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"The farewell tour was us wanting to put Kiss out of its misery:" How Kiss's long-awaited reunion turned into a catastrophe
By Dave Everley published
For Kiss, the 90s was a roller-coaster decade that took them from the lows of a shelved ‘grunge’ album to a money-spinning reunion to a cataclysmic fall-out. Roll up and step into the Psycho Circus

"We had broads in our trailer. The refrigerator was loaded with beer. We were into coke. We were animals": Why Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park was destined to be rock'n'roll's worst movie
By Ken Sharp published
Kiss wanted to be stars of the silver screen as well as the concert stage but they couldn’t act, they had no budget, and Phantom Of The Park went horribly wrong

The 10 worst creative decisions in heavy metal history
By Matt Mills published
From Megadeth’s Risk to that Metallica: Through The Never movie, the heavy metal tapestry is strewn with terrible ideas

“Take the album out of the Kiss context, and you have a remarkably coherent work”: Why Music From The Elder is a prog metal masterpiece
By Malcolm Dome published
Disregarded and overlooked, the band’s 1981 release is a brave and satisfying entry into a different genre

10 hard rock and heavy metal farewell tours that weren’t actually farewells
By Will Marshall published
Kiss, Judas Priest and Mötley Crüe have all made their goodbyes, only to continue touring and recording anyway

Kiss are being sued for negligence and wrongful death by the family of Paul Stanley's guitar tech, who died from Covid during their End Of The Road tour
By Paul Brannigan published
Fran Stueber's widow and family are suing Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley after the guitar tech died while quarantining in 2021 after contracting Covid on tour

Kiss have played a sporting event in Australia: pyro in broad daylight, 500 children in costume, guitar smashing, 100,000 fans, three songs
By Fraser Lewry published
Kiss go out with a big bang in Melbourne as they provide the pre-game entertainment before Collingwood take on Brisbane at the Australian Football Grand Final

The most played live songs by 25 iconic rock bands
By Dave Everley published
Which songs have Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Queen and others played live the most? Spoiler: contains surprises
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