Features Australian Guitar Live Photos: KISS, Sydney 26/08/22 By Australian Guitar published 29 August 2022 The legendary glam-metallers delivered stacks of timeless hits to their rockin' and rollin' crowd KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 1 of 16 Next Prev Page 1 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 2 of 16 Next Prev Page 2 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 3 of 16 Next Prev Page 3 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 4 of 16 Next Prev Page 4 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 5 of 16 Next Prev Page 5 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 6 of 16 Next Prev Page 6 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 7 of 16 Next Prev Page 7 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 8 of 16 Next Prev Page 8 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 9 of 16 Next Prev Page 9 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 10 of 16 Next Prev Page 10 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 11 of 16 Next Prev Page 11 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 12 of 16 Next Prev Page 12 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 13 of 16 Next Prev Page 13 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 14 of 16 Next Prev Page 14 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 15 of 16 Next Prev Page 15 of 16 Next KISS in Sydney, 2022 Prev Page 16 of 16 Next Prev Page 16 of 16 Next Australian GuitarSocial Links Navigation More features“I nearly got crushed by an elephant while holding it… That guitar has definitely seen some stuff”: Orianthi tells the remarkable story of the rhinestone-encrusted PRS Custom 24 she played with Michael Jackson, 50 Cent… and an elephant“Kim Thayil is one of the coolest and most inventive guitar players ever… Chris Cornell is definitely in my Mount Rushmore of singers”: Mark Tremonti weighs in on the biggest bands of the ’90s (including Creed)Latest“It's meant to be a noise gate... It actually makes it noisier when it shuts off”: That time Steve Albini listed all of his worst pedals and why he hated themSee more latest ► Most Popular“Hendrix came in at two o’clock in the morning. I can still remember the audience – Rod Stewart, The Beatles, the Small Faces – all of them were silent when Jimi was done”: Junior Marvin on joining Bob Marley – and the night Hendrix shook his hand“Josh Homme’s guitar playing is very learned and proper. I’m self-taught, and my style is more unorthodox. My guitar is untamed.” Brant Bjork made his name as Kyuss’ drummer – but he found his voice on guitar“I’m still predominantly a Tele player, but I felt like my guitar playing had got a bit stale. I switched to a Les Paul for a year and I think it did the trick”: Joanne Shaw Taylor on rewiring her playing and conquering ADHD in the studio“The way the Strat just tore that amplifier up, it was different from anything I’d heard before”: Robert Cray on why he fell in love with the Fender Stratocaster – and how Buddy Guy’s younger brother started it allHe gave B.B. King “the cold sweats”, replaced Eric Clapton in the Bluesbreakers and founded Fleetwood Mac – how Peter Green changed the course of British blues-rock guitar playing“You could argue that Cream was the first fusion band. Eric Clapton was our Ornette Coleman – we just didn’t tell him!” How Jack Bruce tapped into his jazz roots with fusion supergroup Spectrum Road“If you couldn’t play that solo, you weren’t a bass player – you couldn’t get a gig”: How Bob Babbitt laid down an epic first-take solo on this under-appreciated Motown classic – with the help of a damp household spongeShould you buy new or second-hand for your first acoustic guitar?“I had no idea who Thin Lizzy was. I’d never seen a picture of these guys, never heard their music. But I was told they’d had a hit with Whiskey in the Jar…’” Scott Gorham on his Thin Lizzy audition – and the moment The Boys Are Back in Town “exploded”“The White Falcon is a guitar of extreme beauty... there’s just no other way of looking at it. But I really couldn’t get on with it”: Darrel Higham on his Gretsch highs and lows – and why a 21st century rockabilly ace has a cheap Zoom multi-FX in his rig“A lot of metal players won’t care – they just want to play metal. But cleans are important to me”: Mark Tremonti on what his signature PRS MT 100 amp has in common with his Dumbles – and why it does more than breathe fire