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KISS Debuted new song Hell or Hallelujah Live July 4 2012 HMV Form London England!

KISS played their new song Hell or Hallelujah for the first time live Jul4 4th 2012! When in London promoting their Monster Book and CD, KISS performed at the HMV Forum in London, July 4th 2012 . Check back for the link of the song live as we will post it in the description of this video when available!

KISS London setlist :

‘Detroit Rock City’
‘Hell Or Hallelujah’
‘Deuce’
‘Shout It Out Loud’
‘Makin’ Love’
‘I Love It Loud’
‘Shock Me’
‘Calling Dr. Love’
‘100,000 Years’
‘Love Gun’
‘Black Diamond’

Encore:
‘Crazy Crazy Nights’
‘Lick It Up’
Rock and Roll All Nite
‘God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll to You II’

San Francisco Chronicle

U.S rock band KISS members, from left, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Eric Singer, with their new book 'Monster' which contains photographs of the band's 40 year career live on stage, following a press conference in London, ahead of a concert on July 4 in aid of Help For Heroes. Photo: Joel Ryan / AP

LONDON (AP) — American glam rockers KISS are unleashing their “Monster” on the UK public.

The band — Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer— was in London on Tuesday to launch its new retrospective book, “KISS Monster,” and to hold a news conference.

The limited edition book — which is three feet (1 meter) tall — features unseen photographs from the band’s 40-year career.

Joel Ryan / AP

“A band that is bigger than life deserves a book that’s bigger than life. You could call it a coffee table book, but if you put legs on it, it is a coffee table,” joked Stanley.

Only 1,000 copies of “KISS Monster” will be on sale and each one will be signed by the band. It will retail at a staggering >2,742 ($4,299).

“It’s not a cheap book because it is hand bound, hand put together. It’s the Rolls-Royce of books,” said Simmons.

“KISS Monster” is now on sale in the U.K.

Creatures of the Net

Monsters and Critics

KISS musician Paul Stanley says rock stars shouldn’t look ‘like your neighbor’.

The rocker and his bandmates have built their career on their huge personalities, shocking make-up and elaborate stage shows, and Paul thinks bands who dress in regular clothes and don’t make an effort ‘doesn’t deserve your money’.

The singer-and-guitarist exclusively told BANG Showbiz: ‘The notion of a rock star looking like your neighbour doesn’t deserve your money. Whether its music or movies, people want something larger than life. Why aren’t there more around now? Maybe because it’s not that easy, it’s a craft.’

Despite there being a huge emphasis from the band – which also includes Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer – on their image, Paul is adamant their music is always his number one priority.

He said: ‘Ultimately it’s got to be about the music, all my heroes when I was small were preaching rock ‘n’ roll. It was like church, and I’m glad to be up there with a spectacle, but when I saw Humble Pie, Derek and The Dominoes, Led Zeppelin, they were all about the songs.

‘We may have taken it over the top and turned it into something else, but at the heart and soul of it, we’re a rock ‘n’ roll band and we understand the concept of writing a song, not an exercise in j***ing off.

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KISSmuseum.com

We recently bought a HUGE KISS Magazine collection and it is now up for sale. We spent the past two weeks posting over 200 magazines on our site and photographing each inside and out. All are priced by condition, age and content. Most are singles, so grab them while you can.

KISS Magazine collection

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M & C

Gene Simmons, Shannon Tweed and daughter Sophie Simmons attending the “Ted” Los Angeles premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, June 23, 2012.

Izumi Hasegawa

Business Wire

KISS rock star travels to Zambia to meet several children he sponsors through ChildFund

RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gene Simmons, star of “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” and leader of the rock band KISS, recently traveled to Zambia to meet several of the more than 140 children he sponsors through ChildFund.

“I will waste less, spend less and appreciate more.”

The visit became the premise for an episode of the TV series that airsJune 25 on A&E. Plot synopsis: Gene thinks he’s traveling to Africa to go on safari with his wife Shannon; however, she has other ideas in mind. Shannon has arranged for Gene to meet 12 of his sponsored children.

“We originally planned to go to Africa on a Safari, but Shannon had bigger plans, which ended up being a better experience than I ever imagined,” Gene said upon finishing the trip.

“Even though we came here with a TV show, none of that seemed to matter anymore after we got to Zambia,” said Gene.

Shannon added, “Poverty and starvation… once you see it in person, you can’t walk away.”

And they didn’t. Gene and Shannon brought school supplies, soccer balls, backpacks and clothing. Shannon even gave one young woman the shoes off her feet.

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KISSmonsterbook.com

….or only $3499.00 for the first 75 books ordered before July 3rd!

Nils Brekke Svensson | KISSFanzine.com

Simply Uneak | Celeb Dirty Laundry

Gene Simmons is back tonight with new episodes of Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Tonight is a double episode – episode 5 is called ‘Pregnant Pause’ and episode 6 is called ‘The Demon Must Be Crazy.’  Stand by as we live blog both episodes with all the up-to-the-minute details.

On last week’s show Shannon approached her daughter Sophie about the adoption.  Sophie wouldn’t answer texts or calls from Shannon because she clearly upset about the adoption. Meanwhile, Gene was talking to a friend who advised him that when Sophie and Shannon meet, he should be there, so he joined them.

Gene walked in on Nick and brings an inflatable KISS chair with cup holders and was surprised to see that Nick had guests; four girls. Nick told Gene that the four girls were just his room mates and although he wasn’t dating any of them, Gene was extremely proud. Typical Dad!  If you missed last week’s episode you can read our full and detailed recap HERE.

On tonight’s show to distract Shannon from adopting, Gene suggest they go on an overdue honeymoon. Shannon surprises Gene by picking a shocking location, Africa, meanwhile Tracy has baby plans of her own.  Shannon uses the African trip to get Gene’s mind back where she wants it, adoption!

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Martin Kielty | Classic Rock

Paul Stanley admits Kiss bandmate Gene Simmons lets his ego run away with him – and talks as if their achievements as a partnership are all his own work.

And the frontman is amazed that anyone would pay attention to a musician’s opinions on other matters, which is why he keeps his thoughts to himself.

Stanley tells CNN: “Gene lives about five minutes from me -– I can see his ego from my house!

“Gene enjoys being out there saying ‘me, me, me’ when it’s actually ‘we, we, we.’ We’re partners, and part of the dynamic of a successful partnership is knowing its limitations.

“Friends come and go; we’re family, which is more important.”

While Simmons is happy to answer any political question he’s asked, Stanley prefers not to do the same. “I certainly have my own opinions,” he says. “But to stand up and think I have some sort of transfusion of knowledge on subjects I’m not that familiar with?

“It’s embarrassing and astonishing to see people given media coverage who don’t deserve it. There’s nothing more embarrassing than seeing people who’ve become famous in film or music suddenly feeling they’re in a position to have qualified opinions about anything other than music.

“I’m stunned when people actually take them seriously. That’s not a sleight to anybody who’s close to me – that’s my astonishment at what I see on television.

“Does it really matter what somebody who has a hit record things of the political scene? It’s absurd to me.”

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Gene Simmons, star of “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” is sitting down soon with CNN.com and he wants your questions!

The KISS frontman is one of the most recognized names in rock and roll, and one of the most intriguing, outspoken celebrities in the world.

Here is your chance to interview Simmons. Post your video question here (please keep it under 15 seconds), and you could see his response on CNN.com.

Upload your video by Monday, June 18 at noon ET.

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US rock legends Kiss have confirmed that they are playing a special charity show in London this summer to benefit Help for Heroes.

The band play the Forum on the fourth of July.

The iconic rockers, who have been one of the biggest acts in the world since the 1970s, have previously supported US troops over the years. This year they’re playing on US Independence Day in London to support wounded, sick and injured British service personnel.

Paul Stanley said:  “The greatest national treasure of any free country is the army that defends it at all cost. Bringing attention to the obligation we all share to those returning heroes has been our mission in the US and now the UK.

“We pay tribute to those brave men and women and urge everyone to show their thanks with donations”.

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley formed the band in the early 1970s, and with albums like Destroyer and Alive! defining an era in American rock music.

While their reputation for spectacular live shows established a huge and loyal audience and their make up made them instantly recognisable, it was their portfolio of classic rock songs like Rock and Roll All Nite, Detroit Rock City and I Was Made for Lovin’ You that led to their longevity.

Their influence led to a generation of melodic rock acts dominating the American music scene in the 1980s. Kiss themselves went through line-up changes, came out from behind their instantly-recognisable masks, and re-established their reputation.

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Alex Ben Block | The Hollywood Reporter

Fox’s animated TV show Family Guy, as part of a expansion of its licensing, has entered a venture with the rock band KISS for a co-branded product line expected to hit store shelves in the fall.

KISS has appeared on the show three times and has become part of a running storyline. The character Peter Griffin talks about his love for the band KISS and his wife, Lois, says she once dated KISS bass player Gene Simmons before he became famous.

Simmons, in turn, says with tongue in cheek: “Lois, our night together is a memory I will cherish.”

KISS, which has been around since 1972, performs in face paint and costumes. It has been touring and doing licensing and merchandising to its fan base for years. Lead singer Paul Stanley says they have already racked up more than a billion dollars in sales, and this latest deal comes as “we are focusing more and more on the upper-tier, blue-chip opportunities for prestige partnerships. Family Guy’s track record and consistent success with its demographic makes this match-up ideal.”

“KISS and Family Guy coming together for a line of products is a great mash-up of two iconic brands that speaks directly to fans who will be able to enjoy something a little different and special with what we have in store,” said Jeffrey Godsick, president of Fox Consumer Products.

The deal was announced Thursday. No licenses have been set as of yet.

Fox will work with Live Nation Merchandise, KISS’ licensing agent, to find partners to create vinyl figures, bobble heads, apparel, plush, novelty, barware, social expressions and fine art. The deal was brokered by Doc McGhee, KISS’ longtime manager.

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All Access

KISS rocker GENE SIMMONS checked into ENVISION RADIO NETWORKS®’ Guest Services to reveal how he opened up about his reckless past sexcapades to wife SHANNON TWEED. The interview, on the ARCH & ELLIOTT Morning Show on WLVQ/COLUMBUS, OH, also allowed SIMMONS to promote the new season of A&E’s “GENE SIMMONS Family Jewels,” which airs Mondays at 9p ET/PT.

Click HERE to listen to the entire interview.

Matt Wardlaw | Ultimate Classic Rock

Ken Kelly

Kiss fans have anxiously been awaiting an update on the highly anticipated expanded reissue of the band’s landmark ‘Destroyer’ release, which was tentatively scheduled for release earlier this year, but failed to materialize.

According to Gene Simmons, we’ll be able to get our hands on the 35th anniversary edition ‘Destroyer’ reissue very soon. He says that it will be “coming out shortly, this summer.”

36 years after the release of ‘Destroyer,’ it’s easy to understand why Simmons considers the album “a very pivotal record for us.” It marked an important point in “Kisstory,” with the band learning a new process of making music. Producer Bob Ezrin wanted to take the band back to their roots and have them really focus on the formatics of being a band, telling them “we’re going to learn how to tune our guitars and talk about song structure.”

As Simmons told Ultimate Classic Rock, it was a different path than the one they had taken on their first three studio albums. “When we first started out, you know, we basically dove into the deep end of the pool and [said] ‘let’s see if we can swim?’ And then once you stay in the water long enough, you want to start to get some style and do the breaststroke and the backstroke and all of that stuff, because you become a better swimmer. It’s not just enough to not sink. So the sink or swim thing became ‘hey, let’s be really good swimmers.’”

It was a stormy time for the group. “There was a lot of turmoil in the band at that point. That was the first record where the future troubles with Ace (Frehley) and Peter (Criss) surfaced. Peter started screaming at Bob Ezrin, ‘Don’t tell me how to play drums!’ Ezrin (was) kind of going, ‘Well, first you have to learn how to play drums then you can say don’t tell me how to play drums. You’re playing it wrong, here’s what you gotta be doing right.’”

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