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In 1977 , Kiss were on top of the world – and Paul Stanley was loving every second of it
By Rob Hughes published
Andy Warhol, Studio 54, Madison Square Garden and two albums – this is what it was like being in Kiss in 1977

Gene Simmons wishes he was harder on former Kiss members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss over their substance abuse issues
By Stef Lach published
Kiss star Gene Simmons says if he was harder on them, Ace and Criss might have been in the band until the final shows

The first and last lyrics sung on record by 20 legendary bands
By Dave Everley published
From The Beatles and Bowie to Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain and, these are the first and last lines sung on record by rock’s biggest bands

Doncaster pop-punk sensation Yungblud unveils his cover of a Kiss classic
By Niall Doherty published
The Doncaster pop-punker has reworked the 1979 hit for the soundtrack of The Fall Guy

Why I love Kiss, by Bill & Ted’s Alex Winter
By Dave Everley published
“They were like superheroes”: how Bill & Ted star Alex Winter fell in love with Kiss as a 10-year-old. Excellent!

"I don't think they're gonna retire. They've been retiring for the last twenty years": Kiss played their final show last year, but Ace Frehley isn't convinced
By Dave Everley published
The former Kiss guitarist on his latest solo album, continuing to have fun, and why you'll never see an Ace Frehley avatar in a million years

"I've had to turn my back, because, you know, the big man is not supposed to cry": All the stories from behind the scenes at Kiss's emotional final blow-out at Madison Square Garden
By Paul Brannigan published
In early December Kiss played their final ever show, at New York's iconic Madison Square Garden: Classic Rock was there to talk to Gene and Paul about the enormity of it all

"A low- wattage washout, as if recorded by an Ace imposter": Ace Frehley fails to spark on 10,000 Volts
By Geoff Barton published
Ace Frehley's eighth solo album 10,000 Volts in a word: Shocking

In 1980 Lynda 'Wonder Woman' Carter paid tribute to Kiss on TV, and we're not sure if our eyes have ever recovered
By Fraser Lewry published
Lynda Carter's Kiss costume was unlike anything the screen had ever witnessed – until Gene Simmons wore the same outfit six years later

“I consider myself friends with Paul and Gene – we’re like brothers, brothers have arguments”: Ace Frehley offers an olive branch to his old Kiss bandmates, takes a swipe at backing tapes and avatars
By Classic Rock published
Ace Frehley talks to Classic Rock about his relationship with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons
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