Paul Stanley

October 30, 2021

OOPS … Sebastian Bach was Denied Entry onto Kiss Kruise, Rumors range from an Expired Passport to Covid-19

Metal Sludge — The Kiss Kruise is underway and the Kiss Army has showed up in mass to attend the annual event. But according to multiple inside sources, one of the band’s biggest fans – who is also one of the entertainers for the weekend – was turned away when he tried to clear customs to board the ship. That person is Sebastian Bach according to the word on the street. The rumors floating around[…]

October 29, 2021

SKANDAL … Kiss crew claim some had Fake Vax Cards: “The (Kiss) tour didn’t take strict enough safety measures… which potentially cost (Roadie) Fran Stueber his life.”

‘Couldn’t Believe How Unsafe It Was’: Kiss’ Roadies Blame Lax Covid Protocols for Guitar Tech’s Death The band, meanwhile, claims that some crew members concealed sickness and faked vaccine cards Rolling Stone — It was many a roadie’s worst nightmare: On Oct. 17, 53-year-old Francis Stueber died in his hotel room, nearly 2,300 miles from home, according to Kiss and his fellow backstage crew. The longtime guitar tech had been with the band for more[…]

October 6, 2021

END OF THE ROAD … Kiss frontman Paul Stanley says: “I believe strongly by the beginning of 2023 we will be finished.”

Ultimate Classic Rock — Kiss lost a year of their End of the Road farewell tour due to the pandemic, but Paul Stanley says a new End is in sight. “I believe strongly by the beginning of 2023 we will be finished,” he tells UCR. And he’s adamant there will be no reconsideration, even for fans asking for more. “It’s a different time than we had pondered in the past,” Stanley contends. While some of those previous pseudo goodbyes reflected[…]

August 31, 2021

KISSED AGAIN … Gene Simmons tests Positive for Covid-19, several more Kiss concerts postponed

Blabbermouth — Gene Simmons has tested positive for COVID-19. The KISS bassist/vocalist’s diagnosis comes less than a week after his bandmate Paul Stanley revealed that he had also contracted the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, forcing the postponement of three shows on the group’s “End Of The Road” farewell tour. Earlier today (Tuesday, August 31), KISS released the following statement: “KISS will postpone their next four tour dates. While Paul Stanley recently tweeted that[…]

August 27, 2021

SPIT IT UP … Paul Stanley filmed as he Spits multiple Guitar Picks into the Crowd at recent Kiss show (video)

Metal Sludge — Fan filmed footage recently uploaded to Youtube shows Kiss frontman Paul Stanley spitting guitar picks into the crowd. The clip clearly shows Stanley putting several guitar picks in his mouth and then leaning forward and launching them with his mouth into the front rows of a recent Kiss concert. This is a bit ironic as the band has been standing behind clear plexiglass for their recent paid meet n’ greets with fans.[…]

August 26, 2021

STAR CHILD … Paul Stanley Tests Positive For COVID-19, KISS Concert Canceled

TMZ — Paul Stanley has tested positive for COVID-19, and now KISS won’t be taking the stage for a scheduled concert in Pennsylvania … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Paul tell TMZ … the KISS lead singer is fully vaccinated and feeling fine despite testing positive. But, nonetheless, the band still had to call it quits on their show at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, PA. There were rumblings on Twitter Paul[…]

August 25, 2021

SORRY BRO … Kiss bassist Gene Simmons Apologizes to David Lee Roth: “I am so Sorry and Ashamed”

Ultimate Classic Rock — Kiss cofounder Gene Simmons has apologized to former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth for comments made in a recent Rolling Stone interview. Simmons said he is “ashamed” for having hurt Roth’s feelings. When asked whether or not Roth would once again be opening for Kiss on the band’s current tour, Simmons said the singer would not be joining them on the road. He then implied that Roth was no longer the artist he once was. “It bears noting[…]

May 11, 2021

CASH ME OUTSIDE … Vinnie Vincent Selling copies of Handwritten Lyrics from Kiss and VVI for $125,000.00

Blabbermouth — Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has made a collection of handwritten lyrics available for purchase via his official web site. You can own handwritten lyrics to any or all songs penned by Vinnie Vincent from both the KISS and VINNIE VINCENT INVASION catalogs. Prices: * $3,500 per individual song * $50,000: complete set of all 14 Vinnie Vincent KISS handwritten lyrics * $75,000: complete set of all 20 VINNIE VINCENT INVASION handwritten lyrics[…]

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):[…]

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,[…]