News Archive / July 1-31, 2000
KISS NEWS IN 2000 2000
Disclaimer: Not necessarily all of the news as it appears on these pages is confirmed by or coming from official sources. As much as possible we try to avoid unsubstantial rumors, but KISS Kollector can not be held responsible for the validity of any of the information, nor do we accept responsibility for views expressed here by other people.
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KISS Expo in Holland with Bruce Kulick
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
Finally the KISS Kollector Online website has been updated again. And what better news then to open with the news that it's going to be KISSin' Time again in Holland soon!? On September 30 there will be a KISS Expo at Tivoli in Utrecht again. Former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick is the special guest. Not only will he sign autographs and share all the latest news on his current band Union, his upcoming autobiography, solo album and much, much more.

Bruce will also perform a couple of songs with glamrock band Shameless, who will be playing at the Expo to promote their debut album Backstreet Anthems, which includes a KISS cover (and features both Bruce Kulick and former KISS drummer Eric Singer) as well as their upcoming album Queen 4 A Day. Aces, another band who recorded a KISS cover, will also perform at the KISS Expo. Obviously there will also be dealers from all over the world bringing you the hottest KISS merchandise.

Bruce Kulick, Shameless, Aces and the KISS Expo go on tour through Germany after the Dutch date: Düsseldorf (October 1), Frankfurt (October 3), Ludwigsburg (October 4), München (October 5) and Berlin (October 7). Tickets, priced at 25 DM, go on sale later this month. For more info, please check out: www.shamelessrock.com.
More news on the KISS Kollector trip to New York
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
Especially since the chances of a European tour are becoming smaller and smaller, interest for our trip to New York, to see the four expected farewell shows at Madison Square Garden, is still growing and we are currently in the process of finalizing details. Based upon the information we have at the moment (still awaiting the official announcement of these dates), the trip will be from September 20-27 and includes roundtrip air fare from Amsterdam to Newark airport (or JFK airport), transfer airport-hotel-airport, 6 nights hotel in Manhattan, all hotel and airport taxes, concertticket, etc. for only 1800 Dutch guilders.

We are also planning a few sightseeing trips during the stay in New York which is likely to include stops at the following spots: the legendary loft where KISS rehearsed in the old days, appartment where Paul Stanley used to live in 1972, Electric Lady Studios, USS Intrepid, Bellevue Hospital (where Eric Carr passed away) and Eric Carr's final resting place. If you'd like to book this trip, please hurry and send e-mail to: kiss@animalize.com.
Tale Of The Fox and Runaway on DVD
- From KISS Kollector, RH -
Probably to the delight of DVD collecting KISS-fans, both Tale Of The Fox and Runaway will be available in this format shortly. Tale Of The Fox, the ultimate Eric Carr documentary, will be out on DVD first, on July 25. No less than 30 minutes of previously unreleased footage, not available on the VHS version, is included. A press statement describes the Tale Of The Fox DVD as follows:

"This 80-minute DVD documentary provides insight into the extraordinary life of Eric Carr, former drummer for Kiss, who died, prematurely, in 1991. The video includes unreleased music written and performed by Eric from his pre-Kiss and Kiss days, plus interviews with Bill Aucoin, Bruce Kulick, Carrie Stevens, members of Slaughter, Fred Coury and more. This DVD is an all-region format DVD which includes 30 minutes of additional footage, unreleased material and tribute songs from Eric's contemporaries in the music world. A portion of each sale of this video will be donated to the Eric Carr Foundation."

On August 22 the 1984 movie Runaway will be released on DVD for the first time. Runaway stars Gene Simmons in his first big (and to this day best) Hollywood movie role. The movie deals with a police officer who specializes in runaway robots in the near future. When a robot becomes homicidal, he begins to unravel the plot of a villain called Charles Luther (Gene Simmons) to create killer robot weapons, and then the policeman (Tom Selleck) becomes a target himself. Runaway will only be available as a Region 1 (USA and Canada) DVD, which contains both a full-screen (1,33:1) and an anamorphic widescreen (2,35:1) version of the movie.

Pre-orders for both DVD's can be placed at Express.com and DVD Empire. Runaway is also available from Amazon.com and most other online DVD retailers.
Great discount on Psycho Circus game!
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
On the website, as well as in the upcoming issue of KISS Kollector magazine, we are offering KISS fans a 10 guilder discount on the KISS: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child game when purchasing it at any VanLeest store. Simply print out the -DISCOUNT COUPON- (Windows users: right click in the pop-up window and choose 'Print' from the menu) and hand it in at one of the 35 VanLeest stores in Holland.

The next KISS game, a pinball machine game, will also be out shortly and KISS Kollector Fanclub and VanLeest will again offer a special discount for the KISS Army when purchasing the game at VanLeest. More details to follow soon.
KISS special on German TV
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
On July 29 Germany's ZDF channel airs a KISS special in the middle of the night: 2.45 AM (CET). The name of the show is Pop-Galerie, but it's unknown at this moment what the contents of the special will be. It might be the same, awesome, special as the German/French art channel Arte aired not too long ago.
Several KISS DVD's in Holland
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
In further DVD news, over the last few weeks we've been bombed by e-mails from fans wondering if there are any KISS DVD's available in Holland. As we reported a while ago, The Second Coming has officialy been released on DVD in Holland. The US version is also available on import.

The movie Detroit Rock City has not officialy been released in Holland (yet - the VHS rental version will be available in September) but can be ordered on DVD by your local record/DVD store, just like the KISS related movies Red Surf and Trick Or Treat. These imports are usually Region 2 UK releases. One of the stores where you can get Detroit Rock City is VanLeest, who also will carry the KISS: Psycho Circus game soon. Pictured is the cover of the UK DVD release of Detroit Rock City.
Issue 33 of KISS Kollector out in August
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
The new issue of KISS Kollector Magazine is scheduled for (late) August and is to include giveaways and reviews on several KISS releases, including the Maximum KISS CD-biography (also check out www.chromedreams.co.uk for more info on this great package), Creatures Of The Dark Fanbuch, Detroit Rock City DVD, the second part of our article on all KISS tribute albums and cover songs, an interview with Bonfire about their KISS related activities, and much, much more.

Meanwhile, KISS Kollector Magazine No. 32 has been mailed out about a month ago, but we didn't announce it on this site until now. As per usual the issue is jampacked with articles and photos. This time the magazine includes a report on the first leg of the Farewell Tour, the NAMM show, review of KISSTORY II, an awesome contest for which prizes include no less than 10 copies of The Second Coming on DVD, the first part of our story on all tribute albums and cover versions of KISS tunes, a report on a visit to Ace Frehley's mother Esther plus photos of her living room full of Ace/KISS memorabilia, news and much more.
No Alive IV..?
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
Many rumors have been making the rounds ever since it was announced that Alive IV has been 'delayed'. The band said they missed the deadline to hand in the live album. There was even talk of an expanded double version of the band's fourth live disc. Turns out KISS doesn't agree with the conditions the record company set. So it doesn't seem very likely Alive IV will ever see the light of day on Universal's Mercury label.
Gene faxes updates to KISS Kollector
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
On May 22 Gene faxed back a questionnaire to KISS Kollector Fanclub which was sent to him last February along with that month's issue of KISS Kollector magazine. Obviously that was before the news about Gene's autobiography was announced...

For years I have been bugging Gene about a possible autobiography, and he always stated that the time was not right or just simply said "no". In the recent questionnaire I again asked him about his autobiography. As we all know right now, Gene's autobiography is due out in two years. So this time around Gene answered: "The deal is done with Crown Books."

As for the Farewell Tour, I wondered if it was a tough decision at all and Gene states: "Better to go out on top." And when asked if there's going to be another album after Alive IV since there might be a contractual obligation, the Demon says: "Wait and see." I guess that's indeed all we can do. Meanwhile check out the scan of the questionnaire for the other questions Gene answered.
Eric Singer to play Holland again
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
Ex-KISS drummer Eric Singer, who last played Holland with former Queen guitarist Brian May, performs live in Holland again on July 23 when Alice Cooper appears at the Oerkracht festival. Eric is currently touring with Alice Cooper, as he has done in the past.
Record Collector loves KISS Kollector
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
England's collectors magazine Record Collector once again has a very positive review of an issue of KISS Kollector magazine. In their May issue Record Collector is reviewing the February issue of KISS Kollector. The review says: "Another 40 fantastic pages of A5 mayhem kovering the krazy kuartet (That's enough K's - Ed.) is resplendent with its usual gallery of gargoyle grotesques in both colour and b&w. Amid the sumptuous design are tour details and other news items, a detailed '99 live show summary - including the New Year's Eve gig in Vancouver - and a brief Paul Stanely Q & A. There's 'insider' speculation on the future of KISS, the story of Ace Frehley, and asides on Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick. Computer games, bootlegs and Union news. Hell, it's a monster!" Click here for a scan of the article.
New Pantera video features KISS
- From KISS Kollector, JvP -
The video for Pantera's new single Revolution Is My Name features quite some KISS. Besides actual KISS footage there are a few KISS lookalikes showing up in the video. Nine Inch Nails' video for Starfucker Inc also has some KISS (a picture of Gene) in it.