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Tell us how you really feel, Diamond Dave.

David Lee Roth has responded to the insulting comments that Gene Simmons made against him recently.During an interview with Rolling Stone, Simmons confirmed that the Van Halen frontman would no longer be supporting KISS on their farewell tour. “But it bears noting that during Dave’s heyday, nobody did what he did,” he said.He went on to say that Roth was once “the ultimate frontman”, adding: “Not [Robert] Plant, not Rod Stewart, nobody.

Gene Simmons has confirmed rumours that KISS will be returning to Las Vegas for another residency this winter.The hard rock veterans will perform at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino from December 27 until February, Simmons revealed to 8 News Now.It will mark the second time the band have taken up residence in the city.

Gene Simmons has revealed that he is in favour of vaccine mandates at live shows.Speaking in a new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, the musician offered his thoughts on touring in a post-coronavirus world. It comes as KISS prepare to resume their mammoth ‘End Of The Road’ world tour in the US later this month.“My druthers would be that everybody is mandated to get vaccines,” Simmons told the outlet.

The long-awaited Hella Mega Tour kicked off on Saturday night, resuming more than a year after all 2020 dates were cancelled due to the pandemic.

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has become the latest high-profile name to dismiss Gene Simmons‘ controversial claim that “rock is dead”.The KISS bassist first courted controversy with the comments in 2014, and doubled down on the remarks in a new interview which arrived in January.“Rock is dead. And that’s because new bands haven’t taken the time to create glamour, excitement and epic stuff,” Simmons told Gulf News.“I mean, Foo Fighters is a terrific band, but that’s a 20-year-old band.

KISS fans may need to let go of their dream reunion.

Beastie Boys bash, hosted by the music channel, came to look an awful lot like the band’s raucous “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” video.“Things on that trip could have resulted in dangerous outcomes,” an MTV producer who asked not to be named told The Post.It was 1987 and someone at the network had the bright idea for the  band to “kidnap” a fan and take the guy to Spring Break in Daytona Beach, Fla.“Kids were having sex on nightclub dance floors, the Beasties got the winner drunk

Gene Simmons has spoken out about some of his former KISS bandmates, saying that “they continue to make really bad choices”.Speaking in a new interview, the bassist and co-leader singer discussed the lack of involvement of Peter Criss and Ace Frehley in KISS’ new documentary Biography: KISStory.“God love ’em, both Ace and Peter, in the beginning of the band, were just the best thing that ever happened to us,” Simmons said on Talking Wax With Adika Live! “But they made such horrible choices in

A new preview from an upcoming documentary special has just landed that’s certain to make fans want to rock and roll all night — and party every day.

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has said that the band could continue in the future without any of the original line-up.The flamboyant rock icons launched their farewell ‘End Of The Road’ tour in 2019, which is now expected to finish up in late 2022.While original members Stanley and Gene Simmons are still present and correct in the line-up, guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer – the respective replacements for original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss – now complete the quartet.Quizzed

Prince. The star, who was born in 1958, died in 2016 following an accidental drug overdose following the ingestion of counterfeit pills.

Gene Simmons is heading to Sin City.

Gene Simmons of KISS will be hosting a MasterClass event in Las Vegas next month, where he will teach bass and songwriting.The bassist will bring back the Gene Simmons’ Axe MasterClass for fans on June 26. Participants will get to learn how to write rock music in an afternoon class under Simmons’ guidance.

A new trailer has been unveiled promoting an upcoming documentary special that’s certain to make fans want to rock and roll all night — and party every day.

Kiss have shared the trailer for a new documentary about their career called Biography: KISStory – you can watch it below.Directed by D.J.

KISS bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons has recalled his first meeting with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young, shortly before the two bands toured together in the late 1970s.“I saw them playing this really small club in L.A.

Gene Simmons has hit out at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for not inducting Rage Against The Machine and Iron Maiden this year.The Hall announced its 2021 inductees earlier this week, with Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren, The Go-Go’s and Carole King all entering this year.Among the artists who were nominated for induction this year were Rage Against The Machine and Iron Maiden, but their failure to make the Hall’s final cut for 2021 has irked KISS vocalist and bassist Simmons.“RR

KISS was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 (albeit “begrudgingly,” recalled the band’s Paul Stanley), but Gene Simmons has long criticized the organization over the acts it chooses to honour — and those it continues to ignore.

The strange story of Milli Vanilli is finally coming to light.

Women’s Health Going for Goal podcast, the star also displayed her dry wit as she joked that rockers Gene Simmons, 71, and Alice Cooper, 73, are her image inspirations. She said: 'I love getting older… I can’t wait to be fifty.

KISS fans can rock and roll all night long with two nights of a new biographical documentary.

Greta Van Fleet have hit back at KISS frontman Gene Simmons, after he dared to suggest that rock music is “dead”.Simmons first courted controversy with similar comments in 2014, and doubled down on the remarks in a new interview which arrived in February.“Rock is dead. And that’s because new bands haven’t taken the time to create glamour, excitement and epic stuff,” Simmons told Gulf News.“I mean, Foo Fighters is a terrific band, but that’s a 20-year-old band.

Netflix are near to closing a deal for a forthcoming KISS biopic, set to be called Shout It Out Loud.According to Deadline, the film looks to be produced in close collaboration with bandleaders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

the home for $3 million in 2000. Property records also indicate no other homes are owned by the actress in California. If the sale does mark her departure from the state, she’d be joining a string of expat celebs.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is near a deal for Shout It Out Loud, a film package that aspires to do for the iconic hard rock band KISS what Bohemian Rhapsody did for Queen. According to sources, Netflix is tying up a deal after a bidding battle for a film that will be directed by Joachim Rønning, the Norwegian filmmaker whose credits include Kon-Tiki, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Gene Simmons and Shannon Lee Tweed Simmons are giving Entertainment Tonight a tour of their home!The KISS rocker, 71, and his wife, 64, exclusively invited ET inside their Los Angeles mansion, which is on the market for $25 million by Josh and Matt Altman of Douglas Elliman. It's the same home where they shot their long-running reality TV show,, which also featured their two children, Nick, 32, and Sophie, 28.Shannon explained that she and Gene have finally decided to leave Los Angeles in search

British entrepreneur endeared herself to the nation as one of the business experts on Dragons' Den. Meaden has spent nearly 15 years on the BBC investments show, which returns to screens tonight.

READ MORE: The Beatles: Piece of John Lennon history at Elvis Presley's GracelandTo be fair, Gene pointed out the talent of some bands since 1988, but kept saying "don't kid yourself" about their lasting impact. The KISS star continued: "I've heard a reaction of Foo Fighters, one of my favourite bands, but you're kidding yourself.

Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi has waded into the “rock is dead” argument first kicked off by KISS bassist Gene Simmons.Simmons first courted controversy in an interview back in 2014 stating that he believes the genre has no future, and doubled down on the remarks in a recent new interview.“Rock is dead. And that’s because new bands haven’t taken the time to create glamour, excitement and epic stuff,” Simmons told Gulf News.“I mean, Foo Fighters is a terrific band, but that’s a 20-year-old band.