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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Sep 18 2008 12:00PM
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Spinner.com: Makeup and role play isn't out of the ordinary for Gene Simmons. That said, it only seems fitting that the Kiss bassist makes a cameo in Japan's No. 2 box office hit, 'Detroit Metal City,' as Jack Ill Dark, a legendary American death metal guitarist...Read moreSep 18 2008 4:00AM
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Spinner.com: On This Date in 1983: Kiss appear for the first time as a group without makeup, on MTV.The Almanac Advises for September 18: "Some women prefer to show off their natural beauty by going without products such as lipstick, eyeshadow and foundation....Read moreAug 25 2008 4:00AM
by Gaylord Fields
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Spinner.com: On This Date in 1949: Kiss bassist Gene Simmons is born Chaim Witz in Haifa, Israel.The Almanac Advises for August 25: "In Jewish folklore, the dybbuk is a evil spirit, escaped from the underworld, who seeks to possess the body of an innocent...Read more
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