KISS is featured on the cover of the latest Billboard Magazine in Brazil!

Thanks to Marcio Siqueira for sending KISSOnline the cover image!

Where can you run into a few dozen Starchilds, Spacemen, Demons and Catmen? On the KISS Kruise, of course! These are a few photos from last night's KISS Look-A-Like contest on the pool deck of the Norwegian Pearl, where KISS fans from around the world showed off their awesome costumes to a cheering KISS Navy!



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Check out a few more examples of great cabin door decorations on the KISS Kruise II!

Photos by Keith Leroux for KISSonline.

The KISS Kruise II kicked off to an amazing start yesterday! As the day began, the Port of Miami was invaded by thousands of fans in KISS shirts and costumes. Our ship, the Norwegian Pearl, remained in port for an extra hour to allow fans affected by Hurricane Sandy more time to board.

KISS played a sailaway concert as the Pearl left the Port of Miami. More than 2200 members of the KISS Navy sang along as the band played classics, lesser-heard tracks and many instant requests from fans. Some highlights: "Comin' Home," "A Million to One," "All Hell's Breakin' Loose," "Nothin' to Lose," and "Only You." Paul also announced during the show that there will be a KISS Kruise III!

As yesterday was Halloween, many Kruisers embraced the holiday, showing off their best scary, creative or sexy Halloween costumes! (The guy dressed as the "Elder Door" got lots of cheers!) Young KISS Kruisers enjoyed a Trick-or-Treat treasure hunt around the ship, and hundreds of people competed in a poolside costume party. Tommy judged the costume contest, which got lots of laughs from fans when Eric Singer took the stage during the "child" costume division... on his knees. In addition to "child-sized Eric Singer," there were many great KISS-themed costumes! Other Kruisers got into the Halloween spirit decorating their cabin doors for the event.

The guys have been out and about quite a bit already on the Kruise - Paul was strolling the pool deck during the costume contest, making one young boy's day when he noted that the little, makeup-clad Starchild was portraying "Small Stanley." He later joined the stage on the costume contest judging platform. Eric dined in one of the ship's restaurants, delighting fans at adjacent tables.

Just as with the first KISS Kruise, there's an amazing sense of community when you're surrounded by thousands of like-minded KISS fans! Fans from more than 30 countries are represented on board, and it's a lot of fun to see custom t-shirts, flags, and signs carried by KISS fans from so many different nations. Fans from KISS Army Norway surprised diners in the buffet by placing Viking-horn helmets on their heads, then waving the Norwegian flag behind them for a photo!

Tomorrow's schedule of events features a KISS-themed wedding vow renewal, a KISS t-shirt swap, and the first of two indoor KISS shows at sea!

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Check out these members of the KISS Navy dressed to kill on Halloween night!

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Happy Halloween, KISS Army! Be safe and have fun!

Thank you to everyone who sent KISSOnline their great KISS Halloween photos!

Here are some more of the many great KISS Halloween fan photos sent to KISSOnline recently!

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

Here's KISS performing a special song for Monday Night Football on ESPN this week!

Thanks to Alex for sending the clip to KISSonline!

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

Check out Minnesota Viking's Brian Robison rockin' as Gene Simmons for Halloween!

Here are some of the many great KISS Halloween fan photos sent to KISSOnline recently!

Keep them coming, KISS Army...we love seeing them!

Thanks to our friends from KISS Army Spain for sending us this cover of the latest issue of the German 'Break Out' magazine featuring KISS!

Vocal puppet group 'The Torpedian Harmonists' return with a fun cover of KISS' "Love Gun!"

Hello KISSOnline!

We are Picoula, Spice Ice, Starvey and Gemon from THE TORPEDIAN HARMONISTS.

The first animalistic KISS-Tribute worldwide from Germany.

Have fun!

The Torpedian Harmonists

LETTERS

Trisha Yearwood Shows Off Rockin’ And Unexpected Costume For Halloween!

In the photo: L-R: August Brooks, Allie Brooks, Yearwood, and friend Kim LeFlore (Photo: Food Network)

By Wendy Geller | Our Country

Everyone loves to dress up for Halloween--and that goes for everyone in Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood's famous household, as well! Yearwood, along with two of her teenaged stepdaughters, showed off her holiday spirit when she dressed up heavy-metal style for a new episode of her Food Network cooking show Trisha's Southern Kitchen.

Yep, that's August and Allie Brooks (who are 18 and 16, respectively), along with a family friend, who joined the Grammy-winning country diva to paint themselves up as the members of iconic rock band KISS.

A country star dressed up like Gene Simmons?! Well, don't laugh--the entire (real) lineup of KISS did show up as presenters earlier this year for the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards, after all. Perhaps Simmons is planning on donning a cowboy hat this Halloween in return.

Yearwood and the kids complete the festive episode by whipping up some goodies for anyone needing sustenance on the trick-or-treating circuit: Chicken tortilla soup, red candy apple slices, and a pumpkin roll cake. Recipes are available on the Food Network site for anyone who'd like to cook along with the family.

There's no word yet on whether Garth Brooks himself will show off his own costume on the program (it looks like all the KISS slots are taken, anyway). However, he is scheduled to make an appearance on the episode to discuss favorite family Halloween stories, so fans will definitely want to tune in.

The recent Country Hall of Fame inductee was not featured on the first season of his wife's show. "I wanted to do it on my own at first...make sure I was comfortable first. He would do anything I wanted, but I didn't want to put him in a situation until I'd kind of felt it out," Yearwood explained prior to the series' debut.

The special Halloween episode of Trisha's Southern Kitchen, "Trisha's Tricks And Treats," will air on Saturday, October 27 at 11 a.m. ET/PT.

All KISS, All the Time!!

Airing Friday, October 26 at 6 pm ET through Monday, October 29 at 3 am ET on Ch. 39.

Taking over Hair Nation for the weekend, Scare Nation is a 24/7 all-KISS, limited-run channel that will showcase music from the band’s entire career. Playing everything from their 1974 self-titled debut through their 20th studio album, "Monster," listeners will also hear the band members talking about their new album, touring, their fans and much more.

Scare Nation will feature an encore broadcast of “SiriusXM’s Town Hall with KISS” on Saturday, October 27 at 12 pm ET.

In celebration of KISS's 20th studio album, MONSTER, KISS sat down with 20 lucky SiriusXM subscribers and host Jose Mangin for a fan Q&A. Here, they describe the origins of their anthem "Rock and Roll All Night" and even some never-before-revealed alternate names for the band.