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GENE SIMMONS' Sky-High Misfire

Richard Johnson of The New York Post's "Page Six" reports: "Gene Simmons is still a pick-up artist, but his moves aren't working as well as they did when KISS ruled the radio. A fellow first-class passenger aboard Wednesday's American Airlines flight 114 from LAX to Newark saw Simmons pass a note to...

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BRUCE KULICK Confirmed For Florida KISS EXPO

Former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick will attend the Florida KISS Expo on Sunday, November 4 at the Holiday Inn Main Gate East in Kissimmee, Florida. Bruce will take part in a question-and-answer session and will be available for photos and autographs. He will also perform...

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BURNT BY THE SUN, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES Confirmed For SAINTS & SINNERS FESTIVAL

BURNT BY THE SUN, LOWER DEFINITION, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES and SCHOOLYARD HEROES have been confirmed for this year's Saints & Sinners Festival, set to take place November 3-4 at Asbury Park, New Jersey's Convention Hall. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, November 3, 2007: AG...

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VENOM Drummer On New Material: 'I Am Really Happy With The Way Things Are Going'

Metal Hell magazine recently conducted an interview with VENOM drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the addition of "Rage" on guitar: "We have known Rage for quite a while now; just like (when) I used to rehearse...

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FRANKIE BANALI's ZEPPELIN Tribute: Track-By-Track Breakdown

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has created a labor of love with his new CD (released under the FRANKIE BANALI & FRIENDS banner),entitled "24/7/365 - The Tribute to Led Zeppelin". Frankie invited many of his friends to join him on making a heartfelt tribute to his favorite drummer John Bonham...

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LION'S SHARE: 'Emotional Coma' To Receive Japanese Release In November

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE will release their new album, "Emotional Coma", in Japan on November 14 via Spiritual Beast. LION'S SHARE's video for the song "The Edge of the Razor" can be viewed below. The track, which features a guest solo from ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, comes off...

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ELECTRIC EARTH: 'Vol II – Words Unspoken' Received U.S. Release

Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH will release its latest CD, "Vol II – Words Unspoken", in the U.S and Canada on Octoner 9 via the classic Belgian label Mausoleum. The CD, which was released in Europe last spring (and backed up by numerous Swedish festivals),will be distributed by Allegro and Fusion III Dis...

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Keyboardist HUGO SHEPPARD Explains Decision To Leave TO-MERA

Keyboardist Hugo Sheppard has issued the following statement regarding his decision to leave TO-MERA, the U.K.-based dark progressive metal band formed by former WITHOUT FACE vocalist Julie Kiss (photo) and bassist Lee Barrett (ex-EXTREME NOISE TERROR, DISGUST, MUSSOLINI HEADKICK): "I have decided t...

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BRUCE KULICK To Guest On New SILENT RAGE Album

According to the Kiss Related Recordings web site, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has recorded a guest appearance for the new SILENT RAGE album, "Four-Letter Word", due in early 2008 via Frontiers Records. Commented SILENT RAGE guitarist/vocalist Jesse Damon: "After we signed with Frontiers Reco...

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ACE FREHLEY's New Solo Album Due Early Next Year

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is aiming for a January 2008 release date for his new solo album, he revealed during an appearance last night (October 5) on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show. Frehley — who recently celebrated one year of sobriety after relapsing during the summer of...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Confirmed As CMJ Panelist

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss will be a panelist at this year's CMJ Music Marathon on October 17 at the Kimmel Center: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium in New York City. Criss will be part of a panel called "Stage Diving 101", which is being described as follows: "Discover the essential elements of...

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'KISS Loves You' DVD Due In November

MVD Visual has set a November 20 release date for the "Kiss Loves You" DVD, a wistful documentary about worldwide KISS nostalgia featuring rare treats like KISS in Stockholm 1976. A description of the set reads as follows: "Ten years in the making, 'Kiss Loves You' is a film that began back in 1994...

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AXEL RUDI PELL: New DVD On The Way

German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL confirmed during an interview with Sergi Ramos of TheMetalCircus.com that he's working on a new DVD set, to be released next year. The package will contain a live show recorded at the Rock Hard Festival earlier this year on one DVD plus a second disc containing behind...

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TO-MERA Announces New Keyboardist, Album Title

TO-MERA, the U.K.-based dark progressive metal band formed by former WITHOUT FACE vocalist Julie Kiss (photo) and bassist Lee Barrett (ex-EXTREME NOISE TERROR, DISGUST, MUSSOLINI HEADKICK),has announced the addition of keyboardist Hen from the progressive rock act HAKEN to the group's ranks. "Hen i...

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KISS: 2008 Calendar Now Available

KISS' official web site has been updated with photos of the front and back covers of the new 2008 KISS calendar. The calendar is available now in the official Kiss Shop. KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was forced to pull out of the band's July 27, 2007 show in San Jacinto, California, ...