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Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons rate Kiss's lead guitarists and reflect on the band's history in this classic 2014 GW interview
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”
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"
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”
“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
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
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
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
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
