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GET ON THE BUS … Bruce Kulick talks years in MEAT LOAF, being the KISS ghost guitarist and getting the final nod from Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley to join during Animalize Tour

June 30, 2025

LOS ANGELES, California — The latest edition of the GET ON THE BUS podcast and video channel features rock guitarist Bruce Kulick. Kulick, 71, made his biggest mark in music as a member of the band KISS for a dozen years from 1984-1996. But, before he was licking it up and starting the heavens on fire, the Brooklyn born axeman

DETROIT REST CITY … Gene Simmons struggles in the Heat, decides to Sit on a Chair for his performance at KISS show in Manaus Brazil

April 12, 2023

Metal Sludge — Joining a list of rock stars who have fallen ill, or had to alter their performance in recent years is Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. Simmons seemingly fell ill in the heat during the band’s show in Manaus Brazil on Wednesday night April 12th. Simmons started the show standing but at some point the show was stopped and

TUFF DIARIES #21 … Fist First Tour, Making F#@%ing Videos, Building Bunk Beds, O.J. Simpson and Rock Club + Strip Club = Awesome

December 28, 2022

Metal Sludge — It’s the summer of 1994 and we have decided along with our new record label and up coming tour, we will also need videos to promote the new Tuff record. In-between processing and shipping both CD and Cassette orders for the “Fist First” release, we were all pretty much multi-tasking like crazy. Remember, this was all pre

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

May 16, 2022

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

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

May 10, 2022

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

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

October 30, 2021

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

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.”

October 29, 2021

‘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

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

October 6, 2021

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

PANTHER MONSTER … Lexxi Foxx of Steel Panther teams with Diggity Dave of ‘Pimp My Ride’ to form new band Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters

September 27, 2021

Metal Sludge — Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters has arrived. A new project has been birthed from a few names that our readers might find familiar. Diggity Dave Aragon who once fronted the Los Angeles based rock band Shake The Faith with Tommy Thayer (Kiss, ex-Black N’ Blue) back in the 1990’s has teamed up with former Steel Panther bassist Lexxi

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

August 27, 2021

Metal Sludge — Fan filmed f order tizanidine online in the best USA pharmacy www.islington-chiropractic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wiki/wiki-tizanidine.html no prescription with fast delivery drugstore ootage 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

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GET ON THE BUS … Bruce Kulick talks years in MEAT LOAF, being the KISS ghost guitarist and getting the final nod from Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley to join during Animalize Tour

DETROIT REST CITY … Gene Simmons struggles in the Heat, decides to Sit on a Chair for his performance at KISS show in Manaus Brazil

TUFF DIARIES #21 … Fist First Tour, Making F#@%ing Videos, Building Bunk Beds, O.J. Simpson and Rock Club + Strip Club = Awesome

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

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

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

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.”

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

PANTHER MONSTER … Lexxi Foxx of Steel Panther teams with Diggity Dave of ‘Pimp My Ride’ to form new band Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters

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

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