KISS ON FIRE: October 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Kiss Coffeehouse To Open In Melbourne?

Rumor has it that a second official Kiss Coffeehouse will open during 2010. This is supposed to be located in Melbourne, Australia. There is no official word regarding this yet but it seems like this can happen.

Kiss Expo In Belgium This Sunday

This Sunday (November 1st) a Kiss Expo will take place in Kuurne, Belgium. Special guest will be Lydia Criss who will bring 50 copies of an exclusive version of her book. This version can only be bought at the expo and the books will be signed and numbered. Three songs of the upcoming Bruce Kulick album will also be played during the evening. Read more at http://www.kisstory.be/

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Peter Criss Discusses Breast Cancer On Fox News

As reported here earlier, Peter Criss has survived breast cancer. This has gained a lot of media interest. Yesterday (October 28th) Peter was the guest at the "Fox & Friends" show at Fox News Channel. Watch the segment here:

Ace Frehley To Perform At Les Paul Tribute

Thursday November 19th a tribute event for the late Les Paul will happen in Nashville. Ace Frehley is one of the guitar stars who will perform at this event. More details can be found here: http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ArtistsAndEvents/Stories/gibson-1026/

Kiss Visit Wounded Warriors

Yesterday (October 28th) Paul, Eric and Tommy took their time to visit the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, VA. There they met veterans and signed autographs and said "thank you" to these veterans who were injured overseas.
This visit gained a lot of media interest, here's a clip from NBC and a clip from News Channel 6.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Peter Criss' 1972 Rolling Stone Ad On Ebay

A copy of the Rolling Stone Magazine from 1972 where Peter Criss published his ad that led to him joining Kiss is now available on Ebay.
This is a true piece of Kiss history!
Check the auction out here.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Peter Criss On That Metal Show

Eddie Trunk has interviewed Peter Criss for That Metal Show. This will be aired November 28th on VH1 but you can already see the ten minute long segment here:

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Kiss Performs Say Yeah! For The First Time

Yesterday (October 25h) Kiss performed "Say Yeah!" for the first time in a concert. This happened during the show at Philips Arena in Atlanta.

Say Yeah! Winner Of The Sonic Boom Survey

You have decided – the best track of ”Sonic Boom” is ”Say Yeah!”. A total of 481 persons voted in our survey (thanks everyone!) and ”Say Yeah!” won an easy victory. Runner-up is ”Yes I Know (Nobody’s Perfect)” and on the third place we have ”Stand”.
The exact figures look like this:

1) Say Yeah! 78 votes (16%)
2) Yes I Know (Nobody's Perfect) 60 votes (12%)
3) Stand 58 votes (12%)
4) All For The Glory 52 votes (10%) tie
4) Modern Day Delilah 52 votes (10%) tie
6) Russian Roulette 38 votes (7%)
7) Never Enough 36 votes (7%)
8)Danger Us 34 votes (7%)
9) I'm An Animal 28 votes (5%)
10) When Lightning Strikes 23 votes (4%)
11) Hot And Cold 22 votes (4%)

It's great to see that all songs got votes. That really proves that "Sonic Boom" is a really strong album. Thanks again to everyone who voted!

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Kiss Alive 35 Recordings Box Set Soon Available

All shows during the current US tour have been recorded for the Concert Live project. And after the last show an amazing box featuring all shows will be released. This will of course a limited edition and each box will be numbered. The Kiss Alive 35 Recordings Box Set will contain the following:

All 2-CD Sets Of The KISS ALIVE 35 North American Tour In Limited Edition DigiPaks Authentic Tour Roadcase Made Of Wood And Metal With Original Autographs By All Members 4 Exclusive KISS USB Leather Wristbands With Original Metal Buckle Logo

Certificate Of Authenticity

The box set can be pre-ordered here.

Last Day To Vote In The Sonic Boom Survey

Today is your last chance to make your voice heard in our big survey regarding the best track of "Sonic Boom". It look like "Say Yeah" will be the winner but this can change. You will find the survey to the right.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Kiss Halloween Make Up Available

Halloween is coming up and it's still enough time to buy some Kiss Halloween gear. If you want a cheap version, then these new "Kiss Temporary Face Make Up" kits are handy. They can be bought here.

Kiss Interviewed Backstage

Yesterday (October 22nd) Fox 13 aired a new Kiss interviewed made backstage before a show in Florida. Check it out here: http://www.redlasso.com/player.htm?id=af86af0c-387f-4357-92f4-5a61543228c4

Thursday, October 22, 2009

New Dates For Ace Frehley's Australia Tour

As mentioned here before, Ace Frehley's Australian tour dates were postponed. Now the new dates are confirmed, they are the following:

February 1st: PERTH. Metropolis Fremantle
February 4th: ADELAIDE, HQ
February 5th: MELBOURNE, Palace
February 7th: SYDNEY, Enmore Theatre
February 8th: BRISBANE, The Tivoli

New Peter Criss Interview

Reuters have published a new interview with Peter Criss where you also can find some newly taken pictures. Check it out here: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE59K6L720091022

Paul Stanley Washburn Guitar Ad

This is a new ad for Paul Stanley's Washburn signature guitar. This will be published in numerous guitar magazines. More details regarding Paul Stanley's Washburn guitars can be found here: Washburn PS600 Paul Stanley Signature Series Electric Guitar (Blue Burst)

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

New Kiss Photo Book Released

A new Kiss book has now been released. The title is "Vintage Kiss Photos 1974-1981" and I guess the title is self-explanatory. The book can be ordered here or here.

Gene Simmons Update On Facebook

Gene Simmons has published this comment on his Facebook page:

terrific response on SONIC BOOM. Could have easily been No. 1. Walmart was completely unprepared for the tsunami KISS ARMY response. Sonic Boom was simply not available in all stores. But, they're great people.

Kiss On Soviet List Over Banned Music

This is an interesting list from the cold war days. These are the bands and musicians that the Soviet Union found inappropriate for different reasons. As you can see, Kiss is at number 6. The reason for this is that they promote "neofascim, punk and violence"...
This list will also let you know that Judas Priest promotes racism...
This is taken from the book "Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation", written by Alexei Yurchak. The book can be bought here: Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation (In-formation)

Rare Brazilian Kiss Box On Ebay

A really rare and nice Brazilian six LP box set is now available on Ebay. This is called "The Kiss Collection" and it features Unmasked, Creatures Of The Night, Rock And Roll Over, Dressed To Kill, Killers and Destroyer. This was released in 1984. As you can see in the photo, the German logo is used. Check the auction out here.

Ace Frehley On Internet Radio On Friday

This Friday (October 23rd) at 9:30 PM EST Ace Frehley will be interviewed by the Uncensored Net Noise at the Morning Show Central. The show can be heard here: http://www.morningshowcentral.com.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Anomaly Will Be Released In Japan

Ace Frehley's "Anomaly" album will be released in Japan December 9th through Universal Music. You can already pre-order the Japanese version here:
Anomaly [SHM-CD] / Ace Frehley

Backstage Footage From David Letterman

Kissonline has posted this interesting footage of Kiss' crew setting up the equipment at Late Show With David Letterman.

Rare Kiss Footage From 1978

The authours of the "And Party Every Day: The Inside Story Of Casablanca Records" book have uploaded some rare Kiss footage on Youtube. Here you can see a Casablanca in-house promo for "Double Platinum".

The book can be ordered here:
And Party Every Day: The Inside Story Of Casablanca Records

Monday, October 19, 2009

One More Ace Frehley Show In Sweden

One more show has been added Ace Frehley's European tour. December 5th Ace will perform at Culturen in Västerås (close to Stockholm). The Stockholm show is already sold out.

Kiss Bingo Available

As mentioned here before (http://www.kissonfire.net/2009/07/kiss-bingo-coming-in-september.html), a Kiss bingo game will be released. This is now available, check it out here

Sonic Boom In The European And International Charts

"Sonic Boom" has reached number three in the international charts and number five in the European charts.
For some reason, a lot (if not all) of the internet news sites have stated the Swedish chart position as number 2. This is not correct. The Swedish chart position is number 3.

Kiss On Good Morning America

Yesterday (October 18th) ABC's "Good Morning America" showed this nice segment with Kiss.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Bruce Kulick To Europe

Bruce Kulick has announced the following tour dates where he will do a guitar clinic, meet and greet and q & a session:

November 27th: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
November 28th: La Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland
November 30th: Sandvika, Norway
December 1st: Jevnaker, Norway

CNN Interview With Peter Criss

As mentioned here before, Peter Criss beat breast cancer a year ago. CNN has now made an interview with Peter regarding this. Check it out here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/male.breast.cancer/

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Sonic Boom In The Swedish Charts

Today "Sonic Boom" will enter the Swedish album charts at number 3.

Sonic Boom Chart Entries

We have now got the following chart positions for "Sonic Boom":

USA: 2
Norway: 2
Czech Republic: 3
Germany: 4
Austria: 6
Finland: 7
Switzerland: 12
The Netherlands: 13
Italy: 14
Great Britain: 24
Spain: 32
Belgium: 57

The position in Sweden will be revealed tomorrow but it will be in the top 3.

BBC Interview With Gene Simmons

BBC News has made a new interview with Gene. This can be found here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8305250.stm

Win A Signed Paul Stanley Guitar

Kissonline is running a nice contest where you should take a photo of yourself together with the new Kiss album. Three winners will receive a Washburn guitar autographed by the band. Read more at http://guitargiveaway.kissonline.com/

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Great Kiss T-Shirts

Rock.com has updated their store with some really nice Kiss merchandise. Check this out here.

Photo Gallery From The Philadelphia Show

Mark Gromen of Brave Words Magazine has published a nice photo gallery as well as a review from the Philadelphia show here: http://www.bravewords.com/galleries/334

Sonic Boom Number Two At The Billboard Chart

Unfortunately "Sonic Boom" didn't make it to the number one spot of the Billboard chart. But it went to number two which still is really good. The total sales in the U.S. the first week was a total of 104,485 copies.

Gene Simmons On List Over Worst Dressed Celebrities

Gene Simmons is at number 7 at this week's list of the world's worst dressed celebrities in the web magazine Posh 24. Read the entire list here: http://www.posh24.com/mya/this_weeks_9_worst_dressed_celebrities

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Sonic Boom Enters The Norwegian Charts

Today "Sonic Boom" enters the official album charts in Norway at number 2! Not bad!

Ace Frehley's Tour In Australia Postponed

Ace Frehley's tour of Australia which was supposed to start to next week (October 19th) has been postponed to next year. The exact dates will be announced later.

Kiss In Philadelphia

Here's a clip of "She" from the show yesterday (October 12th) in Philadelphia.

New York And Philadelphia Event T-Shirts

The official Kiss merchandise store has updated the store with event T-shirts from the shows in New York and Philadelphia. Look here for more details.

Sonic Boom Enters The German Charts

In addition to the already revealed chart positions, "Sonic Boom" enters the German charts at number 4!

Monday, October 12, 2009

New Radio Interview With Paul And Eric

Here's a brand new interview with Paul Stanley and Eric Singer done by the New York radio station Q 104.3

Sonic Boom Chart Entries

”Sonic Boom” entered the official Dutch album charts at number 13. In Italy the album went to number 14. The chart entry in the UK is at number 24. More countries will follow soon.

Shannon Tweed's Backstage Photos

Shannon Tweed has updated her Twitter page with some nice backstage photos from the Kiss show in Uniondale. There are photos of her together with Gene's mom as well as photos of Shannon during the show. Check the photos out here: http://twitpic.com/photos/shannonleetweed

Kiss At Good Morning America

The ABC show "Good Morning America" filmed parts of the Kiss show in Uniondale, NY last Friday. This will be shown next Saturday morning (October 17th).

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Footage From The Madison Square Gardens Show

Yesterday (October 10th) Kiss performed at New York's Madison Square Gardens. Here's fan-filmed footage of "Shout It Out Loud".

Friday, October 9, 2009

Sonic Boom Survey

Don't forget to vote on the survey about your favorite "Sonic Boom" song. To the right you will find the survey. Already now - just a day after the survey started - ALL songs have received at least one vote. That is a very strong proof that "Sonic Boom" is a great album!

New Kiss T-Shirts

The official Kiss store has got some new T-shirts. These are from the current tour. Check them out here.

Kiss Send Message To Peter Criss

As mentioned here a couple of days ago (http://www.kissonfire.net/2009/10/peter-criss-reveals-he-had-breast.html) Peter Criss has revealed that he was diagnosed with breast cancer. Luckily Peter is now cancer free. The Kiss members have posted a really nice message to Peter on their Facebook page. The message is the following:

Peter, We were all shocked to learn of your recent bout with breast cancer, but so relieved to hear that you are now cancer free. Thank you for sharing this personal matter by posting this important message and alerting everyone to breast cancer awareness and the need for early detection. We're in your corner and wish you continued good health. Paul, Tommy, Eric and Gene

This can also be found here: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=176732116281&ref=nf

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Anomaly On 150th Place

This week, Ace Frehley's "Anomaly" album is at number 150 at the Billboard charts. See the charts here: http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/billboard-200?begin=141&order=position

Which Sonic Boom Song Is Your Favorite?

As you can see to the right, we have now started a survey regarding your favorite "Sonic Boom" track. Please let us know what you think. Just click and vote for your favorite song.

Kiss At Jimmy Kimmel Live

Here's the Kiss footage from Jimmy Kimmel Live that was aired just a couple of hours ago.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Billboard Interview With Gene Simmons

Gene is interviewed in the new issue of Billboard Magazine and this is the cover story. Read the entire interview here: http://www.billboard.com/news#/features/gene-simmons-the-billboard-kiss-cover-1004020298.story

The magazine can be ordered here.

Sonic Boom To Enter Billboard At Number One!

According to Hits Daily Double, "Sonic Boom" will sell between 150,000 and 175,000 copies during the first week. This means that "Sonic Boom" will top the Billboard chart! This will be Kiss' first Billboard number one ever. Read more at http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news07785

More Shows Added To The North American Tour

Kissonline reports that five shows have been added to the North American tour The dates are the following:

Thu, Dec. 10: KANSAS CITY, MO (SPRINT CENTER)
Tue, Dec. 08: TULSA, OK (BOK ARENA)
Fri, Dec. 11: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (MID-AMERICA CENTER)
Sun, Dec. 13: PITTSBURGH, PA (MELLON ARENA)
Tue, Dec. 15: SAULT STE. MARIE (ESSAR CENTRE)

Tickets can be bought here: KISS Tickets

New Release Date For Kiss Kompendium

The release date of the huge Kiss comic book collection Kiss Kompendium has been posponed to November 24th. The book can be pre-ordered here: KISS Kompendium

More Sonic Boom Recording Footage

Kissonline has now posted the seventh part of the footage from the "Sonic Boom" recordings.

Kiss On Late Show With David Letterman

A couple of hours ago Kiss performed at Late Show With David Letterman. Here is how it looked:

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Kiss On TV This Week

Kiss will do two high profile TV shows this week. The details are the following:

Today (October 6th): Late Show with David Letterman on CBS 11:35 PM ET
Tomorrow (October 7th): Jimmy Kimmel Show on ABC 12:05 AM ET

Peter Criss Reveals He Had Breast Cancer

Peter Criss has on his webpage revealed that he was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. Luckily Peter is now cancer free. Read more at http://www.petercriss.net/.
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article5990573.ab

USA Today Interview With Gene Simmons

In today's edition of USA Today there is a rather long interview with Gene Simmons. Check it out here: http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-10-05-kiss-sonic-boom_N.htm There is also an interview with Paul in today's Aftonbladet (Sweden's biggest newspaper): http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article5910129.ab.

More Sonic Boom Recordings Footage

Kissonline has now posted the sixth part of the footage from the recordings of "Sonic Boom".

Monday, October 5, 2009

New Kiss Merchandise

Along with the Sonic Boom release some new Kiss merchandise has been released. One of the weirdest and funniest things is the new Kiss ski masks. These are ski hats that you can fold down and then become one of the Kiss masks. The ski masks can be orderd here.
Then the Kiss M&Ms are now available. They can be ordered here

Today Is The Release Day Of Sonic Boom!

The day we all have been waiting for is finally here! The new Kiss album "Sonic Boom" is now released in Europe and tomorrow is the release in the US. The album can be ordered here:

Ace Frehley Performs The National Anthem

Yesterday (October 4th) Ace Frehley performed the US national anthem at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City before the game between Kansas City Chiefs and New York Giants. Watch the footage here: