The Latest Breaking News from Kiss

Gene Simmons: “Eddie Van Halen talked about being a fan of Eric Clapton. I’m sorry, I don’t see that. What he did was closer to classical music”

The Kiss frontman has been fretting over the guitar hero’s legacy, sharing concerns that “millennials need to know about the most important musician since Jimi Hendrix”

Guitar World · May 15, 2023

The Eddie Van Halen I knew, by Gene Simmons

"Our millennials need to know about the most important musician since Jimi Hendrix" - Gene Simmons on the late Eddie Van Halen

Metal Hammer · May 15, 2023

The British Invasion that failed: why Slade, Status Quo, the Sweet and Dr. Feelgood never conquered the USA

Slade’s Noddy Holder and Jim Lea join Status Quo’s Francis Rossi, the Sweet’s Andy Scott and Dr. Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson (in one of his final interviews) to explain what did – and didn’t – go down in the ’70s

Guitar World · May 3, 2023

The 15 worst albums by classic bands, from Queen to Led Zeppelin

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Rockers KISS forced to halt concert after Gene Simmons becomes unwell on stage in Brazil

The 73-year-old bassist and lead singer temporarily left the stage and returned to perform sitting down

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2023

Gene Simmons performs from a chair after becoming ‘obviously sick’ during Kiss concert

Paul Stanley asked the crowd to show their encouragement for Simmons

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Gene Simmons appears to fall ill at Kiss show in Brazil, sits out part of song before set is paused

"We're gonna have to stop to take care of him," Paul Stanley told the worried Brazilian crowd

Metal Hammer · Apr 13, 2023

NAMM 2023: Ibanez announces huge signature guitar launch, with new models for Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Paul Stanley, Lari Basilio, Martin Miller and Ichika Nito

Vai, Satch and Stanley get super-premium ltd edition collector's pieces, Miller's new model based on a AZ-N, Nito gets a Talman-inspired ICHI00, and Basilio's LB1 now comes in white

MusicRadar · Apr 13, 2023

Kiss's Tommy Thayer names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Spaceman offers his pick of the greatest riff-masters, salutes the player who invented the power chord and reveals the guitarist his bandmates compare him to (and it's not Ace Frehley)

Guitar World · Apr 10, 2023

'A drunken revelation led me to my secret brother... for years we crossed paths without knowing'

“We can’t dwell on the past, we have what we have now and we need to make the most of it"

Manchester Evening News · Apr 8, 2023