Kiss became known mostly for its brand of over the top hard rock. Despite this, many people seemed to connect to Kiss’ “Beth,” a gentle ballad about a troubled relationship. In his book No Regrets, ...

After KISS formed in 1973 with Peter Criss, Frehley, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, the band would begin its Billboard chart takeover in April 1974, when its self-titled debut album hit the Billboard ...

Kiss is one of the many artists whose history is woven into the new film Spinning Gold. Interestingly, the movie presents an alternate history of how the band's hit song "Beth" was created. Spinning ...

While they knew how to write rollicking classic rock songs in their sleep, Kiss showed off their more sensitive side with the ballad “Beth.” The track has a riff that sounds like it came from a ...

Peter Criss will always be remembered as that guy in KISS who painted his face like a cat. Although he was never one of the central figures in the band and only lasted a few years, ironically, it’s ...

With the 45th anniversary super deluxe edition box set of KISS' historic Destroyer album coming in November, the band has served up one of the many rarities that are included with the set by way of an ...

Promising a look at the band "on and off stage, in the photo studio, and in unguarded candid moments," the new photo book Kiss: 1977-1980 offers a close-up view of the band's original lineup in the ...

Remember the hair metal craze of the late 1980s? Well, there was a reason each of those bands almost invariably included an earnest ballad on their albums, usually with the intent of releasing it as a ...

Frehley rocked on the charts with smashes like "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)," "Shout It Out Loud" & "New York Groove." By Keith Caulfield The late Ace Frehley‘s history on the Billboard Hot 100 ...