05/18/2024

THIS DAY IN KISSTORY 1993

On this day in KISSTORY - May 18th, 1993 - KISS featuring Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Bruce Kulick were inducted into Hollywood's famed RockWalk. At the ceremony in front of fans, friends and family, Paul, Gene and Bruce spoke to the crowd and then left impressions of their hand prints in a block of cement. After adding plates of the KISS logo and their signatures, the stone plaque was later added to RockWalk located at the site of the famed Oriental Theatre now Guitar Center Hollywood. Eric Carr was posthumously inducted into the Rock Walk in 1995 and added to the KISS plaque.

Visit RockWalk's website at http://www.rockwalk.com/ and look up KISS under inductees for some more photos of the induction as well as photos of some of RockWalk's KISS memorabilia including an Ace Frehley Les Paul guitar, Peter Criss' boots and Paul Stanley's Iceman guitar and boots.

Dedicated to honoring those individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to the music industry, Hollywood's RockWalk became a reality on November 13, 1985. At last, the Rock 'n Roll world could claim for itself an institution every bit as compelling as Mann's Chinese Theatre, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Hollywood's RockWalk has honored such creatively diverse and equally as accomplished individuals and groups such as KISS, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Johnny Cash, Dick Clark, Willie Dixon, The Doobie Brothers, Jimi Hendrix and Les Paul.

05/18/2024

THIS DAY IN KISSTORY 1993

KISS ALIVE III ALBUM RELEASED

On this day in KISSTORY - May 18, 1993 - KISS' gold ALIVE III album was released.

Alive III was produced by Eddie Kramer and KISS and was recorded in November 1992 during KISS' REVENGE tour at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan, Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio and Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Track List:

Creatures Of The Night / Deuce / I Just Wanna / Unholy / Heaven's On Fire / Watchin' You / Domino / I Was Made For Lovin' You / I Still Love You / Rock 'n' Roll All Nite / Lick It Up / Forever / Take It Off / I Love It Loud / Detroit Rock City / God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You / Star Spangled Banner

 

05/17/2024

THIS DAY IN KISSTORY 2003

On this day in KISSTORY - May 17, 2003, KISS closed KIIS-FM's massive annual "Wango Tango" concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The show drew over 50,000 fans.

Here's a fan-filmed clip of KISS performing "Love Gun" at the show.

05/16/2024

THIS DAY IN KISSTORY 1975

On this day in KISSTORY - May 16th, 1975 - We headlined Detroit's Cobo Hall for the first time. The show before a sellout crowd of 12,000 plus, was part of the seventy-two date Dressed To Kill tour. It was also the first of five shows we recorded for KISS ALIVE!

Paul Stanley comments on the Cobo show and Detroit:

"This concert and the release of "Alive!" marked a pivotal giant step towards achieving domination in the 70's. "Detroit Rock City" was written as a salute to the people who championed us as a headliner when others still saw us as an opening act. We can never forget them. We decided, that was the only place we would start the Reunion Tour."

Check out the frame-flip video of KISS at their historic Cobo Hall concert on May 16, 1975, which was recorded for KISS Alive! The audio in the video is from "Parasite" from this exact show.

 

05/15/2024

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KISS Army!

Introducing our latest masterpiece and tribute to KISS: The Demon - Destroyer Era, a Limited Edition 1:4 scale statue capturing the electrifying essence of this iconic rock legend.

Channeling the electrifying essence from their iconic Destroyer Era, this Limited-Edition statue immortalizes The Demon's larger-than-life stage presence.

Hold on tight, because the show's just revving up, and more sonic superstars are on their way. Unite the band and rock out with The Catman, The Starchild, and The Spaceman, coming soon.

 

05/15/2024

THIS DAY IN KISSTORY 1975

On this day in KISSTORY - May 15, 1975 - the KISS ALIVE! photo shoot with photographer Fin Costello took place at the Michigan Palace in Detroit. We also filmed promo videos for "Rock And Roll All Nite" & C'mon And Love Me."
05/13/2024

THIS DAY IN KISSTORY 1976

On this day in KISSTORY - May 13th, 1976 - We played our first ever UK show at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. The show before a sellout crowd of over 2500 was the beginning of our first European tour. In addition to shows in England, we performed in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and Germany where the Scorpions were the opening act. The tour with a final show on June 6th at Ontmoetingscentrum in Harelbeke, Belgium.

Gene recalls KISS' first visit to England:

"On the way over to our first English tour, I was struck by the notion that this was the Land Of The Beatles. To me, the English Kings and Queens never meant anything. I have always looked at it as an archaic and rather silly posturing about past glories. But as cultural oddities, I suppose it had its own innocence.

Still, I was nervous to set foot on Holy Ground. We got off the jet in full makeup and the fotogs were waiting for us. We came through customs and jumped on street cars at the airport for foto ops.

I was aware it was drizzly and grey. I was hoping that would change in the next few days to sunshine. It didn't.

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