Gene Simmons

August 25, 2022

MEAT & GREET … Paul Stanley tells KISS Fans at Melbourne Australia Q&A: “Gene Simmons Circumcised Me. With His Teeth.” >Video<

Metal Sludge — In a newly uploaded fan filmed video, Paul Stanley talks about being friends with his band-mates in KISS. Stanley and Simmons exchange general banter with the crowd during what appears to be one of their Q&A meet n’ greet events at their show in Melbourne Australia. A fan asks: “How long have you guys been friends, and where did you meet?” Stanley answers: “We’re waiting to become friends… (the crowd laughs)… actually[…]

July 11, 2022

FARTWELL TOURS … Dee Snider Compares Kiss to a ‘Fart in a Paper Bag,’ Calls Out Bands on ‘Fake Farewell Tours’

Metal Sludge — How could we pass up a story where the Twisted Sister singer compares the band Kiss to a fart in a paper bag? Of course we can’t pass that up, as it just screams Metal Sludge. In an article on Ultimate Guitar, Snider has some choice words that were picked up and shared. In a nutshell, Snider is replying to various fans on Twitter and the Twisted Sister frontman like usual, is[…]

May 16, 2022

ROCK AND ROBE ALL NIGHT … KISS bassist Gene Simmons sports his Bathrobe for Sound Check and Fan Interactive Q&A at Hartford show

Metal Sludge — In a brand new video uploaded to Youtube the band Kiss knock out sound check with some VIP fans in attendance. Sounds like a good time right? Well the fans got their sound check and some general exchanges from the stage with both Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Not to forget Tommy Thayer on lead guitar and Eric Singer back behind the drum kit. It seems this is normal as Kiss do[…]

May 10, 2022

FISH TANK … The KISS Meet n’ Greet includes Photo with KISS as the band stands in Fish Tank / Zoo enclosure

Metal Sludge — Ever take the kids to the Zoo, and stare at the monkeys and the gorillas behind the glass? Well, if you pay for a meet n’ greet with the rock band KISS, it might bring back some memories of your trip to a Zoo. Or perhaps, the local pet store, where they keep lizards, mice, hamsters and other animals in a glass like tank or aquarium. The difference is, there are not[…]

April 29, 2022

YABBA DABBA DOO … Ted Poley says Gene Simmons bowled “Sort of like Fred Flinstone” when Danger Danger went bowling with Kiss on tour

Metal Sludge — On a new episode of the 80’s Glam Metalcast, the guest is rock n’ roll singer Ted Poley. Poley is most known for fronting Danger Danger but also sings for the super-group Tokyo Motor Fist. Poley talks about an array of subjects that covers a few choice moments in history including Danger Danger when they tour with Kiss. Poley talks about how the bands spent their days off while on the “Hot[…]

March 28, 2022

ADAM CAROLLA … Gene Simmons: “Rock n’ Roll guys are Generally Losers, Hardly Qualified to do what they, we do.”

Metal Sludge — Kiss bassist Gene Simmons was recently a guest on the Adam Carolla Show podcast and has plenty to say. Simmons talks to Carolla about a laundry list of subjects from his ability to speak Hungarian, to his ideas of how to make Kiss stand-out from the word go. “I’d go to see Lovin Spoonful one of my favorite bands, umm… Sly And The Family Stone, all that stuff when I was growing[…]

February 24, 2022

KISS … Gene Simmons finds Buyer for Glass Palace Home in Las Vegas and the Price Tag is a Whopping $13.5M

TMZ — Gene Simmons is one huge step closer to leaving Las Vegas, now that he’s found someone to snatch up what he thought was his dream home … until his family strongly disagreed. The KISS rocker is selling his beautiful glass palace for $13.5 million and it’s got a lot to offer. The 6-bed, 8-bath house features a koi pond, an 11-car garage and many of those glass walls are retractable! No shocker here,[…]

February 4, 2022

SHOUT IT OUT … Shameless set to release 8th studio album “So Good, You Should…” and introduce female vocalist Charlotte Tybalt

Metal Sludge — From Munich Germany the band Shameless are ready to release their 8th studio album “So Good, You Should…” on May 20th 2022 through Pride & Joy Records. The band was first formed in 1989 by bassist Alexx Michael but didn’t release music until a decade later with their 1999 debut “Backstreet Anthems” on Red Skunk Recordz. Over the next 20 plus years the band released 7 studio records, 1 live record and[…]

January 3, 2022

KASH FOR KISS … Gene Simmons on the future of KISS, selling their Music Catalog, Vodka and Cryto

A Journal of Musical Things — Gene Simmons is at the other end of a Zoom call. He’s at his home in LA with the family and the dogs, interested in spreading the word about his latest entrepreneurial endeavor: a Canadian-sourced vodka called Moneybag. Here’s how the conversation went. Alan Cross: The last time we spoke, you called me a “very handsome man.” That’s sustained me through the pandemic. Thank you. I do have some[…]

November 9, 2021

FAMILY FEUD … Julia Eisen lashes out at Brother and Kiss singer in scathing online rant: “Paul Stanley, has Always Been an Opportunistic, Self-Serving Bastard… I Hope He Goes to Hell.”

Metal Sludge — In a series of social media posts Julia Eisen has unloaded some scathing rants against her younger brother, Paul Stanley of Kiss. Stanley, born Stanley Eisen is the younger brother of Julia Eisen and she is extremely upset with her only sibling. It seems the recent passing of their Father William Eisen has Julia angered that she was not immediately informed of her Father’s death. In a Facebook post on November 8th[…]