Justin Snow-Moss meeting Gene Simmons at the INDY KISS Fan Expo last Saturday.

On this day in KISSTORY - May 14, 1992, KISS released their critically acclaimed REVENGE album. With producer Bob Ezrin at the helm, a ferocious KISS delivered one of their heaviest and best albums ever! All the band members shined on this release! Ever reliable Paul Stanley was on top of his game here, delivering impassioned vocals through out the album. Even the Demon returned and proved what a committed and focused Gene Simmons is capable of! New drummer Eric Singer' power and intensity added to the KISS assault and Bruce Kulick recorded what many consider his finest KISS guitar work. REVENGE debuted at #6 on Billboard and remained on the charts for twenty three weeks. The album was certified Gold on 07/20/92.

REVENGE, which was dedicated to Eric Carr, also featured 'Carr Jam 1981,' an instrumental track written by Carr that Ezrin discovered from The Elder recordings. The song featured a thunderous Carr drum solo as the centerpiece and was a fitting tribute to the beloved drummer.

KISS released four music videos for REVENGE: 'Unholy', 'I Just Wanna', 'Domino' and 'Everytime I Look At You'. A video for 'God Gave Rock And Roll to You' was released in November 1991 to support the Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey movie soundtrack.

REVENGE Track Listing:

Unholy / Take It Off / Tough Love / Spit / God Gave Rock & Roll to You II / Domino / Heart of Chrome / Thou Shalt Not / Every Time I Look At You / Paralyzed / I Just Wanna / Carr Jam 1981

Here's the "I Just Wanna" video:

Check out even more great photos from this weekend's 15th annual Indianapolis KISS Expo! On Sunday, KISS drummer Eric Singer signed autographs and took photos with fans throughout the day. He also did a Q&A with Kevin Valentine, and the two of them shared many KISS stories! Bruce and Bob Kulick also appeared on Sunday as well as director Louis Antonelli, who set up a beautiful Paul Stanley "One Live KISS" display. Fans enjoyed a fantastic weekend of fun, camaraderie and KISS memories together.


Photos by Steve Christensen and Keith Leroux for KISSONLINE.

Gene talks about new stage and lots more during his Q&A at the Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo last weekend.

Here are some photos from Saturday's Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo. Gene Simmons kicked things off in a big way with an entertaining Q & A that was funny, emotional and inspiring.

Later that evening, local Indy band DST entertained the crowd with a mix of original tunes and KISS classics. Bruce Kulick and Bob Kulick joined them for several rockin' versions of KISS songs, including "All American Man," "Larger Than Life," and "Rock And Roll All Nite!"

Thanks to Steve Christensen for taking these photos for KISSONLINE.

Here's Paul receiving an award from the firemen of Los Angeles Fire Station 99 for years of contributing to the firemen and their station.

On this day in KISSTORY - May 13th, 1976 KISS played their first ever UK show at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. The show before a sellout crowd of over 2500 was the beginning of KISS' first European tour. In addition to shows in England, KISS performed in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and Germany where the Scorpions were the opening act. KISS wrapped up the tour with a final show on June 6th at Ontmoetingscentrum in Harelbeke, Belgium.

Gene recalls KISS' first visit to England:

"On the way over to our first English tour, I was struck by the notion that this was the Land Of The Beatles. To me, the English Kings and Queens never meant anything. I have always looked at it as an archaic and rather silly posturing about past glories. But as cultural oddities, I suppose it had its own innocence.

Still, I was nervous to set foot on Holy Ground. We got off the jet in full makeup and the fotogs were waiting for us. We came through customs and jumped on street cars at the airport for foto ops.

I was aware it was drizzly and grey. I was hoping that would change in the next few days to sunshine. It didn't.

We had a female chaperone/record company person with us. And, she showed us the sites. I thought the least I could do was return the favor. I did.

We visited the Palace and posed with street Bobbies (the English police) and were soon to hit the stage in front of an English audience. Would they like us? Truth was, we never thought much about it. We had a job to do and that was to punish the audience. They had, for too long, stood still for sub par live bands.

It was our job to show them that there was at least one band who had the balls to introduce themselves with: YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU GOT THE BEST...THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE LAND, KISS."

Set List for the Manchester show:

Deuce / Strutter / Flaming Youth / Hotter Than Hell / Firehouse / She / Nothin' To Lose / Shout It Out Loud / 100,000 Years / Black Diamond / Detroit Rock City / Rock And Roll All Nite / Let Me Go, Rock And Roll

Check out this great footage from the British TV show "So It Goes" covering KISS while they were touring Europe for the first time in 1976!

by Susan Hornik

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons hosted an opening in Torrance, where they served 100 military veterans.

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, co-founders of KISS, have an ambitious worldwide restaurant strategy for their co-owned franchise, Rock & Brews. The dynamic rock titans recently opened their third restaurant and second Los Angeles area location in a year, furthering their plans to open an impressive 100 more in five years.

Stanley is excited about the rapid expansion of the Rock & Brews brand.

“We are spreading our tentacles!" Stanley said. "It’s a family friendly place where you don’t have to compromise your palate. Most of the time when you bring your kids to a restaurant, you are eating cardboard pizza or dried out macaroni and cheese. This is really your place where you can hang out, choose from one of our 80 craft beers, hear quality rock music and have a great night with your friends. ”

Happy Mother's Day. We hope all of our KISS Army Moms have a great day!

Thanks to Jeff Gilbert for sending us these great KISS Mother's Day posters!

Happy Birthday to our favorite drummer, Eric Singer! Eric, we hope you have a great time celebrating today with the KISS Army in Indianapolis!

Here's Eric performing "Black Diamond" with KISS from 2010 in Germany.

Here are a few photos from the Gene Simmons Kickoff Event at the 15th annual Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo yesterday. Gene spent the morning posing for photos and visiting with the fans. He then held a lively question and answer session that lasted for over 90 minutes!

_{Photos by Steve Christensen for KISSONLINE.}

Here's Eric and Gene on Indianapolis' Fox 59 News this morning discussing the 15th annual Indianapolis KISS Expo! Watch the clip below:

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

June 1 - Stockholm, Sweden
June 3 - Helsinki, Finland
June 6 - Solvesborg, Sweden
June 8 - Stavanger, Norway
June 11 - Copenhagen, Denmark
June 12 - Berlin, Germany
June 14 - Prague, Czech Republic
June 15 - Vienna, Austria
June 17 - Udine, Italy
June 18 - Milan, Italy
June 20 - Zurich, Switzerland
June 22 - Clisson, France

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

July 5 - Victoria, BC
July 6 - Vancouver, BC
July 8 - Kelowna, BC
July 10 - Lethbridge, AB
July 12 - Edmonton, AB
July 13 - Calgary, AB
July 14 - Saskatoon, SK
July 16 - Regina, SK
July 17 - Brandon, MB
July 18 - Winnipeg, MB
July 23 - Sudbury, ON
July 25 - Ottawa, ON
July 26 - Toronto, ON
July 27 - London, ON
July 29 - Montreal, QC
July 31 - Saint John, NB
Aug 1 - Halifax, NS
Aug 3 - St. John's, NFLD
Aug 4 - St. John's, NFLD
Aug 7 - Gilford, NH
Aug 9 - Verona, NY
Aug 10 - Uncasville, CT
Aug 12 - Portsmouth, VA
Aug 13 - Simpsonville, SC
Aug 16 - Orlando, FL

CLICK HERE to visit the KISS Tour page for venue information with links to tickets and Meet & Greet packages.

GENE SIMMONS PRE-EXPO KICK OFF EVENT SOLD OUT

The Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo is excited to celebrate its 15th anniversary this weekend! The two-day event kicks off this morning with the Demon himself, Gene Simmons! This event is SOLD OUT.

Some tickets are still available for the weekend's other events featuring KISS drummer Eric Singer and former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick.

CLICK HERE for more details.

As always, the Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo is run by the fans, for the fans.

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

Here's an advertisement from a recognized radio station in Chile "Universo FM" - Classics of Rock and Pop. I found the ad flipping through a magazine. KISS always haunts me.

Humberto Díaz

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