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In a new video he shared on his Instagram account, Ace Frehley revealed what made his first Led Zeppelin show embarrassing.

“I was at Led Zeppelin’s first New York appearance at the Filmore East,” the guitarist started his words. “They were opening up for Iron Butterfly. I think I was 17 years old, 16 or 17. After Led Zeppelin went off, half the people left the Filmore East.”

He continued, “I felt so sorry for the… embarrassed for the headliner because I mean who you know… People usually come to see the headliner not the opening act but I think there was a real buzz in New York City about this new band, Led Zeppelin and the word was out.”

“And the Filmore East isn’t that big of a venue. So a lot… I think I noticed when I looked around, there was a lot of older people there, well-dressed. It wasn’t a normal rock and roll crowd. So I think there was a lot of record executives and people in the music business that came to see them,” Frehley explained.

KISS and Led Zeppelin were rivals at one point as they emerged in the music scene during similar periods. In a previous interview, Eddie Turnk asked Frehley, “I don’t know if you remember this, but back in the ’70s, when KISS was ranked the biggest band in the world. Back in those days, there would be magazine covers that would say stuff like ‘KISS versus Zeppelin – Who’s better?’ Do you remember that stuff back then, like that sort of rivalry that existed, at least in the press?”

Ace replied by saying, “I don’t remember that rivalry, but obviously, the Zeppelin kicked our a**, hands down. I mean, musically and all that. We were more of putting on a big show, but Zeppelin musically kicked not only our asses but everybody else’s in those days. Nobody could come close to Led Zeppelin.”

In a 2023 chat with Goldmine, Frehley named Led Zeppelin’s debut as one of the albums that impacted him. He praised Jimmy Page’s guitar work. Frehley noted that Zeppelin influenced KISS in songs like ‘Cold Gin’ and ‘Black Diamond.’

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In a new interview with Paul Salfen of AMFM Magazine, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick revealed that he is planning on working on his autobiography in 2025. He explained (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I amassed a lot of materials from [my] era [of KISS]. When I first started a book with a guy in the industry back in ’99, there were a lot of interviews done, and I was able to get all those tapes digitized because that’s important, to spark my memories and stuff. I have notes of subjects.

“It’s certainly gonna be a really in-depth discussion of my life as a musician with, of course, hefty amounts on my KISS years, ’cause I know that the fans are gonna wanna get my thoughts on how it felt and what I did,” he continued. “It’s certainly not gonna be some salacious slam book. It’s not me. But I do have a lot of stories that I never really discussed that I think are gonna be really fun for people to read about and fascinating for them to see.

“Everything was, in many ways, a very interesting journey, and there were many [instances] of where you fall in the ditch, but you’ve gotta pull yourself out — that kind of thing.”

In a separate interview with Loaded Radio, Kulick was asked why he wasn’t ever approached to rejoin KISS after Ace Frehley left for good back in 2001. He responded: “That’s a great question. And not everyone’s aware of some of the backstory. I would hear things about them having problems with Ace and Ace was getting erratic or difficult. And [later KISS guitarist] Tommy Thayer was actually tour managing with them; he was on the road with them. Because even during my era, he was involved with the band, helping with ‘Kisstory’ and doing things for the group. He wrote some songs with Gene [Simmons, KISS bassist/vocalist] and was always part of the inner circle, shall I say. So from what I understood, there was one or two things that KISS did — not a concert, even though once Ace was almost not gonna make it and they made Tommy get the outfit on. [He had a] similar build — tall and thin — and Ace made it to the show. But there were a couple of other things they needed to do. I believe ‘That ’70s Show’, when they were taping, Ace didn’t show up. ‘Tommy, get the outfit on.’ And then I think there was a private gig, too, that no one would really know about — one of those things where you go to an island and play for some rich people. And Ace wouldn’t go. And KISS wasn’t gonna say, ‘All right, we’re not gonna take the gig.’ So if they ever had a thought of me, I think they would have known that that probably would have been a lot harder. Tommy was younger, there already, if you know what I mean, working with them. And Tommy, not everybody knows that he was in a tribute band for fun at times called COLD GIN as Ace Frehley.”

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[Picture Disc] Considered the best of the four solo albums that Kiss released simultaneously in 1978, ”Ace Frehley” does not stray far from Kiss’s trademark heavy sound. With future David Letterman band members drummer Anton Fig and bassist Will Lee backing him up, Frehley shows that he is more than a songwriting match for bandmates Simmons and Stanley. In fact, the album yielded a Top 20 hit in ”New York Groove.” These are the picture discs from Lillith.

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KISS rocked and rolled their way into legend. Whether it be because of their iconic makeup and instantly recognizable costumes, hit songs like “I Was Made For Lovin’ You,” “Rock and Roll All Nite,” and “Lick It Up,” or a combination of both, no one can deny the mark the group left on the genre and the music industry as a whole. However, there’s a darker side to the band that’s often hushed, locked away, and never spoken about.

That messed-up reality includes events such as KISS using their own blood for a comic book, their merchandising team instituting a hostile takeover of a fan club, and the questionable nature of the lyrical content of one of their most famous songs. It doesn’t end there, though, as one member even accused another of crossing a major line with their significant other.

Of course, this band is no stranger to controversy and scandal — and the number of stars who can’t stand KISS is a lengthy list — but some of these upcoming facts wander off into the realm of the strange, bizarre, and — quite frankly — concerning. So, buckle up and prepare to read all about the dark truth of KISS.

KISS used their actual blood in a comic book

When it comes to merchandising opportunities, KISS never turned down the chance to add a few extra zeroes to their bank accounts, regardless of how silly and unrelated it might have seemed to their image. That being said, when considering their over-the-top costumes and on-stage personas, it’s easy to see how the brand lends itself well to the world of comic books and superheroes. In 1977, Marvel Comics brought the Demon, Starchild, Cat, and Space Ace to their pages in “Marvel Comics Super Special” #1. On the cover, it boasted that KISS’ real blood was used in the making of the comic book.

Gene Simmons claimed it wasn’t the band’s idea to do this, but the suggestion came from members of their management team, so they flew out to Marvel’s plant and mixed their blood with ink intended for the comic. To anyone hearing this story, it sounds like a publicity stunt and an urban legend that doesn’t sound too far-fetched for rock ‘n’ roll standards. According to Snopes, though, the event is entirely true — KISS provided their blood to the comic. Not only were there photos of the process, but a notary public was also on hand to witness the band adding their blood to the red ink, and even issued a certificate of authenticity.

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Rewind twenty-five years, and WCW was at an interesting point in its journey. The company had enjoyed some remarkable highs that included a famed eighty-three weeks of Nitro beating Raw in the cable ratings, not to mention surging popularity on the back of the nWo angle.

By 1999, however, the wheels were starting to come off. WCW had the juice to negotiate a partnership with Kiss as one of the biggest bands in the world at that time. The deal included the launch of The Kiss Demon as a wrestling character and was actually intended to culminate in a unique presentation that was titled New Year’s Evil.

The Concept Behind The WCW New Year’s Evil Idea

WCW New Year’s Evil Would Have Happened On December 31, 1999

• The event would have been split between a Kiss concert and a wrestling event.
• WCW had the resources and clout to still be a credible partner to Kiss at that point.
• Working with a rock band like Kiss followed the template WCW had set up for cross-promoting with other rock brands.

The idea of New Year’s Evil was to combine a wrestling show with a rock ‘n’ roll concert. Live on pay-per-view, fans would be able to tune in on December 31, 1999 to watch a WCW PPV combined with a musical performance by Kiss.

The concept had some merit, or at least it would have in the not-too-distant past. Despite creative woes and cracks in their business model, WCW had actually enjoyed the heights of its financial success as recently as 1998. Moreover, Kiss truly was a major draw as a band. For a wrestling company that had combined monster trucks, Sturgis motorcycle rallies, NFL and NBA stars, and other hypermasculine endeavors with their in-ring product before, a Kiss crossover on the momentous occasion of the year rolling over to 2000 had real potential.

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He hasn’t been part of the band since 2002, but in the wake of Kiss’ retirement from touring at the end of last year guitarist Paul “Ace” Frehley — aka The Spaceman — finds himself a kind of last man standing for fans who want to hear the group’s music on stage.

“Yeah, right now I’m the only game in town because Kiss is supposedly retired — which I don’t believe is gonna happen,” the New York-born Frehley, 73, says be a phone. “I wouldn’t be surprised if they reformed. But be that as it may…I’ve actually added two more Kiss songs to my set. I added ‘Shout It Out Loud’ and ‘Rock and Roll All Nite,’ and…Everybody was on their feet and having a good time.

As far as I’m concerned it doesn’t matter who wrote the song; I played the guitar solos on those records, and that’s good enough for me.”

Frehley was playing in a variety of other New York bands — including one, Molimo, which released an album in 1971 — before answering an ad in the Village Voice that introduced him to Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss the following year. He quit his job as a taxi cab driver and signed on, and as Kiss the quartet adopted face paint, elaborate costumes and theatrics — eventually becoming the self- (but accurately) described “hottest band in the land” after the release of 1975’s “Alive!” album (recorded at Detroit’s Cobo Arena). Frehley co-wrote a number of the group’s biggest hits and sang lead on 1977’s “Shock Me,” and his self-titled debut solo album was the best-selling of the four the band members released simultaneously in 1978.

Frehley left Kiss for the first time in 1982 and returned for the 1996 reunion of the original lineup, leaving again six years later. There’s been plenty of acrimony expressed by all concerned — and acknowledgements of substance abuse issues — but The Spaceman has a more benevolent view of things these days.

“We had some great times together — more good than bad,” acknowledges Frehley, whose concerts are dominated by Kiss songs. “We’re all still friends. I know a lot of people think we hate each other, but that’s not true. We’re just like a family; sometimes brothers and sisters have arguments and so on, but when the s*** hits the fan, we’re there for each other.

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