It was a few years ago when we mentioned that KISS was partnering with Hello Kitty to create a worldwide brand. The idea had already been around since 2010, with shirts, necklaces and more available to buy. However, today, USA Today announced that it’s fully come to fruition with plans unveiled for an animated series [...]
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Now that KISS and a lot of their fans are old enough to be those depressing people that wheel oxygen machines around casino floors while pumping quarters into slots for hours on end, it’s about high time KISS unveiled their own slot machine, which they’ll be doing next week at the Global Gaming Expo in [...]
Monday, August 27, 2012
OK, while we have our personal beliefs about politics, Metal Insider is a metal blog, not a political one. If you’re looking for hard partisan political writing, go to the Drudge Report or the Huffington Post. That being said, for a variety of social, economical and other reasons, many artists and the outlets that cover [...]
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
We’ve reached another week that has a reissue claiming the top slot on the release list. It’s a rare occurrence, but when it does happen, there is a good reason for it. This week, the reason is simple – quite frankly, not a lot is coming out that will attract as much attention. However, the [...]
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Did anyone know that there have been seven seasons of Gene Simmons Family Jewels? Me neither, but it looks like that’s coming to an end, as A&E has canceled the series. “We could not be more proud of the unparalleled run of Gene Simmons Family Jewels,”the network said in a statement about as scripted as the “reality” [...]
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
He’s an iconic figure in and around the NHL, inspiring many players. Gretzky? Lemieux? No, we’re talking about Eddie. Chris Mason, now backup goalie for the Nashville Predators, has unveiled his mask for the new season. And much like his mask for last season, it features the eternally pissed off mascot of Iron Maiden, Eddie. [...]
Thursday, June 14, 2012
One’s a cartoonish, dated, unfunny franchise that’s devolved into parody of itself and is a shadow of its former glory – and the other is Family Guy. So somehow it makes sense that the animated show’s parent company Fox and KISS have signed a deal to form a co-branded product line. KISS is no stranger [...]
Friday, April 20, 2012
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. By now, you’ve probably seen or heard about Tupac’s resurrection appearance during Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s Coachella performance last weekend in hologram form. [...]
Thursday, April 12, 2012
This year’s Revolver Golden Gods Award Show is almost finished with it’s live broadcast. We’re sure video clips of each performance will end up online soon. However, we figured we wouldn’t waste any time sharing who won what for those who decided not to watch the award show on Xbox Live or Facebook. A full [...]
Friday, March 16, 2012
Considering how KISS have been able to slap their name on almost every product under the sun, is it really that surprising that they’ve opened a glow in the dark miniature golf course? Regardless, Gene Simmons and company were on hand for the opening of KISS’ Monster Mini Golf in Las Vegas yesterday (March 15). [...]
Did you love hearing Anvil’s new song “Mankind Machine”? Then stream the Canadian thrashers’ new album Hope In Hell in its entirety before it’s released on May 28 over at Loudwire.
Kylesa’s new album, Ultraviolet, is streaming online at Pitchfork. Check out the album, as well as some pretty awesome visuals, here. The album will come out on May 28 on Season of Mist.
Unsigned & Streamed vets Anciients, who’s Season of Mist debut Heart of Oak is out now, have landed the opening slot on the Lamb of God tour. They’ll be playing from May 16 – June 10. Check out the dates here.
Sinestra Studios (who very often provides Metal Insider with some killer live photos) is hosting its very first art galleria and metal show on Saturday, May 25, at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets for the event are onsale now.
Louna has premiered a new music video for the song “Business” with Crave Online. The extravagant and politically themed music video comes in support of the Russian hard rock group’s new album, Behind The Mask, available now via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED.
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