMMY THAYER On CAMP PENDLETON Visit: 'I've Never Felt So Welcome'

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has posted the following message on his official web site: "Gene Simmons and I visited the Marines of Camp Pendleton this last Friday, March 9th to perform at a rally for the troops in honor of all U.S. Armed Forces. We played a medley of the Armed Forces anthems to membe...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Finishes Filming Instructional DVD

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/ex-DARK ANGEL/DEATH drummer Gene Hoglan has finished filming his first-ever instructional DVD. "Now, for a month of editing... It's gonna be awesome!" he writes on his MySpace page. "I'll detail everything over the weekend for ya." Gene previously stated about the upcoming DVD, "...

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GENE SIMMONS Gives Hip-Hop Advice

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently made the following statement to AllHipHop.com about where he thinks rap needs to go: "Rap better figure out something new, because the next group of guys who say 'Wassup' is not gonna be original enough. Very soon that clock will stop ticking, and it's gon...

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MYTHIASIN: New Song Posted Online

MYTHIASIN, the band fronted by former STEEL PROPHET vocalist Rick Mythiasin, has uploaded a rough-mix version of the new song "Watch as the World Dies" at its official MySpace page. To check out demo versions of the tracks "The Future is the End", "Punishment Overdue" and "Lost Voice in a Crowd", go...

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GENE SIMMONS And PAUL STANLEY To Appear At Comic Convention in L.A.

KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will appear at Wizard World 2007, a three-day comic convention at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. Gene and Paul will be at the convention on Saturday, March 17 to promote the KISS4K comic. In other KISS-related news, a 50-minute video o...

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GENE SIMMONS Launches MONEYBAG Clothing Line; Photos Available

Gene Simmons of KISS celebrated the launch of his new clothing line Moneybag on February 15 at The Venetian Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out pictures from WENN, Film Magic. For more information on Moneybag, click here. A&E has set a March 25 premiere date ...