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Kiss star Gene Simmons insists the legendary rockers will never make another record because music is a dying industry.
The band will embark on an extensive European tour later this year but the Crazy Nights hitmakers have not released an album since Psycho Circus in 1998.
And Simmons is convinced they won't be rushing back to the recording studio as there is simply no money to make in selling LPs any more.
He says, "There's no new Kiss material because there's no record industry. Any band who tries to do new material is trying to climb a slippery mountain. Every day record companies are folding. It'd be nice to have new Kiss songs, but what's the business model? Do you just put songs on the Internet for free? Then what?''
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1972. It is formed bz Gene Simmons (bass and vocals), Paul Stanley (rhythm guitar and vocals), Ace Frehley (lead guitar and vocals) and Peter Criss (drums and vocals).
Easily identified by their trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and pyrotechnics. Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums to date. The group's worldwide sales exceed 95 million albums... read more... |