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GENE SIMMONS: Songs On 'Family Jewels' Bonus CD Detailed

According to KISS FAQ — a fan-run site that offers "historical facts, some embellished myths, terrific personal opinions and just plain lots of stuff to read" — people receiving the deluxe edition of season one of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" are receiving an audio treat. The package includes a bonu...

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Live to Win

You wanted the review, you got the review! Why anyone demanded a critique of a new PAUL STANLEY album is honestly beyond me — I always thought it was a foregone conclusion that KISS solo albums were just gonna suck, and there was nothing to be done about it. Hell, even back when the real ...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's GENE HOGLAN Laying Down Tracks For DETHKLOK Album

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL) has issued the following update: "I just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday season. And, to answer a bunch of your emails about myself playing drums on the new DETHKLOK album. Indeed, I am, and it's turning into quite a ripping record! Bre...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Begins Recording TENET Album

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Just wanted to let you know that the TENET recording has begun...finally. I finished tracking the guitars yesterday (December 20),and it sounds killer. I am really happy to be getting to work on th...

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SLUNT Audio Interview Available

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 117 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this episode, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined by Pat Harrington of SLUNT, Erik Kluiber of OVERLOADED, and Jazan Wild. Topics include Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Axl Rose, Chris Gillan, Bob Kulick, comic book...

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FU MANCHU Announces First Leg Of 'We Must Obey' Tour

On February 28, California rock powerhouse FU MANCHU will commence their first North American tour in nearly two years, a six-week headlining trek. This will kick off the world tour in support of their new album "We Must Obey" (street date: February 20),praised by Decibel magazine as the band's "be...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'Family Jewels' Collector's Set Available Exclusively At AMAZON

The "Gene Simmons Family Jewels: Season One" DVD will be released on December 19 and features all 13 original episodes from the debut season, exclusive interviews with the Simmons family, cast biographies, photo gallery, interactive menu and scene selection. Also available on December 19 is the "Gen...

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Threshold

Six albums in, and a darker wind seems to be blowing through the HAMMERFALL camp, ruffling the frilliest of shirts and injecting a little minor-chord pomposity into the band's helium odes to how much rocking, well, rocks. Don't get me wrong, the band isn't reinventing their sound, or even trying any...

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KISS: 'The Definitive Collection - Lick It Up' DVD Scrapped?

According to a posting on KissNews.de, the previously announced KISS DVD collection, "The Definitive Collection - Lick It Up", appears to have been removed from Universal Music Japan's release schedule after it was slated to be issued on January 31, 2007. The disc was originally planned for release...

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MEGADETH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, OVERKILL, OPETH: Audio Interviews Available

Shockwaves Podcast #5 — featuring interviews with several of the bands that took part in Gigantour 2006, including MEGADETH, OVERKILL, OPETH, SANCTITY, INTO ETERNITY, and THE SMASHUP — is available for download at this location (45 minutes, 21 MB). It also available for subscription on iTunes (just...

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KISS: Best Buy Offering Replacement Discs

KISS' official web site has been updated with the following message: "Universal Music has manufactured replacement discs for Best Buy customers that purchased the ['Kiss Alive! 1975-2000'] [box] set without the bonus tracks — '2000 Man' and 'God Of Thunder'. The discs will begin shipping direct to B...

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KISS Playing Cards Available

KISS' official web site has been updated with images of the approved color comps for the new "Kiss On Tour" playing cards from KISS licensee ICUP. Next stage is pre-production samples and then an estimated late January release. Pictured here are sealed decks in the display package, the back of the c...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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KISS: Solo Album Gold Awards Coming Soon

KISS' official web site has posted images of the appoved pre-production samples of the four KISS solo album gold awards. They are being released by KISS licensee California Gold, who released several other KISS awards. Each title — Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss — will be re...

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A&E Orders 20 More Episodes Of 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels'

Variety.com reports that A&E has greenlit a second season of Gene Simmons' reality-TV show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels". The cable channel has begun production on 20 one-hour episodes for a premiere sometime in 2007. A&E had ordered a 13-episode first season. "Family Jewels" delivered an ave...