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“Carol Kaye taught me real hard”: Gene Simmons names 6 bass players who shaped his sound
By Andrew Daly published
The Kiss icon explains how Ronnie Wood is a better bassist than guitarist, why he can’t recall anything John Paul Jones played, and what makes him the Burger King Whopper of bass players
Gene Simmons on why technical skill doesn't really matter
By Matt Owen published
The Kiss bassist values memorable music over displays of virtuosity – and singled out jazz to hammer home his point
Bruce Kulick is launching a custom ’80s-style guitar line that pays homage to his Kiss days
By Andrew Daly published
With the help of AXN and local artisans, the former Kiss and Grand Funk Railroad guitarist is developing a range of instruments that hark back to his Superstrat adventures
Marty Friedman recalls missing out on joining Kiss because of his height
By Janelle Borg published
Yngwie Malmsteen and White Lion's Vito Bratta were also rejected due to image-related reasons
A brief history of Kiss’s session guitarists – ft. Bob Kulick, Dick Wagner, Rick Derringer and more
By Andrew Daly published
We take a head count of the Creatures of the night that were released into the wild the next morning as the Kiss rock juggernaut rolled on and on
Bruce Kulick shares war stories from Kiss’ no-makeup era – and the reunion that killed it
By Andrew Daly published
Kulick offers a front-row perspective of what went down with Kiss in the ’80s: the tension between the past and future, his six-string independence from Ace Frehley, and the coming grunge asteroid
Bruce Kulick was never invited to rejoin Kiss – he reveals why he's OK with that
By Matt Owen published
Kulick was around for Kiss' under-appreciated no-makeup era, but when the band's first reunion fell through, he was never invited back
Paul Stanley admits he hasn't picked up the guitar in a while for fear he'll miss Kiss
By Janelle Borg published
After five decades in Kiss, and wrapping up the band's final shows, Stanley is trying to get back into the groove of playing guitar
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