Rustyn Rose | Examinier
Nearly four decades into its bombastic career,Kiss hit the road July 20 for its biggest tour in years. Along for summer’s biggest rock and roll spectacle will be the band they inspired,Mötley Crüe. Crüe turned 30 last year, and this week released its newest single “Sex”.
The tour, which kicks off in Bristow, Va. will run through September 23 in Hartford, Conn. Joining the band will be upstart U.K. rockers,The Treatment. The band, which released its debut album “This Might Hurt” in 2011, also released a five-song covers EP this week, ”Then & Again”.
Kiss which began its earliest formation in 1972, released its debut album in 1974 and has since been one of the most readily identifiable bands in rock and roll history. The group has sold in excess of 100 millions records, which includes 28 gold albums, more than any other American rock artist. Despite the legendary act’s persuasive history and the impact made on countless artists over the years, they remain snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This fall the band will release its twentieth studio album, “Monster”.