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Guitar World Magazine USA 2019

Guitar World Legends Presents The Complete KISS Magazine USA 1994

Hit Parader Magazine USA 1977

FACES Magazine USA 1985

On this day in KISSTORY - March 13th, 1973 - We entered Electric Ladyland Studios in New York to record a demo with legendary producer Eddie Kramer, who worked with Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. The demo included "Deuce", "Cold Gin", "Strutter", "Watchin' You", and "Black Diamond" and was funded with studio time from Ron Johnsen, as payment for the $1000 owed Paul and Gene for singing backups on two of his projects, Mr. Gee Wiz and Lyn Christopher.

"Eddie Kramer, to us, epitomized the whole British sound, which was what we were looking for. He was the production king of the world" says Gene. The session was quick but the tape radiated with enough energy to light a city and pulsated like a heart about to explode. "It was full of attitude," says Paul. "Nothing compares to being vehement and vicious in what you do, and when we were recording that demo, we knew nothing could stand in our way. When the four of us were together, it was like a tank - you could fall in behind us and follow, but you couldn't get in front of us. If you did you got flattened. That "take no prisoners" attitude was right there from the beginning and no one was going to change us".

On this day in KISSTORY - March 12, 1996 - KISS MTV Unplugged hit the stores in the US. Unplugged was a chance for us to celebrate the musical history of the band by stripping, some great songs from different points in our history, down to the bare essence of what makes them great.

On this day in KISSTORY - March 10, 1983 - KISS' Creatures Of The Night/10th Anniversary Tour invaded the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas.

Photo by Ross Halfin.

On this day in KISSTORY -  March 9, 1984 - KISS opened a two-night sold-out stand at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 

Thanks to Angelo Luchetta for sharing the poster. 

The Gene Simmons Band is hitting the road in 2024! Get ready for shows in Brazil, Finland, Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, & Belgium.

APRIL 26 - Sao Paulo, Brazil | Summer Breeze Open Air Festival
JULY 27 -  Kuopio, Finland | Kuopio Festival 
JULY 29 -  Stockholm, Sweden | Dalhalla
JULY 31 -  Gothenburg, Sweden | Liseberg 
AUGUST 02 -  Wacken, Germany | Wacken Open Air 
AUGUST 04 - Utrecht, The Netherlands | Ronda 
AUGUST 08 -  Luxembourg | Den Atelier 
AUGUST 09 -  Lierop, The Netherlands | Nirwana Tuinfeest 
AUGUST 11 -  Kortrijk, Belgium | Alcatraz Festival 

Visit www.GeneSimmons.com/Gene-Simmons-band-tour/ for ticket links.

On this day in KISSTORY - March 6, 2013 - We rocked Ethihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.

Photos by Ross Halfin