Kiss Mini Golf Course Opening In The Autumn

As reported here before, a Kiss mini golf course will open in Las Vegas. This will be located across from The Hard Rock Hotel and the opening is scheduled to early autumn. More details can be found at http://www.monstersminigolf.com/.

The Oath Cover Soon Released

June 7th sees the release of the new album of the Swedish/German death metal outfit Arch Enemy. The album features a really cool cover of "The Oath". Check it out below. The album can be pre-ordered here.

Even More Summer Shows Confirmed

These two new shows have now been confirmed:

July 27th: Windsor, ON , Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
July 28th: Verona, NY. Turning Stone

Happy Birthday Ace!

Today Ace Frehley celebrates his 60th birthday! Congratulations to the best guitar player in the history of mankind!

Gene Simmons Bumps Into Larry King

The English newspaper Daily Mail has posted some paparazzi pictures of Gene Simmons bumping into TV legend Larry King at California Pizza Kitchen i Los Angeles. Check it out here.

More Summer Shows Confirmed

The summer of 2011 will be another great Kiss summer for the North American fans. These shows have now been confirmed:

June 23rd: Everett, WA, Comcast Arena
June 24th: Spokane, WA, Spokane Arena
June 26th: Kamloops, BC, Interior Savings Centre
June 27th: Abbotsford, BC, Entertainment and Sports Center
June 29th: Prince George, BC, CN Centre
June 30th: Dawson Creek, BC, Encana Events Centre
July 2nd: Fort McMurray, AB, MacDonald Island Park Canada Rock Festival
July 26th: Orillia, ON, Casino Rama

Gene In Songwriting Mode

Gene Simmons has posted this Twitter comment:

Songwriting session this morning... then I ran over to do ADR (vocal dubs) for ABC's "Castle".

Two New Kiss Shows Confirmed

Kiss have now confirmed these two summer shows in the US:

July 12th: Manchester, NH, Verizon Wireless Arena
July 18th: Springfield, IL, Prairie Capital Convention Center

Ace Frehley To Perform His Entire 1978 Album

Ace Frehley is confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell Festival in Wales (UK) December 3rd. Ace will then perform his 1978 solo album in its entirety.

Paul Stanley On CNN

Today (April 19th) Paul Stanley will be interviewed by the CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The air date isn't confirmed yet.

Tommy Thayer's Studio Report

Tommy Thayer has posted a report from the studio on his webpage. He says the following:

It's been a great week in the recording studio working on the brand new KISS album. It truly sounds amazing and the new songs are kicking my ass. We cut basic tracks for a bunch of songs together as a unit in the studio for two or three days. We all agreed that we've never got tracks that sound this good before.
Yesterday, I took a shot at a few guitar solos. Paul's producing and doing a superb job steering the ship. Stay tuned for more updates soon...

Studio Update

Kissonline has posted this photo of Paul Stanley in the studio and this short report:

Here's a photo of Paul in the recording studio yesterday. The band has already laid down the basic tracks for five new songs! Tommy is adding his lead guitar parts right now. Sounds great! You will love it!

Kiss Mini Golf Course Coming

Gene Simmons reveals on his Twitter page that a Kiss mini golf course is planned. His tweet looks like this:

KISS 18 HOLE MINI GOLF COURSE in Las Vegas. It's coming.

Paul Stanley On The Doctors

Yesterday (March 14th) Paul Stanley was the guest at the TV show "The Doctors". Here you can see footage of this.

Here's a web exclusive where Paul gives his tips about how to protect your hearing.

New Studio Diary Available

Kissonline has posted the second part of the Kiss studio diary, check it out here.

Kiss Update From The Studio

Kissonline has posted this video clip from the studio where Kiss are recording their new album.

Kiss To Perform In Ontario

Kiss are confirmed to perform at The Sarnia Rogers Bayfest in Sarnia, Ontario. The show date is July 6th and tickets will be released April 16th.

Kiss And Mini Cars

Kissonline reports that the car manufacturer Mini will make a special Kiss announcement at the New York International Auto Show April 21st.

Paul Stanley On The Doctors

Here's the promotional video for the upcoming episode of the TV show "The Doctors" where Paul Stanley is the guest.

New Ace Frehley Show Confirmed

Ace Frehley has added the following show to his summer touring schedule:

June 25th: Des Moines, IO, KGGO SummerJam

Update Regarding Kiss Covering Wings

As mentioned here before, Kiss has recorded the song "Venus And Mars" for an upcoming Paul McCartney tribute CD. The English newspaper The Sun writes today that more artists are confirmed for the album. Read more here.

Gene Simmons On Castle

Gene Simmons is the guest star in an upcoming episode of the TV series "Castle". This episode will be broadcasted May 2nd. Read more here: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/04/08/castle-la-episode-gene-simmons/

Limited Kiss Poster Magazine Available

Kiss Army Sweden has just released this really nice limited Kiss Poster Magazine called Destroyer Super Poster Magazine. More information can be found here: http://www.kissarmysweden.net/destroyer-super-poster-1

Kiss Starting Rehearsals For The New Album

Eric Singer has posted this photo of his drum kit during the rehearsals for the new Kiss album. And Gene Simmons has posted this message on his Twitter page:

KISS pre-production for new studio album going great. New songs. New energy. Paul doing a great job.

Kiss Is Everywhere

The Swedish community owned power company Mark Kraftvärme has issued their new annual report. As you can see here a Kiss poster is featured in the top left corner of the cover of the annual report. This artwork is made by the Kiss fan Tommy Apelqvist at Newsroom in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Ace Frehley On Tour In The Summer

Ace Frehley has confirmed the following tour dates in the summer:

June 18th: Slinger, WI, Slinger Rocks
August 13th: Three Forks, MT, Rockin' the Rivers Festival
August 28th: Auburn, MI, DET Energy Center (with Alice Cooper)

Gene Simmons In New Business Ventures

Gene Simmons has updated his Twitter page with this new comment:

Big meetings today. An eatery. A worldwide commercial. A speaking engagement. A personal appearance. Whew...

Guests Confirmed For The NJ Kiss Expo

The Kiss Expo taking place in Somerset, New Jersey May 14th has now confirmed the following guests:

J.R. Smalling - Voice of KISS Alive, First KISS Tour Manager
Eddie Balandas - Voice of KISS Alive II
Victor Stabin - KISS Unmasked Album Artist
Ron Johnsen - Wicked Lester Producer
Lydia Criss

Paul Stanley's Mercedes For Sale

A 2005 Mercedes SL 500 previously owned by Paul Stanley is up for auction at Ebay. The California Evidence Of Liability Insurance that is put out to The Kiss Company can also be seen in the Ebay auction. Check it out here: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574699997&toolid=10001&campid=5336787628&customid=&icep_item=130503032718&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

Tommy Thayer Jams With Alice Cooper

Tommy Thayer has posted a message on his webpage where he says that he just has come back from the Kraft Nabisco Championship golf tournament in Palm Desert. There was a party where Tommy and Alice Cooper jammed with the local band. Read more here: http://tommythayer.com/news-updates/2011/04/tommys-kraft-nabisco-championship-wrap-up

Eric Singer Project Doing Beth In Speed Version

During their soundcheck in Pratteln, Switzerland March 30th Eric Singer Project played this heavy version of "Beth".

Gene Simmons Press Conference In Israel

March 29th Gene Simmons held this pressconference in Haifa.