In an interview with the Broken Record podcast in June, KISS frontman Paul Stanley teased that major changes to the upcoming KISS Army Storms Vegas fan gathering would soon be announced. Now those changes have been revealed.

The three-day event, which is scheduled for November 14–16 at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, has been rebranded as the lasted installment of the KISS Kruise, dubbed KISS Kruise XII: Landlocked in Vegas. Interestingly, in a number of recent interviews, Stanley had been describing the extravaganza as “a KISS Kruise without a boat.” Meanwhile, several updates to the lineup of events have been announced.

As previously reported, KISS will be reuniting to play an “unmasked” electric concert without makeup, marking the band’s first performance since its final show of its End of the Road farewell tour at Madison Square Garden on December 2, 2023.

Now, KISS has added an “unmasked” acoustic show to the festivities that will kick off the extravaganza on November 14.

In addition, a few new artists have added to the lineup of performers, including Quiet Riot and Pearcy DeMartini. The latter group features founding Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy and guitarist Warren DeMartini playing the music of their famous former band.

Also joining the fun will be famed producer Bob Ezrin and lauded rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith, who will take part in special panels, and comedian Craig Gass.

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Episode 627. We are auditioning a possible “weather boy” and for his audition to join us he brought a great topic… what was it about KISS and how did we get get into them in the 1970s? Talk about a trip down memory lane! Stories of school, siblings, friends, monsters, wrestling, Sid & Marty Krofft and more!

Does this guy make the cut? Should we let him join the show?

Very hard to find Japan version of Lick It Up.  Includes all that is shown.  Record looks to be in close to mint condition.  No visible imperfections. See photos for condition.

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Signed Greatest Show on Earth II Poster by Bruce Kulick.  The Greatest Show on Earth returns! Experience the movie on Youtube starting June 10th and take home an exclusive poster signed by Bruce Kulick, former lead guitarist of KISS from 1984-1996.  Measures 11 x 17.

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“Most people don’t understand what I do for a living, but the role of producer is very similar to the role of director on a film.”

Legendary producer Bob Erzin explained what a producer’s job actually entails, recalling how he transformed “Beth” by KISS from a “screw-you” type of song to a vulnerable ballad.

There have been many cases where albums lived or died by their productions, and most fans will know of at least one case where an otherwise good album got mauled somewhere during the production process. And yet, the technicals are but one part of music production, as Bob Ezrin, legendary producer behind Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”, explained during a recent interview on CBC.

Ezrin, whose professional credentials also include “Destroyer” by KISS, Alice Cooper‘s “School’s Out”, Peter Gabriel‘s 1977 solo debut and many more, noted how there’s a lot of people skills involved in being a producer, as it is his job to bring out the best in a group of people who might not be the easiest to deal with (transcribed by Ultimate Guitar):

“Most people don’t understand what I do for a living, but the role of producer is very similar to the role of director on a film. You’re dealing with extremely talented, often very high-strung or complicated people, and you’re trying to get the best performance out of them you possibly can, on every level, in terms of their writing, playing, singing, whatever.”

“So you have to deal with them as humans, as personalities. So there’s a component of like a psychologist to the role, and a confessor, protector, and all of that had to happen.”

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After an obviously very successful run in the ‘70s, KISS decided that it was time for the fans to get to know their faces a little better. Maybe they were getting a little sick of the gimmick, maybe they were trying to capitalize on the ‘80s hair metal trend, or maybe they just loved getting their fans all up in an anticipatory frenzy. We’re thinking a little of columns A, B, and C.

Whatever the case, they made a massive splash in popular music when they announced the “KISS Unmasked” interview on MTV. Fans tuned in en masse as KISS revealed their faces publicly for the first time on September 18, 1983. This moment helped kick off the release of their album, ”Lick It Up,” & subsequent tour that successfully revitalized their career and introduced the band to a whole new generation of fans.

Don’t you love it when a good plan actually works? In case you weren’t around for that moment, or you’re just feeling nostalgic for it, here are 20 pictures of KISS in the makeup-less ‘80s! (Well, there was still some glam-y makeup for sure, but you know what we mean).

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This week Mark and Michael sound off! Is the KISS Army fan club worth joining? $50 a year for early access to buy merchandise? Come on! Oh and celebrating the anniversary of album releases by doing nothing more than releasing some t-shirts, colored vinyl and a picture disc… that isn’t how you celebrate an anniversary. We open up… it is time for Pophouse to step up to the plate! We are ready to spend money, but you have to give us something worthwhile and of value to purchase.

Over the years, KISS has licensed thousands of products. They’ve slapped their logo on everything from t-shirts to caskets. Their willingness to appear in as many formats as possible, along with their larger-than-life stage personas, led to the band’s appearances in multiple comic books. On this day (June 30) in 1977, Marvel Comics released the first comic books to feature the band as both central characters and superheroes. To make things more appealing for fans, the band mixed their blood into the ink.

KISS first appeared in two back-to-back issues of Howard the Duck in May and June of 1977. Then, on June 30, Marvel released A Marvel Comics Super Special!: KISS. The full-length color comic book featured Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley’s stage personas as superheroes. This was the first of many comics starring Detroit’s most famous rock and roll band. However, that’s not the only thing that made this book special for fans.

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