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KISS‘ Gene Simmons has condemned politicians in Florida and Texas in a new interview as he again expresses his support for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.Speaking to 95.5 KLOS, via Blabbermouth, Simmons has once again shown his support for making vaccines mandatory by law, saying: “Should there be a mandate, which means a law, that you must get vaccinated? Yes, there should be.”He went on to criticise the notion that a vaccine mandate goes against the rights of those who wish not to be vaccinated.“The idea that somebody says ‘it’s my body and my choice’ is so idiotic,” he said.“It is not your choice, it is not your body when you come to a red light in your car.

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Kiss cancels show after Paul Stanley tests positive for COVID

social media post, Kiss said the whole band and the crew members traveling with them on the tour are fully vaccinated. Members of Kiss “and their crew have operated in a bubble independently to safeguard everyone as much as possible at each show and in between shows,” the band wrote in the statement. “The tour also has a COVID safety protocol officer on staff full-time that is ensuring everyone is closely following all CDC guidelines,” the statement continued.

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KISS postpone US show after Paul Stanley tests positive for COVID-19

KISS have postponed their Philadelphia show after singer Paul Stanley tested positive to COVID-19.KISS resumed their End Of The Road tour in the US four days ago, with their Burgettstown, Philadelphia show scheduled for August 26 local time.In a statement, the group said they had been adhering to COVID safety protocols to prevent the spread while on the road. More information on forthcoming shows is expected shortly.

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Gene Simmons has apologised for comparing David Lee Roth to “a bloated, naked Elvis”

Gene Simmons has publicly apologised after David Lee Roth took offence to comments Simmons made about the Van Halen frontman in a recent interview.Last year, Roth opened for KISS on their ‘End of the Road’ farewell tour before it was called off due to the pandemic. When the tour recommenced earlier this month, Roth was not present, and Simmons went on to confirm he was no longer on support duties in an interview with Rolling Stone.“It bears noting that during Dave’s heyday, nobody did what he did,” he said.

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David Lee Roth sticks middle finger up to Gene Simmons’ insults

David Lee Roth has responded to the insulting comments that Gene Simmons made against him recently.During an interview with Rolling Stone, Simmons confirmed that the Van Halen frontman would no longer be supporting KISS on their farewell tour. “But it bears noting that during Dave’s heyday, nobody did what he did,” he said.He went on to say that Roth was once “the ultimate frontman”, adding: “Not [Robert] Plant, not Rod Stewart, nobody.

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Watch Corey Taylor and his band cover Slipknot and Nine Inch Nails songs in KISS make-up

Corey Taylor and his solo live band treated fans in Springfield, Missouri to covers of Slipknot and Nine Inch Nails during their gig earlier this week – watch footage below.The Slipknot frontman is currently touring his 2020 debut solo album ‘CMFT’, which was released last October in the US.Taylor and his live backing band performed the Springfield gig on Monday (August 16) while wearing full KISS make-up, with the band performing an extended set after support act Cherry Bombs (the dance troupe of Taylor’s wife, Alicia Dove) were unable to perform.A post shared by Corey Taylor (@coreytaylor)While Taylor’s setlist featured eight songs from ‘CMFT’, the rest of it comprised covers of songs by Slipknot (‘Wait and Bleed’ and ‘Snuff’), Nine Inch

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KISS announce official details of upcoming Las Vegas residency

KISS have officially announced the details of their second Las Vegas residency – check out the dates below.The hard rock veterans confirmed last week that they would be taking to the stage at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino from December 27 until February.It will mark the band’s second residency in the Nevada city, having embarked on a nine-date run at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel And Casino in 2014. That stint was released as the Kiss Rocks Vegas concert film two years later.Now, KISS have confirmed the full schedule of shows for late 2021/early 2022.

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Paul Stanley says Joni Mitchell owns a KISS pinball machine

Joni Mitchell owns a KISS-branded pinball machine.In a new tweet, Stanley said he and Mitchell caught up over dinner at a restaurant this weekend.“I spent a few minutes last night catching up with Joni Mitchell at a restaurant,” he wrote. “I’m always in awe of her artistic journeys & spirit.

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Gene Simmons confirms KISS’ Las Vegas residency will begin in December

Gene Simmons has confirmed rumours that KISS will be returning to Las Vegas for another residency this winter.The hard rock veterans will perform at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino from December 27 until February, Simmons revealed to 8 News Now.It will mark the second time the band have taken up residence in the city.

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Gene Simmons says he’s in favour of vaccine mandates at gigs

Gene Simmons has revealed that he is in favour of vaccine mandates at live shows.Speaking in a new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, the musician offered his thoughts on touring in a post-coronavirus world. It comes as KISS prepare to resume their mammoth ‘End Of The Road’ world tour in the US later this month.“My druthers would be that everybody is mandated to get vaccines,” Simmons told the outlet.

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Gary Corbett (2021), keyboardist for Kiss and Cinderella

Gary Corbett was a keyboardist with Kiss and Cinderella, who also co-wrote the Cyndi Lauper hit “She Bop.”Corbett toured with artists including Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson before co-writing “She Bop,” which was a No. 3 hit in 1984.

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Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider dismisses Gene Simmons’ claim that “rock is dead”: “Open your fucking ears and eyes”

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has become the latest high-profile name to dismiss Gene Simmons‘ controversial claim that “rock is dead”.The KISS bassist first courted controversy with the comments in 2014, and doubled down on the remarks in a new interview which arrived in January.“Rock is dead. And that’s because new bands haven’t taken the time to create glamour, excitement and epic stuff,” Simmons told Gulf News.“I mean, Foo Fighters is a terrific band, but that’s a 20-year-old band.

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Paul Stanley says reuniting with original KISS lineup is “impossible”

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has discussed the idea of reuniting with the band’s original lineup, calling it “impossible”.During an interview on SiriusXM‘s Jim & Sam Show, Stanley was asked why fans are obsessed with the idea of the original quartet playing together again.“Well, the original four are the original four,” he said. “We were the ones who started this and created the template that we still stand by today.

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Paul Stanley says KISS NFTs likely to arrive “in the foreseeable future”

KISS‘ Paul Stanley has revealed that the band are likely to release some NFTs (non-fungible tokens) “in the foreseeable future”.Speaking in a new interview, the guitarist and co-lead singer discussed the prospect of KISS getting into world of NFTs and cryptocurrency.“Well, we certainly are on the edge of the diving board into NFTs,” Stanley told SiriusXM’s Jim Norton and Sam Roberts. “That’s obviously a natural, and we’re flexing our muscles just before we dive in. But that’s in the foreseeable future.”He continued: “There’s so much cryptocurrency out there.

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Gene Simmons on former KISS bandmates: “They continue to make really bad choices”

Gene Simmons has spoken out about some of his former KISS bandmates, saying that “they continue to make really bad choices”.Speaking in a new interview, the bassist and co-leader singer discussed the lack of involvement of Peter Criss and Ace Frehley in KISS’ new documentary Biography: KISStory.“God love ’em, both Ace and Peter, in the beginning of the band, were just the best thing that ever happened to us,” Simmons said on Talking Wax With Adika Live! “But they made such horrible choices in their life.

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Paul Stanley says KISS could continue without him and Gene Simmons: “It’s bigger than any member”

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has said that the band could continue in the future without any of the original line-up.The flamboyant rock icons launched their farewell ‘End Of The Road’ tour in 2019, which is now expected to finish up in late 2022.While original members Stanley and Gene Simmons are still present and correct in the line-up, guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer – the respective replacements for original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss – now complete the quartet.Quizzed by Germany’s Radio Bob! on whether a new iteration of the band could emerge once he and Simmons have retired, Stanley replied: “I think that recasting KISS or KISS 2.0 is not what we have ever talked about.

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Watch KISS play a five-song set at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival

KISS returned to the stage this week to perform a five-song set at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival – watch footage below.Friday’s (June 11) show came after a screening of the band’s upcoming documentary, Biography: KISStory.The band’s pyro-filled set saw them play ‘Detroit Rock City’, ‘War Machine’ and more before closing the set with their classic hit ‘Rock and Roll All Nite’.“We don’t have a permit to make a long show,” frontman Paul Stanley said at the end of the show. “So this is a little short.

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Paul Stanley praises “really good” script for forthcoming KISS biopic ‘Shout It Out Loud’

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has spoken about a new biopic on his band that’s being helmed by Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 director Joachim Rønning.Stanley praised the forthcoming film’s “really good” script, adding that it’s going to be an “interesting” watch for fans.Speaking to Download Festival host Kylie Olsson yesterday (June 1) ahead of his band’s headline slot at this year’s festival, the co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist said: “Look, you get once chance to do it, and I would rather not do it than do it half assed or poorly.“Our director is the real deal. He did Maleficent 2, and he’s not some hack; he knows how to make movies.

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Kiss to appear in new comic book ‘Phantom Obsession’ from Dynamite

Kiss are set to appear in a new comic book from Dynamite.The group will appear in new story, Phantom Obsession, which has been written by Ian Edginton and will be available this August.A synopsis of the comic reads: “As a young man in 1978, Darius Cho attended a concert of his favorite band, a memory that has stuck with him to this day. Now he is a massively wealthy tech giant, but mysteriously reclusive.

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Gene Simmons of KISS to teach bass and songwriting in Las Vegas MasterClass event

Gene Simmons of KISS will be hosting a MasterClass event in Las Vegas next month, where he will teach bass and songwriting.The bassist will bring back the Gene Simmons’ Axe MasterClass for fans on June 26. Participants will get to learn how to write rock music in an afternoon class under Simmons’ guidance.

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Watch the trailer for new Kiss documentary, ‘Biography: KISStory’

Kiss have shared the trailer for a new documentary about their career called Biography: KISStory – you can watch it below.Directed by D.J. Viola, the documentary is said to chronicle the band’s 50 year career with founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons said to reflect on their extensive careers in the film.Other featured artists in the film include Dave Grohl and Tom Morello.The film, which is four hours in length, will air via A&E over two evenings in the US on June 27 and June 28 from 9-11pm ET/PT.

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