On this day in KISSTORY - April 16th, 1975, KISS 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 that KISS recorded for their classic album, KISS ALIVE! The famous photo on the back cover of ALIVE!, featuring KISS fans Bruce Redoute and Lee Neaves holding their hand drawn KISS sign, was taken at this concert.

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.

The Atlanta KISS Fan Expo returns this Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the Atlanta Hilton Northeast in Norcross, Georgia.

The Fan Expo will feature KISS dealers from around the world with pure KISS Collectables with some various Rock 'N Roll thrown in! KISSOnline will also be attending the event with the latest Official KISS merchandise! We look forward to seeing everyone!

Come celebrate the forthcoming new KISS CD "MONSTER" with your fellow members of the KISS Army! 2012 will be a year of excitement in the KISS Kamp, and as usual we too are ready to raise the roof with a great expo!

Kids 10 and under are 'FREE' with a paying Adult admission.

Visit www.kreaturesofthesouth.com for guest, hotel and ticket info.

The 2012 Atlanta KISS Fan Expo is a fan produced event. By the fans, for the fans!

Over 1,000 KISS fans of all ages celebrated KISS on Saturday at the annual Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo! Fans spent the day catching up with old friends, shopping for KISS merchandise & collectibles, and meeting KISS' Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer!

Tommy, making his first official Expo appearance, and Eric spent over eleven hours signing autographs and visiting with the fans at the KISSOnline booth! The guys also held a spirited Q&A, which featured a surprise birthday celebration for Eric! At one point Tommy and Eric ventured into the hallway to greet the hundreds of fans still remaining in line to thank them for their patience.

Late in the evening, KISS tribute band KIST rocked the ballroom as Tommy And Eric greeted the last of the attendees, some who waited over 7 hours to meet them! The KISS Army truly rocks!

Another great day celebrating the greatest band in the world with the greatest fans ever!

_{Photos by Keith Leroux for KISSOnline.com}

_{Photos by Keith Leroux for KISSOnline.}

Story by Gary Greenough

The KISS Tribute Harley, known as the KTH, was built during the ALIVE35 Tour, 2009. Although a stock platform rarely wins any prizes at bike shows, it is the most photographed bike at every show; KISS fans come out to see it.

When KISS took on the Wounded Warriors Project as a charity, the KTH became a magnet for donations to that event. At every bike show, a donation can, with an explanation for the donation, is put out with the bike. To date, nearly $3,000 has been collected and sent to WWP. People would be allowed to sit on the bike for a photo and a donation.

At the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show of 2010, a member of HEROES, A KISS Experience, (now Las Vegas KISS), Luis Reyes, a Demon impersonator, stood behind the bike for four hours posing in full DEMON attire with people who sat on the bike. Over $1,000 was collected in those four hours. ALL proceeds of these events are sent to WWP.

Time, fuel, or hotel, are on the tab of the owner. As long as there are conflicts, as long as there are wounded warriors coming home, the KTH will be out there bringing in pennies, nickels, dimes and dollars, to be sent to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Here's a photo of the advance copies of the new KISS Comics Issue #1. Pictured are the 6 different covers that will be available for the #1 Issue. KISS #1 will officially be in stores on June 13.

In the photos:

Top row: two regular covers available at most retailers; and one limited cover available at select retailers

Bottom row: limited cover available at select retailers; the black cover is exclusive to one retailer only; last one on right is the KISSOnline exclusive.

Click here to pre-order KISS #1 Issue with the Exclusive KISSOnline cover now!

What can I say? The 2012 Indy KISS Expo ROCKED!!! There was an incredible turnout (almost 1000 fans!) to welcome long time expo favorite Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer appearing at his official KISS expo debut. Those guys posed for pictures and signed autographs for 10+ hours stopping only for a VERY cool Q&A session that revealed EXCLUSIVE shots of the monumental KISS Monster book that is looming on the horizon. Hundreds of Expo guests were treated to numerous merchandise tables with the latest must have items, KISS Karaoke, raffles and appearance from tribute band KIST. Eric and Tommy were there from the EARLY morning hours (arriving in Indianapolis at 5:00 AM and hanging with the dedicated KISS fans until late in the evening. News of the new Monster album still remained under wraps from the two, but was promised to kick some “major ass” upon its impending release. The KISS Army is alive and well… As always young and old came together to celebrate all things KISS in a way that only KISS truly can. The fans have now been properly primed for THE TOUR!!! 2012 is going to be another chapter in KISSTORY! I, for one, CAN NOT WAIT!!!

Mike Mariacher
PodKISST.com

Photo of fan's Tommy and Eric Paintings by Tom Hale

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KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

KISS Makeup spotted in the promo clip for a new Italian TV Show!

Thanks to Deuce News for finding the clip!

Hello KISS & the KISS Army!!

To make a long story short; I walked down the streets of Schiedam (Netherlands) found a wallet with enough money to make weekend "one to remember" and inside there was a driver's license. Looked at the name and photo and it was of Jacques Tange, a famous painter here in Europe ! Went to his address and gave it back, and a month later he gave me a painting as a reward for bringing his wallet back to him ! Thank you Jacques !

Rob van Dijk / The Netherlands

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KISSONLINE will be at the 2012 INDY KISS Fan Expo tomorrow! We will be bringing a few exciting "in person" sneak peeks! Stop by the KOL booth to view a couple pages from the upcoming KISS MONSTER Book! We want you to experience first-hand the scope of this massive book. We will also have Figure Toys' prototypes of the upcoming Paul Stanley 1974 action figure as well as the Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer Sonic Boom Action Figures!

Please stop by and say hello!

The 2012 INDIANAPOLIS KISS Fan Expo will take place on Saturday, May 12th at the Indianapolis Marriott East 7202 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, Indiana from 1:00PM to 10:00PM (11am for Platinum and VIP ticket holders!).

This year's Special guests are KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer and KISS drummer Eric Singer! This is Tommy's first official appearance as a guest at a KISS Expo, and his only KISS Expo appearance this year! Come meet Tommy and Eric as KISS gets ready to hit the road for "THE TOUR" 2012! Each band member will also do a Q/A and be available for photos an autographs.

- Shout it out loud and sing your favorite KISS Klassics at KISS Karaoke!

- Enjoy a costume contest for all ages

- Come take your photo with a Paul Stanley Guitar at Boogie Street Guitars' booth!

- Tribute band KIST will perform.

- KISS merchandise and collectibles will be on sale throughout day from vendors from all over the country!

- KISSOnline will be attending with Exclusive KISS merchandise!

For more details visit: www.Getalifeinc.com

The 2012 INDY KISS Fan Expo is a fan produced event. By the fans, for the fans!

KISS DAY will take place on May 12th (Saturday) at Oca in São Paulo: a whole day dedicated to KISS with live concerts from tribute bands KILLERS and Rock Soldiers. You'll also have the chance to have the make up of your favorite KISS member on, plus a never-seen-before DVD projection of our KISS Fest I !!!"

The event programming leaves nothing to be desired to any true KISS fan, being also a unique opportunity to visit the memorabilia exhibit and to know a little more about this musical genre that makes our heads spin! Let´s meet, take a bunch of pictures and have many talks among all members (as any true hardcore KISS FAN would) !

Schedule: Saturday May 12th, 2012 Oca - Ibirapuera Park - São Paulo Timetable: 11 AM: DVD projection of the unseen-before KISS Fest I (2007) 3 PM: KILLERS Tribute Band 7 PM: Rock Soldiers Tribute Band

So put on your costumes and "Welcome to the Show"!! BRAZILIAN KISS ARMY - BKA!! BRAZIL..

Cinthia Mendes, Ricardo Lopes and Márcio Augusto!!!

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I recently went out for the Expert Field Medical Badge. On one of the last tests in the exercise I decided I wanted to use war paint to rep KISS since the following platoons decided to do the traditional boring camo. After I painted my face, 3 other buddies decided to aid me in making the band. What was our motto when our platoon was called to attention? "I WANNA ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE....and party everyday." It was a big hit. Your band rocked out before my generation and you're still rocking through my generation!

PFC Harriel

ps- yes I did get the badge!

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Check out these great KISS tattoos! Thanks to the KISS Army for sharing them with the band. Please keep sending KISSonline your KISS tattoos, artwork, letters and photos!

Check out this great photo spotted on the KISS ARMY Norway fan site. Looks like the Norwegian KISS Army is getting ready for KISS' Kollen Festival show in Oslo, Norway on Saturday, June 30th, 2012!