Albums
A shout from New Zealand
I recently received a response from New Zealand as a reflection of one of my articles in ‘Parasite’: “For me the Kiss music was always Paul Stanley, the Kiss show was always Gene Simmons. I think Paul is a true musician who always has songs coming out of him. Like Bruce Springsteen, he’s always writing [...]
Stanley defends current line-up
Stanley, 57, and fellow bandleader Gene Simmons, 60, are the only two constants in KISS, touring relentlessly with a revolving cast of guitarists and drummers. Their last studio album, 1998′s “Psycho Circus,” was cobbled together with the help of outside songwriters and session musicians. “We’re very close as family,” Paul recently said to Reuters. “You [...]
Sonic Boom First-Week Sales Revealed
The new album, “Sonic Boom”, sold 108,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band’s highest-charting LP ever. KISS has notched eight Top 10 albums, according to Billboard.com. Its previous highest-charting set was 1998′s “Psycho Circus”, which [...]