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Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has recruited Jim Crean to handle lead vocals during his two comeback concerts on February 8 and 9 at the Rocketown Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tennessee. Also appearing with Vincent will be drummer Carmine Appice(VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, JEFF BECK, BLUE MURDER) and bassist Tony Franklin(DAVID GILMOUR, JIMMY PAGE, THE FIRM).

A recording/touring musician for well over 35 years, Crean has released four solo albums on major labels, including his latest effort, “Insatiable”, which was issued through Carmine‘s label Rocker Records.

The vocalist for the popular tribute band HAIR NATION, Crean has been rocking bars and nightclubs in the Buffalo area since the eighties. He has opened many a show for such national acts as Bret Michaels, SLAUGHTER and DOKKEN. Crean also makes a guest appearance on “Sinister”, the first joint studio album by Carmine and his drumming brother Vinny Appice, which was released in October 2017.

Robert Fleischman, a former member of JOURNEY and Vincent‘s post-KISS band VINNIE VINCENT INVASION, was originally supposed to sing for Vinnie at the Nashville concerts but abruptly pulled out of the project in November, saying that he was unhappy about elements of the production.

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Ultimate Classic Rock

Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley can be heard on the new single released by Altitudes & Attitude, the band formed by Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and Anthrax counterpart Frank Bello.

Frehley recorded a solo for “Late,” which appears on the group’s debut album Get It Out, which will be released on Jan. 18. It follows a self-titled EP that arrived in 2014.

You can watch the “Late” video below.

“I’ve learned that writing songs is very cathartic,” Bello said in a statement. “A lot of these lyrics are about the inner struggles of my life, and about the rage that has built up from my life experiences – my brother’s murder; my father abandoning my family when we were young, leaving us with no funds to pay the bills, the ups and downs of life in general. I’ve always had an anger inside that music really helps me deal with.”

“The song has an easy feel to it, so we shot the video with that same spirit,” Ellefson added, revealing that the clip had been shot in a friend’s restaurant. “The music is haunting with a memorable hook and Frank’s personal storyline.”

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ABC News

Two members of the legendary rock band, KISS are offering TSA employees a free meal.

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley made the announcement through their Rock and Brews Restaurants’ Facebook page.

TSA employees, impacted during the government shutdown, can get a free pulled pork sandwich or strawberry fields salad at all stand-alone Rock and Brews locations.