Gene Simmons still wants Ace Frehley to join Kiss on their End of the Road farewell tour By Sam Roche published 28 April 22 “Jump up on stage with us for encores,” Simmons tells Frehley in a new tweet. “The fans would love it”
Gibson partners with Gene Simmons for new signature G² Thunderbird bass guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 19 April 22 The Kiss bassist's first signature Gibson boasts a pair of T-Bird pickups and an ebony fretboard with pearloid reverse split diamond inlays
Two of Ace Frehley’s most outrageously bonkers Gibson Les Paul Customs from Kiss's 1996 reunion tour are up for auction By Jonathan Horsley published 13 April 22 The archetypical ‘do not try this at home’ guitars, one emits smoke, the other fires rockets… But don’t worry, they come with instructions
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons rate Kiss's lead guitarists and reflect on the band's history in this classic 2014 GW interview By Richard Bienstock published 20 January 22 In their five decades as a band, Kiss have had five lead guitarists. Here, the band's core members reflect on each of them – their strengths, their weaknesses, and how they meshed with the rest of the band
Kiss's Tommy Thayer: “My legacy will be a guy who came in, worked hard, and was the glue that kept the band together” By Greg Prato published 21 December 21 The rock icons' longest-serving lead guitarist on their massive End of the Road Tour, what the future holds, and his recent guest appearance on Carmine Appice’s Guitar Zeus 25th Anniversary Box Set
Paul Stanley on Soul Station: "I got into music for the freedom of it. If it’s not to everyone’s liking, I guess nothing is" By Mark McStea published 13 October 21 The perennial guitarist discusses his soul- and R&B-flavored side project, the group's new ear-catching album Now and Then, and the possibility of a Kiss reunion record down the line
Ace Frehley on a potential future Kiss reunion: “Anything's possible” By Sam Roche published 17 September 21 “If the money’s right and it’s presented to me in the right way, anything can happen,” the Kiss founding guitarist says
Kiss postpone four shows after Gene Simmons tests positive for COVID By Matt Parker published 1 September 21 The band and their crew are all fully vaccinated and already at home in isolation following Paul Stanley’s previous positive test
Kiss cancel Pennsylvania show after Paul Stanley tests positive for COVID By Matt Parker published 27 August 21 Frontman reportedly doing well as the band reiterate that the whole touring party is double-vaccinated
Ace Frehley's heavily modified double-cut 1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe goes up for auction By Sam Roche published 10 August 21 The guitar – which was purchased as a Tobacco Burst-finished single-cut – now sports a double cutaway and black finish, and features Ace Frehley's signature on the back
Yngwie Malmsteen missed out on a spot with Kiss because he gave his height as a metric measurement By Matt Owen published 10 August 21 The Swedish speed demon reveals he was also offered gigs with UFO, David Lee Roth and Ozzy Osbourne, and addresses murmurs that he came close to joining Deep Purple
Gene Simmons: “We are the hardest-working band in show business, but we do have an awful lot of fun. I have more fun than the Pope!“ By Jason Hunt published 10 May 21 With Kiss’s final world tour on hold, the Demon takes time out to partner up with Gibson on a new line of bass guitars, G2
Four-hour career-spanning Kiss documentary to air in June By Richard Bienstock published 3 May 21 A&E’s Biography: KISStory will feature new interviews with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
Signed guitars from Bon Jovi, Kiss and Ghost headline massive auction to benefit Roadie Relief By Richard Bienstock published 25 March 21 Fundraiser will assist music industry workers affected by the COVID-19 shutdown
Gene Simmons: “People remember a classic and simple bassline more than they do the actual song” By Amit Sharma published 9 February 21 The outspoken Kiss four-stringer on his new line of Gibson G² guitars and basses, the infectious energy of Eddie Van Halen and his favorite basslines of all time
Gene Simmons pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen: “Not since Hendrix did anyone change the game like Edward“ By Gene Simmons published 18 January 21 The God of Thunder remembers Eddie and those early days when he produced the Van Halen Zero demos
Ace Frehley's stage-used 1993 Gibson Les Paul heads to auction By Jackson Maxwell published 16 November 20 Frehley is pictured holding the guitar – which was the basis of Gibson's Ace Frehley Signature Les Paul – on the September 1996 Kiss special issue of Guitar World
Watch Ace Frehley play classic Kiss songs in the Guitar World studio By Jackson Maxwell published 27 April 20 The Spaceman himself shows off some classic Kiss riffs - in all their attitude-filled, swaggering glory
Paul Stanley plays Kiss Klassics from home during self-quarantine: "It's me and you hanging out" By Richard Bienstock published 8 April 20 Watch the Kiss man riff on Makin’ Love, Got to Choose and more
Gene Simmons: "Many guitarists call their instruments 'axes', but nobody trademarked it. Except this guy!" By Lee Barrett published 1 April 20 The fire-breathing Kiss frontman and bassist on being the hardest working, hardest rocking band in the business