Years Active: 1976-2008
Band Members: Eric Singer, Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent, Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick, Mark St. John, Eric Carr, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley
Influenced by: New York Dolls, Sweet, T. Rex, Mott the Hoople, The Kinks, Slade, Jeff Beck, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Stooges, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Beatles, Grand Funk Railroad, Rod Stewart, Cream, The Yardbirds
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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10/14/09
Gene Simmons Tells Critics to Kiss Off Gene Simmons Kiss bassist Gene Simmons doesn't th...
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09/23/09
Kiss, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LL Cool J and Genesis Among 2010 Rock Hall Nominees The Chi...
Spinner
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08/24/09
Former Kiss Guitarist Is Hotter Than Hell, Sues Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent has...
TMZ
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08/20/09
Trace Adkins and Gene Simmons Have a 'Family' Reunion Trace Adkins will reunite with roc...
The Boot
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08/06/09
Gene Simmons Responds to Reznor's Diss Gene Simmons has finally hit back at Trent Reznor...
Spinner
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08/06/09
Trace Adkins and Gene Simmons Have a 'Family' Reunion Trace Adkins will reunite with roc...
The Boot
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06/08/09
Gene Simmons Auctions Kidney Stone for Charity From coffee mugs to caskets, the men of K...
Spinner
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05/25/09
Gene Simmons' Lawyer Confirms Authenticity of Sex Tape With the alleged release of a Gen...
Spinner
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05/25/09
Alleged Gene Simmons Sex Tape Surfaces A sex video allegedly featuring KISS bassist Gene...
Spinner
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02/10/09
Paul Stanley of KISS Has First Daughter The singer announced her third pregnancy on stag...
Popeater
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01/02/09
Gene Simmons Coming to Nick at Nite Kiss bassist Gene Simmons will lend his animated lik...
Spinner
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09/18/08
Gene Simmons Becomes 'Emperor' of Japan Makeup and role play isn't out of the ordinary f...
Spinner
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06/19/08
Gene Simmons Blames Radiohead, NIN for Dead Music Biz Kiss bassist Gene Simmons is blami...
Spinner
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11/09/09
Review: Ageless Kiss still rocks after 35 years At least that's the case with costumed r...
Pioneer Press - St Paul MN
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11/09/09
The Magical Mystery Four: The Beatles As a Successful System of Archetypes (Feature) Whe...
PopMatters
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11/08/09
Ageless Kiss still rocks after 35 years At least that's the case with costumed rockers K...
Pioneer Press - St Paul MN
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11/06/09
Best entertainment bets for Nov. 6-12 If you haven't seen previous incarnations of this ...
Pioneer Press - St Paul MN
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11/03/09
Dwight Howard and KISS: Get primed for the Orlando Magic matchup tonight in Detroit Rock City
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL
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10/29/09
Kiss Visits Wounded Soldiers Rockers Kiss paid a visit to a medical center in Augusta, G...
Starpulse
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10/23/09
KISS Rocker Talks of Battle With Male Breast Cancer Peter Criss, founding member of rock...
FOX News Channel
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10/21/09
Kiss' show may be predictable but it's one of kind. Kiss' show may be predictable but it...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
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10/21/09
KISS drummer Criss: Men get breast cancer too Founding KISS member Peter Criss knows tha...
MSNBC
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10/20/09
Q&A with KISS co-founder Gene Simmons Marketing madman and Kiss co-founder, Gene Simmons...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Atlanta GA
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10/15/09
Music: Gateways To Geekery:Kiss Even though Kiss was nominated last month for induction ...
The A.V. Club
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10/15/09
Get ready for headbanging weekend With a blitz of hard rockers storming the area—you can...
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA
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10/14/09
Gene Simmons Tells Critics to Kiss Off Gene Simmons Kiss bassist Gene Simmons doesn't th...
Spinner
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10/14/09
Rock and roll all night with Kiss The year was 1979, and a wide-eyed 12-year-old boy had...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
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10/12/09
Michael Jackson Sings Again, Kiss Goes Boom In today's Daily Noise brought to you by Fus...
Billboard
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10/12/09
Yummy! Grab A Handful Of Kiss M&Ms Mars Snackfood US announced this week the launch of t...
Starpulse
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10/08/09
Kiss to come to Mellon Arena in December Prepare for blood and fire because Kiss Alive 3...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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10/07/09
Classic rockers Kiss set to play promised Oshawa, Ont., show after controversy Kiss is s...
JAM! Showbiz
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10/06/09
Even without its Ace, KISS still rocks 'n' rolls all night There was neither Ace Frehley...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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10/05/09
KISS K ISS have always hid their danceable hooks in heavy-metal fire and face paint.
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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10/04/09
Kiss Lacks Energy, Audacity At Mohegan If nothing else, the idea behind Kiss has always ...
The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT
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10/03/09
Live Review: KISS in Toronto Sure, they wanted to rock and roll all night, but KISS shor...
JAM! Showbiz
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10/02/09
Q&A with KISS frontman Paul Stanley KISS Army lifers who feared the band would never mak...
JAM! Showbiz
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10/02/09
KISS faces I f you squint your eyes at TD Garden on Monday night, you might think you're...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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10/01/09
KISS Tour At Mohegan Sun Oct. 3, Mike Epps at MGM Donning face paint and platform boots,...
The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT
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09/30/09
Some Highlights from the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ballot (Sound Affects) The 2010...
PopMatters
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09/30/09
Live Review: KISS in London, Ont. LONDON, Ont. Sweet 35 and still being KISSed like the ...
JAM! Showbiz
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09/27/09
KISS and Buckcherry Play Mohegan Sun Arena Oct. 3 Donning their face paint and platform ...
The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT
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09/24/09
Q&A with Kiss cofounder Paul Stanley Kiss will launch its North American tour with a pai...
Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI
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09/23/09
People: Mackenzie Phillips discloses incestuous affairn with father Today isn't going to...
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
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11/10/09
KISS meets the troops Those are the first words that come to mind when KISS enters our b...
The Marquee - CNN
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11/07/09
Concert review: Kiss at the United Center Once you've seen a giant demon in silver platf...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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11/05/09
Music Review: Kiss - Sonic Boom Or at least until you can't do it anymore.
Blogcritics.org Music
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11/05/09
Monsters of Folk @ Louisville Palace 10.31.09 There are very few concerts that one will ...
You Ain't No Picasso
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10/29/09
10 Sex Scenes Involving Costumes The most popular lists on SpoutBlog have involved sex s...
SpoutBlog
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10/28/09
Kiss Video Playlist! Cue exploding speaker stacks, tongue-waggling horror and a heartfel...
Mojo
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10/19/09
Music Review: Kiss - Sonic Boom Well here it is— Sonic Boom —and it looks fantastic.
Blogcritics.org Music
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10/14/09
Oprah Ruins KISS' Final Shot at Glory Did you know that in KISS's epic career, they've n...
Defamer
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10/14/09
Gene Simmons Tells Critics to Kiss Off Gene Simmons Kiss bassist Gene Simmons doesn't th...
Spinner
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10/08/09
Kiss Back With A Bang! The album is being sold exclusively at Wal-mart and will feature ...
Perez Hilton
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10/07/09
Kiss Cap Explosive “Letterman” Gig By Licking the Host As you've probably heard by now, ...
Rock and Roll Daily
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10/06/09
Album review: Kiss' 'Sonic Boom' If these greasepaint glam gods didn't invent the notion...
Buzz Bands
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09/29/09
Sparks Fly and Blood Spews as Kiss Alive 35 Tour Hits Cleveland Halloween arrived early ...
Rock and Roll Daily
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09/23/09
Kiss, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LL Cool J and Genesis Among 2010 Rock Hall Nominees The Chi...
Spinner
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09/23/09
Red Hot Chili Peppers, LL Cool J, Kiss Lead 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees The...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/25/09
Gene Simmons steals the show at “Extract” premiere Ben Affleck, JK Simmons and Kristin W...
The Marquee - CNN
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08/24/09
Kiss Announce “Alive 35 ” Tour, Promise “Master’s Class In Rock” Kiss will hit up Detroi...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/24/09
Former Kiss Guitarist Is Hotter Than Hell, Sues Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent has...
TMZ
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08/21/09
NIN kick off 10-day tour in NYC @ Bowery Ballroom Saturday Nine Inch Nails frontman Tren...
Brooklyn Vegan
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08/20/09
Trace Adkins and Gene Simmons Have a 'Family' Reunion Trace Adkins will reunite with roc...
The Boot
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08/19/09
New Music From Kiss, The Fray, Terra Terra Terra; Bikini 'Pulp Fiction' & More (Videos)
Starpulse News Blog
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08/17/09
Kiss To Release New Album At Wal-Mart, Sam's Club The veteran heavy metal group, Kiss, i...
TheShowBuzz
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08/06/09
Gene Simmons Responds to Reznor's Diss Gene Simmons has finally hit back at Trent Reznor...
Spinner
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08/06/09
Trace Adkins and Gene Simmons Have a 'Family' Reunion Trace Adkins will reunite with roc...
The Boot
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08/05/09
News Ticker: Jack White, Gene Simmons, Method Man Trent Reznor said he'd never want to b...
Rock and Roll Daily
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08/03/09
Kiss Keep Merchandising Mania Alive With Special Edition M&M’s The limited-edition choco...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/30/09
Gene Simmons says Adam Lambert "killed his career" by coming out KISS' Gene Simmons, who...
reality blurred
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06/29/09
Gene Simmons Is An Idiot! Talks Smack on Glambert "He killed his career because now the ...
Perez Hilton
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06/25/09
Gene Simmons:'Lambert Killed His Career By Coming Out' Lambert ended weeks of speculatio...
Starpulse News Blog
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06/22/09
Kiss “Days From Finishing” New Album, Walmart Deal In the Works Kiss are wrapping up the...
Rock and Roll Daily
