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Their relentless drive to deliver the ultimate classic KISS Tribute experience continues to reach new heights, as Alive! ’75 announces a HUGE event planned for their return to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA, on Saturday, December 5th, 2015.

“This represents a pinnacle of growth and maturity for Alive! ’75″, says Anthony De Lucia, Jr., the show’s creator and producer.  “This event will be our biggest and most complete package yet.  Once again we are taking Alive! ‘75 to a whole new level and this show will provide even more excitement and opportunity for the classic KISS fan!”

More excitement and opportunity indeed; just consider for a moment what their December 5th show at the Sherman Theater plans to deliver:

• Full KISS-Mart merchandising event, on-site the day of show, courtesy of KISSMuseum.com.
• The Alive! ’75 “Time Warp” 1975 pre-show experience, complete with emcee monologue, live actors, audio-visual reels, poster art gallery display – a complete package of sensory-stimulation!
• Complete Alive! ’75 concert performances, including live fire-breathing and the recreation of a real-life 1975 KISS concert moment – and other new surprises!
• Opportunity for fans to meet, greet and hear directly from the following people WHO WERE THERE in 1975:
  • JR Smalling – the VOICE of the Alive! Album!
  • Len DeLessio – photographer working with KISS in 1974 & 1975
  • Lydia Criss – wife of Peter Criss (1970 – ’78), and author of “Sealed with a KISS”
• With special guest opener – Afterimage: A Tribute to Rush

“We challenged ourselves right from the start to make Alive! ‘75 something different – something more than just another KISS tribute act” says Anthony.  “We wanted to clearly differentiate ourselves in the KISS tribute market and bring something new and interesting to the table.  Something that KISS fans would want to see.”

Anthony continues: “We wanted to do more – capture and focus on the 1975 theme and deliver a complete experience for the fans.  More importantly, we’ve continued to challenge ourselves to make our theater shows bigger and better every time out, and we are so excited about our upcoming Sherman Theater show.  This will be our biggest event yet”.

And with the current planned line-up, it surely appears to be a complete smorgasbord of joy for the classic KISS fans, who will not only get an exciting, period-specific tribute-concert experience in Alive! ’75, but a whole host of classic KISS fun and excitement throughout the day – before, during and after the main event.

As unbelievable as it seems, Alive! ’75 has managed to go from KISS Tribute “newbie” to KISS Tribute phenomenon in just one short year.  The project that admittedly was built as “a bucket list item” by four lifetime KISS fans has proven to be a top-tier production worthy of every KISS fan’s attention.  JR Smalling himself has referred to Alive! ’75 as “the closest that you’re gonna get to the real glory days of KISS!”.  The show has performed throughout the northeast, visiting NY, NJ, PA, RI & MD in 2015, and continues to expand its reach with additional shows in DE, CT, MA, NH and Montreal planned for 2016.

With so many KISS-tribute bands in the marketplace,  Alive! ’75 – A Tribute to KISS continues to be different by providing a complete package, including the period-specific 1975 experience.  For die-hard classic KISS fans (those who appreciate their early works), as well as general fans of rock ‘n roll nostalgia, this is definitely an experience not to be missed!

Tickets ON SALE NOW for their Stroudsburg, PA, performance on December 5th.  Complete details on this one-of-a-kind experience may be found at www.alive75.com   Contact ‘info@alive75.com‘ for more information.

Enzo Soliman | Kpopstarz

While Gene Simmons is writing new songs, he hinted that he might have new songs lined up that are perfect for KISS. Does this mean he is writing a new album from KISS?

Talking to Loud Wire, Simmons revealed that he has been working on a few songs that he thinks Paul Stanley might consider as a hit that could bring the band back together on stage.

He also revealed that it might just be a matter of talking together to possibly bring KISS back on the spotlight with a potential new album release.

“Paul may think there’s not going to be another record; I suspect there will be,” Simmons said. “We never force the issue. There is no one to answer to except our own gut. I recently wrote a song called ‘Your Wish is My Command’ and it feels like KISS. It came out pretty easy. When there’s enough material, we’ll look at each other and say, ‘You wanna?'”

Furthermore, Stanley also talked to Classic Rock about a potential new album from KISS, wherein he revealed releasing one now would be different and more liberating, as they now away from any record label that could potentially give them a different sound, without an entity stating to what they should sound like.

“There has to be a purpose to us doing an album,” the KISS frontman said. “There was a time when we did albums because the contracts said so. But I only want to work now when it’s justified. Sonic Boom was an album that was very much needed to be done and Monster just felt like, ‘Well, we did Sonic Boom – let’s see where we go from here.'”

“Having accomplished that, I feel we can move forward without new music. There are enough things going on in KISS that right now it doesn’t feel utterly necessary to make a new album.”

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Graham Hartmann | Loudwire

Throughout the decades, KISS have experienced a few lineup changes, but guitarist / vocalist Paul Stanley and bassist / vocalist Gene Simmons have remained constant. Though many fans see the duo as irreplaceable, Stanley recently said that he’d like KISS to continue on even after he’s retired.

During an interview with Brisbane, Australia radio station 4KQ, Stanley was asked if he believes Simmons and himself are irreplaceable. “Well, I can see KISS without Gene. [Laughs] As much as I’m a big fan of what I do and think I do it really well, I didn’t invent the wheel,” Stanley says. “Somebody is out there who can come in and take my place, and at some point, I don’t see a reason for the band to fold anymore than I can see a reason for a team to fold.”

Stanley also discussed KISS owning the legendary makeup originally worn by guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss. “Years ago, the original guys basically sold it off for, you know, not a whole lot, because they didn’t think it was worth anything,” Stanley says. “Quite honestly, I’ve always thought that our image and what we represent is priceless. It didn’t matter to some other people, it truly matters to me. So, that being said, Eric Singer I’ve known 26 years and I think he’s been in the band for decades. And Tommy [Thayer / guitar] has been around the band for decades and has been in the band probably 12 or 13 years. I have to say KISS is somewhat like a football team, or an army. If somebody falls by the wayside, somebody else picks up the flag and runs.”

However, Frehley has claimed he still owns his signature makeup in various interviews. “All the makeups for each character are trademarked; they were trademarked many years ago,” says the guitarist. “And my attorney told me that I license my makeup to KISS and they pay me a royalty for that. I license it to Paul and Gene, so they can do whatever they want with it, as long as they pay me.”

Chris Payne | Billboard

Dee Snider and Paul Stanley have been beefing ever since the Twisted Singercriticized the replacement members in Kiss’ current lineup. The two sides continue to exchange barbs with little talk of compromise.

Most recently, Snider guested on the Real Radio Show and downplayed Stanley’s latest insults. “It’s crazy how international this feud between me and Paul Stanley has become,” he said. “Not bad for a wannabe or a buffoon.”

Snider was referencing comments the Kiss guitarist made in an interview on Chris Jericho’s Talk Is Jericho podcast. Stanley said, “This guy is a wannabe, has always been a wannabe, and desperately wants attention and to be taken seriously. That will never happen because he’s obviously clueless that he and his whole band are a bunch of buffoons.”

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The whole fight started when Snider criticized Kiss’ current lineup, which features guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer in place of Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, respectively.

After describing his longtime Kiss fandom, Snider gave his take on the 21st century version of Kiss in the Real Radio Show interview.

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“I don’t think I’m out of line to say that I have an opinion and that I feel that the Ace Frehley impersonator playing guitar now is an insult to fans,” Snider said. “People disagree — that’s fine. People agree — that’s fine. But Paul reacted to me making a statement [saying] anything negative about Kiss.

“Paul, I love your band, I love your music. Why do you have to be such a dick? Alice Cooper is not a dick. Alice Cooper has inspired a million people and he’s the coolest guy in the world. Yet Gene [Simmons] and Paul, they’ve got this arrogance about them.”

Previously, Snider penned an open letter to Stanley, where he challenged him to a battle of the bands, saying they should do it “old school,” meaning “no costumes, no pyro, no bullshit — let’s just get up there and rock.” He added, “I will bury you, son.”