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Aftershock Festival has been revealed, with Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance and Slipknot among its headliners.The festival is set to expand to four full days this year, taking place from October 6-9 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California.Joining the aforementioned headliners in topping the bill are KISS, while other acts on the line-up include Bring Me The Horizon, Papa Roach, Judas Priest, Lamb Of God, Evanescence, A Day To Remember and Stone Temple Pilots.See the full line-up and tickets details for Aftershock 2022 below.Your 2022 lineup is HERE!

KISS frontman Gene Simmons has said that he will accept cryptocurrency to sell his Las Vegas mansion.The mansion is on sale for $13.5million (£9.93million) and he’s now revealed he will accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Uniswap, Polkadot, Litecoin, Aave, Try or a combination of those to purchase the home (via The Music Universe).In a statement to Blabbermouth earlier this month, Simmons said: “I have been an outspoken proponent of cryptocurrency from the beginning. It is the future of money, and it just makes sense to offer interested parties the option of using cryptocurrency to purchase the estate.”Simmons bought the house in 2021 for $10.8million (£7.95million) but told The Wall Street Journal that he and his family rarely stay at the property.A description of the house from says the “distinctive and modern estate offers unparalleled artistic beauty unrivalled anywhere in the Las Vegas Valley.”You can see images of the property here:A post shared by Forbes Global Properties (@forbesglobalproperties)Back in December, the Foo Fighters brought Simmons onstage during a show in Las Vegas.After spotting a fan who bore a striking resemblance to the bassist, Dave Grohl then invited the real Simmons to come out from the side of the stage during their gig at Park MGM’s Dolby Live theatre.As he left the stage Grohl said: “Can we just hear it one more time for Gene FUCKING Simmons,” before he told the crowd he had posters of the KISS legend on his wall as a child.

KISS has said he would be up for making some music with Foo Fighters if the opportunity ever came up.Speaking at the red carpet premiere of Studio 666 – the new horror-comedy starring the Foos – which took place at the TCL Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Wednesday (February 16), Stanley opened up about his connection to Dave Grohl.“Dave and I, we had children in the same school, so I’ve known Dave for a while,” the guitarist told Consequence.He then went on to share his admiration for the iconic frontman. “I mean, look, what he’s done is phenomenal,” said Stanley.

video, recorded at the book burning and uploaded to YouTube, showing the couple’s antics.The book burning, held on Feb. 2, was organized by Greg Locke, an anti-LGBTQ, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and Trump-supporting Christian nationalist who serves as pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Locke called for the event in order to “purge ‘demonic influences’ from the homes of his parishioners, reports Nashville Scene.

one angry mom, Monica Cole, with too much time and bigotry on her hands — is urging its followers to “take action” against Sephora for “promoting same-sex relationships.”In an email to her supporters, Cole slammed Sephora and the commercial, saying the company has “really crossed the line by featuring two gay men in its newest commercial.”“The Sephora Holiday Gifting 2021 ad shows various friends and family members smiling while giving each other Christmas gifts, but the homosexual couple is the only romantic couple included in the advertisement,” Cole wrote.“After one man is shown opening a gift from their dogs (which is obviously from his partner), the commercial concludes with the two men kissing on the lips.”Cole couldn’t understand why

Foo Fighters brought KISS‘ Gene Simmons onstage during a recent show in Las Vegas.After spotting a fan who bore a striking resemblance to the bassist, Dave Grohl then invited the real Simmons to come out from the side of the stage during their gig at Park MGM’s Dolby Live theatre.He then walked onstage wearing a face mask before he handed the Foo Fighters frontman a receipt and made his exit.As he left the stage Grohl said: “Can we just hear it one more time for Gene FUCKING Simmons,” before he told the crowd he had posters of the KISS legend on his wall as a child.

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin’s second-annual Hanukkah Sessions has come to a close, with the pair wrapping it up with a cover of a KISS classic.Kurstin and the Foo Fighters frontman have spent the last eight days covering songs by Jewish artists – one for each day of the Festival Of Lights – and have finished it with a rendition of the band’s 1975 hit ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’.Other covers the duo have performed as part of this year’s Hanukkah Sessions include Billy Joel‘s ‘Big Shot’, Van Halen‘s ‘Jump’ and Barry Manilow‘s ‘Copacabana’.

Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, KISS and Korn have been announced as headliners for Rockville 2022.This year’s edition of the Florida festival – which features performances from Slipknot, Metallica, Disturbed, Cypress Hill and many more – is happening this weekend and ends tomorrow night (November 14).Last night (November 12), during the second day of the four-day event, promoter Danny Wimmer Presents took to social media to reveal the names of the acts headlining next year’s festival: Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, KISS and Korn.“We knew we had to do something massive to follow the biggest Welcome To Rockville in history so we went out and got rock legends @gunsnroses, newly inducted Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, @foofighters, (you wanted the

KISS’s Gene Simmons has hit out at anti-vaxxers, saying “if you’re willing to walk among us unvaccinated, you are an enemy”.Speaking to Steve Harkins on Talkshoplive’s Rock N’ Roll Channel, Gene Simmons said: “I don’t care about your political beliefs. You are not allowed to infect anybody just because you think you’ve got rights that are delusional, of course,” he added, taking aim at the people who are refusing the COVID vaccine because they believe it impacts on their civil rights.“You don’t have the right to go through a red light.

KISS have denied allegations of slack COVID protocols on tour after their long-serving guitar tech died last month after testing positive for coronavirus.The rock veterans claimed that their protocols “met, but most often exceeded” guidelines at national and local level while on the US leg of their farewell End of the World tour.But three crew members who spoke to Rolling Stone on condition of anonymity have, in light of Francis Stueber’s death, disputed that adequate measures were in place. The 53-year-old guitar tech tested positive for the disease, quarantined in a hotel and died days later on October 17.A roadie claimed to the publication: “Every day during the shows, we weren’t tested.

Kiss have performed ‘She’s So European’ and ‘We Are One’ live for the first time – check out the footage below.Gene Simmons and co. dusted off the tracks while playing their first indoor show aboard the ‘Kiss Kruise X’ on Sunday (October 31).

KISS have shared details of the 2022 edition of their ‘Kiss Kruise’ tour.The veteran rock band are currently on the 10th edition, which sees them perform to fans aboard a cruise ship’s pool deck over a few days.

KISS appear to have cancelled their forthcoming residency in Las Vegas, which was due to begin in December.The hard rock veterans announced earlier this year that they would be taking to the stage at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino from December 27 until February 2022. It would follow a previous run at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel And Casino in 2014.Now, it appears that the run will no longer take place, with ticket links from Caesars Entertainment and Ticketmaster appearing to no longer be active.

“Good Morning Britain” Friday.“Get over yourself,” Simmons, 72, said, addressing vaccine opponents. “We’re not concerned if you agree with it or not.

KISS‘ Gene Simmons managed to avoid a fall after a descending platform malfunctioned at the start of the band’s show in Tampa, Florida last weekend.As Simmons, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer began dropping to the stage on individual platforms for opener ‘Detroit Rock City’, Simmons’ failed to lower all the way to the ground and became unbalanced, tilting and shaking.Simmons was luckily unhurt and managed to hold his balance throughout the ordeal, holding onto a cable as the platform eventually lowered to the ground, allowing him to escape onto the stage.See fan-shot footage of the moment below:Simmons acknowledged the moment on Twitter yesterday (October 11), sharing a photograph of himself atop the wobbling stage prop.“We are committed to

KISS have confirmed when their current ‘End Of The Road’ world tour will finish.The band are currently in the middle of their lengthy jaunt, which was originally slated to end on July 17 this year.But due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and two of the band members previously coming down with the illness, the tour is likely to take much longer to finally be over.“I believe strongly by the beginning of 2023 we will be finished,” Paul Stanley told Ultimate Classic Rock, adding that the band will end their tour in New York. “It seems only natural to be in New York.

Kiss have unveiled a massive 45th anniversary reissue of hit album ‘Destroyer’.The album, which was originally released in 1976, was the first of the band’s albums to sell 1 million copies in its first year: it’s also the group’s best selling studio album of all time.The new reissue will take the form of a Super Deluxe 4-CD + Blu-ray Audio box set as well as on standard double black vinyl and limited edition yellow and red double coloured vinyl,2-CD set, and digital.‘Destroyer 45th’ can be pre-ordered here ahead of its full release on November 19.We are thrilled to celebrate the 45th Ann.

Green Day have released an official version of their recent live cover of KISS’ ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’.The trio have just concluded the US leg of the ‘Hella Mega Tour’ with Fall Out Boy and Weezer, with the tour set to continue in the UK and Europe next summer.Green Day regularly covered ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’, which was originally released by KISS back in 1975, during their sets on the ‘Hella Mega Tour’, and the band have now released a live recording of the cover on streaming platforms.“Even though the ‘Hella Mega Tour’ is over (for now), we want to keep partying every day,” Green Day said in a statement about their ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’ cover, which you can hear below.“Which is why we’re dropping our live version of ‘Rock And Roll

KISS‘ Paul Stanley has been spotted in public without a mask days after testing positive for COVID-19.The guitarist was seen walking inside of a West Hollywood Hotel last Tuesday (August 31) minus a face covering – you can see photos courtesy of The Daily Mail here.Aside from the fact that California has imposed a mask mandate, Los Angeles Department of Public Health has said that COVID-positive individuals should self-isolate for a minimum of 10 days.The news comes just five days after Stanley announced he had contracted coronavirus – which in turn forced the band to postpone a show in Philadelphia.

Kiss’ Gene Simmons has tested positive for COVID-19, representatives for the musician confirmed.The news was shared on Kiss’ social media page yesterday (August 31), just days after Simmons’ bandmate, Paul Stanley, also tested positive for the virus.The statement posted on social media read: “Kiss will postpone their next few tour dates. While Paul Stanley recently tweeted that he had recovered from Covid-19, Gene Simmons has now tested positive and is experiencing mild symptoms.“The band and crew will remain at home and isolate for the next ten days and doctors have indicated the tour should be able to resume on 9th September.”The group have so far postponed four tour dates in total; these events are expected to be rescheduled in time.

tweeted from their official Twitter account on Tuesday. “The band and crew will remain at home and isolate for the next 10 days and doctors have indicated the tour should be able to resume on September 9th at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA.”The Post has reached out to reps for Gene Simmons for comment.Purchased tickets for their “End of the Road” farewell tour will be honored at the new dates once they are announced, the post added.