Gene Simmons

April 12, 2021

KISS KASTLE … Looking inside Gene Simmon’s $25M Mansion and Property that he first Paid $1.35M for in 1984

Blabbermouth — Gene Simmons and his wife Shannon Lee Tweed Simmons recently gave Entertainment Tonight a tour of their Los Angeles mansion, which is on the market for $25 million. Simmons has been very vocal about his desire to leave California for some time due to wanting a quieter lifestyle and to get away from being listed on celebrity maps or having to deal with Beverly Hills tour buses. He also said that part of[…]

April 3, 2021

NO GLOVE … Kiss guitarist Tommy Thayer discovered he had an adult daughter via 23andMe DNA testing

Blabbermouth — KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer was a guest on a recent episode of the “Hangin’ & Bangin’: Artists On Lockdown” online show, where he was joined by Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO), Carmine Appice (OZZY OSBOURNE, VANILLA FUDGE) and Doug Aldrich (DIO, WHITESNAKE, THE DEAD DAISIES). You can now watch the discussion below. Asked about his recent revelation that he had discovered that he had fathered a child, Tommy said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):[…]

March 19, 2021

TUFF DIARIES #17 … Hello 1992, Gene Simmons, We Need Money, Mike Starr, New Bass Player & Jason Flom part II

LOS ANGELES, CA. — Well by now most of you understand how these work. It’s early 1992, our bass player Todd ‘Chase’ Chaisson has just quit the band, and grunge was starting to hammer the industry. Of course we all saw it happening, but truth is – in looking back, nobody was fully aware to what level it would impact the 80’s style of music. And might I add, not just the music… but our[…]

July 15, 2020

STILL GIVING IT TO US GOOD … Trixter guitarist Steve Brown talks Kiss, Van Halen, Def Leppard and Tokyo Motor Fist

Metal Sludge — When a teenage Steve Brown got his first taste of rock and roll stardom back in the late 1980s with Trixter, sure enough the MCA band fizzled by the second record. Grunge wiped Brown and hundreds of others off the glam planet in the early 90s — but not forever. The New Jersey rocker had the fortitude to keep going, and here we are in 2020, and even the Covid-19 pandemic will[…]

December 17, 2019

HERE’S DAVE … DAVID LEE ROTH has been added to KISS North American leg of “End Of The Road” tour for 2020

HERE’S DAVE DAVID LEE ROTH has been added to KISS North American leg of “End Of The Road” tour for 2020 Blabbermouth –It’s official: VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth will open for KISS on the 2020 North American leg of the “End Of The Road” tour. The Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana said Tuesday that Roth had been added as a special guest to the last leg of the “End Of The Road” tour that will stop in Fort Wayne on Sunday,[…]

November 28, 2019

DEATH THREAT … Ace Frehley’s estranged girlfriend gets Restraining Order against the former Kiss guitarist

DEATH THREAT Ace Frehley’s estranged girlfriend gets Restraining Order against the former Kiss guitarist TMZ — OG KISS guitarist Ace Frehley stormed into the home he shares with his estranged girlfriend, forcefully took his belongings, then left her high and dry … so she claims in legal docs. Rachael Gordon was granted a temporary restraining order against Ace — who she says she’s been with for 11 years — after what sounds like a bizarre and frightening[…]

November 9, 2019

BAT (SH!T CRAZY) OUT OF HELL … Bob Kulick unhinges on brother Bruce Kulick, Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons

BAT (SH!T CRAZY) OUT OF HELL Bob Kulick unhinges on brother Bruce Kulick, Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons Facebook — Kiss Army we have a problem. It appears that an extended member of the Kiss family has went all-in on the core of Kiss. Bob Kulick has once again spoke out (via Faebook) and this time he’s doubling-down. Kulick is upset about some Kulick Brothers merchandise that is being sold by KISS ARMY[…]

August 15, 2019

ONE LAST KISS … Paul Stanley says Kiss “End Of The Road” tour is one last Victory Lap

ONE LAST KISS Paul Stanley says Kiss “End Of The Road” tour is one last Victory Lap By Martin Boulton SMH – On the phone from Los Angeles earlier this year, Paul Stanley’s New York accent was a clear reminder of where the veteran entertainer and rock ‘n’ roll preacher began his life. It was just a few days out from the start of what’s been billed as the End of the Road tour for Kiss, whose breakthrough 1975 album Alive! opened[…]

July 5, 2019

THE DEMON SPEAKS … Kiss bassist Gene Simmons defends high ticket prices for “End Of The Road” tour

THE DEMON SPEAKS Kiss bassist Gene Simmons defends high ticket prices for “End Of The Road” tour Blabbermouth — Gene Simmons has defended KISS over the high prices of tickets to the band’s “End Of The Road” tour. On the recently completed first North American leg of KISS‘s farewell trek, ticket prices reportedly ranged from $25 to $1,000. “Unless you’re willing to live in your mother’s basement and have a job and do music as a hobby, which is wonderful,[…]

March 18, 2019

CONFIRMED HOAX … Paul Stanley assures Eric Singer is fine and nothing will stop Kiss

CONFIRMED HOAX Paul Stanley assures Eric Singer is fine and nothing will stop Kiss Updated: March 18th 2019 (10:00AM pst) Paul Stanley of Kiss has tweeted and confirmed, the Cleveland news about Eric Singer is not true. Singer has made a Facebook statement as well. See screen captures below. CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kiss drummer Eric Singer is reported to have been taken to the hospital (ER) in Ohio. Reports are coming in that Singer[…]