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GOJIRA's MARIO DUPLANTIER: 'LARS ULRICH Is A Genius' And 'Best Showman Drummer In The World'

GOJIRA's Mario Duplantier recently spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about the 10 drummers that changed his life. Among Mario's biggest influences is METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, who was "probably the first drummer that really made me pay attention," Duplantier said. "I was maybe ten or eleven years old an...

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KISS Announces Summer/Fall 2021 U.S. Tour

KISS has announced the rescheduled dates for the next U.S. leg of the "End Of The Road" tour. The trek kicks off on August 18, 2021 at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts and concludes on October 9, 2021 at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa date is one of sever...

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KISS's PAUL STANLEY On ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS Making Appearances During 'End Of The Road' Tour: 'If It's Meant To Be, It Will Happen'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has once again said that he is open to the idea of original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss making guest appearances during the band's "End Of The Road" tour. In the three years after KISS announced its farewell tour, fans have wondered openly if Frehley and Criss woul...

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Watch KISS Play Five-Song Set At TRIBECA FESTIVAL

KISS took the stage Friday night (June 11) for a special performance at the 2021 Tribeca Festival in New York City. For the first time ever, the band played at the festival directly following the screening of part one of its new A&E documentary "Biography: KISStory". The two-part documentary eve...

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GENE SIMMONS: How PAUL STANLEY Came Up With KISS Band Name

In a new interview with WFSB's program "Better Connecticut", KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked how the band came up with its name nearly five decades ago. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I couldn't drive in my early 20s — I didn't start driving till I was 34, 'cause in...

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PAUL STANLEY Says Current KISS Band Is 'Much More Consistent' Than Original Lineup: 'We're Always In Sync With Each Other'

Paul Stanley spoke to Rolling Stone Germany about KISS's new official live bootleg series "KISS - Off The Soundboard", which launched today (Friday, June 11) with "Tokyo 2001", recorded by the band at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on March 13, 2001. This marks the first in a series of upcoming live...

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GENE SIMMONS Blasts 'Moron' Politician For Asking Forest Service To Alter Moon's Orbit To Combat Climate Change

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has blasted a Texas politician for drawing a connection between the moon and Earth's orbit and solar flares to climate change. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican, asked a representative from the U.S. Forest Service if it was possible to alter t...

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VINNIE VINCENT Believes He 'Could Have' Rejoined KISS After 'Revenge' Writing Sessions

Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent gave an hour-long interview to Mike Brunn at the "May Metal Madness" event on May 29 at S.I.R. Soundstage in Nashville, Tennessee. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he ever felt there was a chance that he could rejoin KISS when Vincent was brought back i...

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GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Announces 'Some Kind Of Wonderful' Summer/Fall 2021 U.S. Tour

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD is gearing up to return to the road in 2021, starting July 2 in Fayetteville, Georgia, with another 29 shows to follow this year. After playing to millions of fans on the band's tours from 1996 to 2019, GRAND FUNK will continue to reach both new and longtime fans on the "Some Kin...

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ANTHRAX: Details Of 40th-Anniversary Livestream Revealed

The countdown to July 18, the 40th anniversary of thrash/metal legends ANTHRAX, is well underway and heading towards the big finale. A special worldwide livestream event, presented by Danny Wimmer Presents and originating from Los Angeles, will kick off in North America on Friday, July 16, beginning...

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PAUL STANLEY Says KISS Biopic Is 'Definitely Happening': 'The Script Was Really Good'

Paul Stanley spoke to Download host Kylie Olsson about the upcoming KISS biopic "Shout It Out Loud". The film, which recently landed at Netflix, will be directed by Joachim Rønning, the Norwegian filmmaker whose credits include "Kon-Tiki", "Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil" and "Pirates Of The Caribbean...

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GENE SIMMONS And FLEA Show Support For NAOMI OSAKA After She Withdraws From FRENCH OPEN

KISS's Gene Simmons and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' Flea have publicly thrown their support behind tennis star Naomi Osaka after she withdrew from the French Open. The four-time major winner posted a statement on Twitter saying she was pulling out so that "everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis...

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COREY TAYLOR Would 'Probably' Refuse To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME If SLIPKNOT Got The Nod

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says that he would "probably" take a page out of the SEX PISTOLS' playbook by declining to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame if his band was to ever get the nod. When the SEX PISTOLS' induction was announced in 2006, lead singer Johnny Rotten (né Lydon) s...

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GENE SIMMONS Reportedly Buys House Near Las Vegas For $8.2 Million

According to TMZ, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has just bought a new home just outside Las Vegas, Nevada for $8.2 million. The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion in Henderson contains over 11,000 square feet of living space and includes a sculptural koi pond, glass walls and soaring geometric...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'With Age, You Start To Realize That Life Is Finite And It Does Come To An End'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley discussed the band's farewell tour during a new appearance on the CBS syndicated talk show "The Talk". Asked why "End Of The Road" is KISS's final tour, Paul said: "With age, you start to realize that life is finite and it does come to an end. And you don't realize that wh...