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Rock band KISS has met their match in the form of a mild-mannered Canadian singer. Michael Buble’s release of his new album is looking like it will be taking over the top spot on the charts by a huge margin. The preliminary numbers see Michael selling 125,000 to 130,000 copies of his album. Meanwhile, KISS and their Wal-Mart exclusive disc see sales of 104,000 to 105,000. But for a band that hasn’t recorded a full length album in a couple of years, it’s not that band. However, I think Gene Simmons might feel a tad bit embarrassed that they just got served by Michael.

Category : Kiss, Michael Buble

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Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has sued the band several times since he left the group back in 1984. In a new lawsuit, the musician has decided to throw a cable network into the mix. Vinnie is suing the band, along with A&E Television Networks, for using his image without his consent. According to the documents, Vinnie claims that his image was used in a DVD boxed set called “Kissology Volume II’. He also claims that his image was used as part of the “roast” episode of A&E’s show ‘Gene Simmons Family Jewels’. In additions to that, Vinnie also claims that Gene defamed him on an A&E show called ‘Private Sessions’, though he doesn’t specify what defamatory statements were made.

Category : Kiss, dvd

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Iconic rock band Kiss got the kiss off from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and they are none too pleased about it. The band released their first album in 1974 and easily fulfill the requirement of 25 years since an artist’s debut for nomination. However, the rockers are nowhere to be seen on the ballot. Gene Simmons said “There are disco bands, rap bands, Yiddish folk song bands in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but not Kiss. I believe we have more gold records in America than any other group, but it’s OK.” I don’t think he’s going to help their campaign any though as Gene has made a jab at the Hall of Fame’s top officials saying “A lot of those guys on the board can go and get my sandwich when I want, and I mean that in the nicest way.”

Category : Kiss, Metal Band

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Kiss star Gene Simmons insists the legendary rockers will never make another record because music is a dying industry. The band will embark on an extensive European tour later this year but the Crazy Nights hit makers have not released an album since Psycho Circus in 1998.

And Simmons is convinced they won’t be rushing back to the recording studio, as there is simply no money to make in selling LPs any more. He says, “There’s no new Kiss material because there’s no record industry. Any band that tries to do new material is trying to climb a slippery mountain. Every day record companies are folding. It’d be nice to have new Kiss songs, but what’s the business model? Do you just put songs on the Internet for free? Then what?”

Category : Concert, Kiss, Metal Band, Music Legends, New LP

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Usually, the saying goes like ‘kiss and make up’ but this time around, it’s a case of KISS and pay up. The costumed rockers are seeking for $900,000 in unpaid performance fees from a Vancouver concert promoter who allegedly promised to let them perform all night but then failed to secure a venue.

In the documents filed with the Supreme Court of British Columbia, lawyers for Gene Simmons and the rest of the band contend Big Mountain Concert Company for pulling the plug just 12 days before a planned September 2007 concert in Whistler, BC which resulted in “injury to their respective reputations”.

Don’t mess with KISS!

Category : Concert, Kiss, Money, Music, Music Artist, Music Bands, Music Legends, Performance, Singers

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