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KISS' PETER CRISS Shows Up At GENE SIMMONS' Mag Launch Party
KISS drummer Peter Criss, whose position in the group has been uncertain for much of the last year, came face-to-face with bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons at the latter's official release party for Gene Simmons Tongue magazine on Wednesday night, June 5th at Studio 54 in New York City. After the encou...June 7, 2002
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KISS Perfume On The Way?
The following item appeared in today's edition of the New York Daily News: We're not sure if we'd like to smell like Gene Simmons, but that isn't stopping the KISS rocker from launching a line of perfume named after his band. "KISS just sounds perfect for a fragrance," Simmons told us at Tuesday's F...June 6, 2002
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GENE SIMMONS Launches Magazine, Gets Put In His Place By PAUL STANLEY
The premiere issue of Gene Simmons Tongue, the new magazine headed up by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, is due to officially hit the streets tomorrow, June 4th. To promote the publication's launch, Simmons will be throwing a party at Studio 54 in New York City on June 5th, at Barfly in Los Ange...June 3, 2002
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LIMP BIZKIT's FRED DURST: WES Never Wanted To Do Anything The Rest Of The Band Wanted To Do
LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst recently addressed the subject of guitarist Wes Borland's departure from the group in an interview published in the premiere issue of Gene Simmons Tongue magazine. Here is Durst's response to a direct question about the reasons for Borland leaving the band: "I put tog...June 3, 2002
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KISS Kondoms Coming To A Store Near You!
Be on the lookout for Kiss Kondoms, a line of contraceptives with members KISS on the packaging, which will shortly be made available online and through record stores and specialty gift shops near you. KISS' latest business venture was made possible via a partnership with speciality condom retailer...June 2, 2002
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KISS' GENE SIMMONS Subject Of Upcoming MTV's "Cribs" Episode
KISS' Gene Simmons will be the subject of an upcoming episode of MTV's Cribs, the filming for which will take place on May 29th. An air date will be announced soon. In other news, the premier issue of Gene Simmons Tongue magazine will hit the stands on June 4th. ...May 26, 2002
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Sells Art, Gets Unpleasant
On Tuesday, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich auctioned five paintings from his collection, acquired over a decade between METALLICA tours and recording sessions, according to Encyclopedia Metallica. Fourteen more will be sold in London in June. Basquiat's monumental 1982 painting easily eclipsed the ol...May 16, 2002
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GENE SIMMONS Experiences Death In Family, Works On New Music
Our condolences go out to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, whose dad passed away in Israel on May 2nd. In other news, Simmons reportedly spent last Sunday, May 5th, working on two new songs at a demo studio. No official announcement has yet been made regarding the future fate of those tracks, but...May 7, 2002
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ELEKTRIK MISTRESS Call It A Day!
Canadian "stoner rockers" ELEKTRIK MISTRESS have called it a day, according to a report posted at www.stonerrock.com. "I have officially fired the guys and will be taking a much needed break for much of this summer doing lots of writing and jamming...," guitarist/vocalist Kurt Kuthe is quoted as say...May 7, 2002
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Eye For An Eye
Despite this being their third album, Denmark's DAEMON are perhaps best known for having featured the services of then-ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson on their 1997 debut Seven Deadly Sins—a widely acclaimed yet largely underground classic that owed more than a small part of its musical inspiration...May 5, 2002
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SLIPKNOT: What's In A Name?!
The following article was authored by Erik Missio and originally posted by Canada's ChartAttack.com on Friday, May 3rd: Speaking on a stereotypical basis, hardcore SLIPKNOT fans are usually thought of as being only slightly above INSANE CLOWN POSSE devotees when it comes to criteria like maturity, l...May 4, 2002
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MANTICORA To Issue "Hyperion" In October
Danish power metal merchants MANTICORA have completed work on their third full-length album, entitled Hyperion, at Aabenraa studios with producer Jacob Hansen (i.e. RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR, ANCIENT, ILLDISPOSED, WUTHERING HEIGHTS),for an October release through Italy's Scarlet Records. Mixed at Jailhous...April 28, 2002
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KISS Perform "Live" Rendition Of "Detroit Rock City" For Upcoming "American Bandstand" Special
As expected, KISS guitarist Ace Frehley did not participate in the taping of the group's performance for next month's broadcast of American Bandstand 50th, which took place yesterday, April 19th in front of an audience of approximately 300-400. According to reports, the current line-up of KISS—Paul...April 20, 2002
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KISS Comic Book Revival Due In July
According to www.kissonline.com, Dark Horse Comics has just solicited the debut issue of its KISS comic book revival, which is due to ship in July. The most ass-kicking rock band returns to comics, written by the most rockin' of young comics writers. Joe Casey (Superman, Wildcats, X-Men) presents a...April 7, 2002
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Update On Current Activities
Here is an update from the DEVIN TOWNSEND camp: The American West Coast tour is on! It is billed as a STRAPPING YOUNG LAD tour and will include primarily SYL material. They are planning a STRAPPING set with one song from each of the other projects as well as feature new SYL songs. There are ...March 28, 2002
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