News Archive
HEADLINES NEWS ARCHIVE UPDATED OCTOBER 03, 2003
Welcome to the KISS Kollector News Archive. An archive of all KISS news since this web site started. Browse through the Headlines of previous months to check facts, memorize certain things or relive KISStory as it recently occurred.
2001.11 Up Down
November 1-30, 2001

Articles include:
  • KISS Box Set includes magic moment for Peter Criss
  • KISS Kollector will be at Europe's biggest Record/CD Fair
  • What did Gene or Paul say about the box set in the past? (7)
  • Official Gene Simmons web site
  • KISS Box Set includes early demos by Paul and Gene
  • New issue KISS Kollector magazine out tomorrow
  • Christmas will bring several KISS cover stories to the fans
  • October issue Metal Heart includes KISS Countdown again
  • KISS Kollector and vanLeest offer discount on KISS Box Set
  • Paul's hip surgery mentioned in Dutch newspaper
  • KISS DVD's reviewed in new issue DVD World
  • KISS maxi single mentioned in new issue Vara TV guide
  • Henry Rollins thinks KISS is just awesome
2001.10 Up Down
October 1-30, 2001

Articles include:
  • The KISS Box Set brings back memories from yesteryear
  • KISS Kollector will offer discount on KISS Box Set
  • What did Gene or Paul say about the box set in the past? (6)
  • A look back at KISS' third show in Holland
  • What did Gene or Paul say about the box set in the past? (5)
  • European leg of the KISS Farewell Tour rumored for early 2002
  • Backstage at KISS' second show in Holland
  • Dutch cover band KISS My Ass live in Tilburg
  • KISS Box Set includes Eric Carr demo
  • 1976 KISS review reprinted in OOR's anniversary issue
  • KISS: the Box Set: coming November 20
  • A look back at KISS' first show in Holland
  • Miscellaneous KISS news
  • What did Gene or Paul say about the box set in the past? (4)
2001.09 Up Down
2001.09 Up Down
September 1-30, 2001

Articles include:
  • More news on the KISS box set
  • What did Gene or Paul say about the box set in the past? (3)
  • The Last KISS online Pay Per View event
  • KISS mentioned in Swiss newspaper
  • Gene sends update on box set, Ace, tour and more
  • Annual KISS Party in Melbourne, Australia
  • KISS Party in Switzerland on November 17
  • October issue Metal Heart includes KISS Countdown again
  • What did Gene or Paul say about the box set in the past? (2)
  • Detroit Rock City available at special price in Holland
  • The KISS box set: Tommy Thayer speaks
  • In other KISS and related news...
  • Anna Vissi covers I Was Made For Lovin' You
  • Tori Amos dresses up in KISS Army leather jacket
  • What did Gene or Paul say about the box set in the past? (1)
  • Eric Singer returns questionnaire to KISS Kollector
2001.08 Up Down
August 1-31, 2001

Articles include:
  • Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy author talks about KISS
  • Finally you can subscribe to our mailing list again
  • KISS Kasket mentioned in Aloha's September issue
  • No KISS Countdown in new issue Metal Heart
  • KISS on upcoming Rock Star soundtrack
  • Benefit concert for Kira a big success
  • KISS Halloween Party in Germany in October
  • In other KISS related news...
  • Long awaited KISS Box Set out on November 6
  • No Beyond The Makeup KISS special on VH1 Europe
  • New issue of KISS Kollector Magazine out soon
  • Don't forget our special offer for the new KISS DVD
  • Magazine and Membership sections updated once again
  • Gene sends another message to KISS Kollector
2001.07 Up Down
July 1-31, 2001

Articles include:
  • Gene tells KISS Kollector: "No Euro plans right now"
  • Several sections on KISS Kollector Online updated again
  • Ace Frehley's 12 Picks and Loaded Deck albums rereleased
  • Farewell show by Holland's tribute band SSIK
  • New issue of KISS Kollector Magazine to be printed soon
  • Finally an official KISS release on DVD again
  • 2 on 1 KISS DVD mentioned in DVD World magazine
  • More on the Torpedo Girls concert for Kira
  • Torpedo Girls raise money for Eric Carr's ex girlfriend Kira
  • Original 70s KISS article from Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy author
  • Features section on KISS Kollector Online updated
  • Not pay-per-view show but future concert on DVD
2001.06 Up Down
June 1-30, 2001

Articles include:
  • Magazine section on KISS Kollector Online updated
  • Get a 10 guilder discount on the upcoming KISS DVD!
  • Pay-per-view show The Last KISS on DVD later this year
  • 2 on 1 DVD out on August 16 in Holland
  • KISS Kasket mentioned in Dutch newspaper
  • Finally an official KISS release on DVD again
  • New e-book Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy featuring KISS
  • What about the long awaited KISS box set?
  • KISS Kollector Online finally updated again
2000.08 Up Down
August 1-31, 2000

Articles include:
  • KISS Expo in Holland at De Kade in Zaandam
  • Detroit Rock City movie on DVD in Holland soon
  • Do you want free KISS stuff?
  • Special Clown White package available
  • KISS article in Record Collector
2000.07 Up Down
July 1-31, 2000

Articles include:
  • KISS Expo in Holland with Bruce Kulick
  • More news on the KISS Kollector trip to New York
  • Tale Of The Fox and Runaway on DVD
  • Great discount on Psycho Circus game!
  • KISS special on German TV
  • Several KISS DVD's in Holland
  • No Alive IV..?
  • Gene faxes updates to KISS Kollector
  • Eric Singer to play Holland again
  • Record Collector loves KISS Kollector
  • New Pantera video features KISS
1999.07 Up Down
July 1-31, 1999

Articles and pictures include:
  • Illegal KISS CD-R's destroyed in Russia
  • Gordon G.G. Gebert talks about his books and more
  • Golden Earring's Barry Hay shares KISS anecdotes
  • KISS to perform live on Today Show and WCW Nitro
  • KISS in UK's Top 50 of most bootlegged artists
  • Psycho Circus game released in first quarter of 2000

  • Playboy model Cindy Guyer tells Gene to 'KISS off'
  • Detroit soundtrack out on August 2 in Holland
  • Chip Rock's Outtakes photo book delayed once again
  • FBI bust KISS movie bootlegs
1999.06 Up Down
June 1-30, 1999

Articles and pictures include:
  • KISS to be inducted into Hollywood's Walk of Fame
  • Gene to appear in Everclear's new video
  • According to Gene there is no farewell tour yet
  • Paul as The Phantom in Toronto
  • Gene stars in new Nike commercial
  • Ace Frehley Packs from Gibson

  • KISS in Germany's PlayMagazin
  • Gene and Shannon Tweed being sued by 'the nanny'
  • KISS to shoot video for new single
  • Detroit Rock City soundtrack album finalized
1999.05 Up Down
May 1-31, 1999

Articles and pictures include:
  • Bruce Fairbairn, producer Psycho Circus album dies at 49
  • Promotional 1-track CD of I Finally Found My Way
  • KISS Psycho Circus comic in Spanish
  • Gene Simmons' songs in the key of life
  • More from Orlando Hard Rock Cafe KISS collection
  • Record company develops piracy proof Internet system
  • KISS items in May issue of Previews
  • Dutch girl band Close II You covers I Was Made
  • More on Gene and KISS in Famous Monsters magazine
  • KISS in Dutch teeny bop magazines

1999.04 Up Down
April 1-30, 1999

Articles and pictures include:
  • What happened after the April 25 UK gig at Wembley?
  • KISS Kollector interviews KISS co-writer Adam Mitchell
  • Religious TV station thinks KISS is satanic death metal
  • Psycho Circus comics available in Dutch and French
  • Detroit Rock City soundtrack being finalized
  • Chip Rock's photo book on KISS available soon
  • KISS' record company Universal starts online store
  • Having fun on stage with Stanley
  • "I find this very erotic, the blood running down his body"
  • Peter Criss interview in Belgium's Humo magazine
1999.03 Up Down
March 16-31, 1999

Articles include:
  • Tour of Russia cancelled because of Kosovo war
  • Robbie Williams video features KISS reference again
  • Interviews with Peter and Gene in Humo magazine
  • Why did German fans boo Paul for singing the anthem?
  • Even Kerrang! does four different KISS covers
  • On-the-road updates from the European tour
  • Great reviews in Holland's biggest newspapers
Pictures include:
March 1-15, 1999

Articles include:
  • KISS rocks Holland like never before
  • Paul Stanley to star in The Phantom Of The Opera!
  • An in depth look at the European Psycho Circus Tour
  • Four different covers for French magazine Hard Rock
  • Original KISS outfits at the Orlando Hard Rock Cafe
Pictures include:
1999.02 Up Down
February 16-28, 1999

Articles include:
  • Highlights from Playboy's KISS cover story
  • Check out the KISS Psycho Circus 3-D action game
  • More European magazines featuring KISS this week
  • KISS sees Grammy Award going to Page/Plant
  • Limited edition Psycho Circus 2-CD available in Europe
  • KISS got milk
  • Two KISS related classic albums released on CD
Pictures include:
February 1-15, 1999

Articles include:
  • Gene's original 1979 axe still for sale
  • Will Paul be writing with Dutch rockers Jetland?
  • Psycho Circus game from Nintendo
  • A loving look at Detroit Rock City test screening
  • Excerpt from Playboy article 'The Girls Of KISS'
  • Meet Eric Carr's animation project: The Rockheads
  • At last: Eric Carr's Rockheads tunes released on CD
  • Commercial for Utrecht show on TV in Holland
  • France seems to be going into a KISS frenzy
  • KISS rocks the Super Bowl
Pictures include:
1999.01 Up Down
January 16-31, 1999

Articles include:
  • A KISS Playmate speaks out
  • Buck Cherry confirmed as opener on European tour
  • Two latest KISS home videos go Platinum
  • Wall of Sound interviews Paul Stanley
  • More on KISS' record company cutting jobs and artists
  • Poetry book by Eric Carr's mother Connie Caravello
Pictures include:
January 1-15, 1999

Articles include:
  • Detroit Rock City: KISS rolls out their second movie
  • Peter Criss talks to Metal Edge
  • Paul updates KISS Kollector Fanclub
  • Psycho Circus nominated for a Grammy Award!
  • Paul helps a three year old: the full story
  • European tour, movie and soundtrack album coming up
  • "Rock 'n' Roll All Nite and Build All Day"
Pictures include:
1998.12 Up Down
December 16-31, 1998

Articles include:
  • 1998: The year in review — or... The year in KISS
  • Paul explains: no circus acts at the Psycho Circus shows
  • KISS at No. 3 in Holland's Teletext Christmas Poll 1998
  • KISS, McFarlane re-team for new line of figures
  • Our KISSmas special: an exclusive interview with Gene
  • Producer Fairbairn on KISS in Billboard magazine
  • KISS' record company to cut jobs... and bands!
Pictures include:
December 1-15, 1998

Articles include:
  • Paul Stanley teams with Diane Warren for DRC soundtrack
  • Straight from KISS' mouth: The word from Gene Simmons
  • KISS announces European tour dates
  • KISS Shoots Film Scenes In Ontario
  • Lights, camera... KISS: They came, they filmed and the crowd went wild
  • The Second Coming home video reviewed
  • KISS meets G.O.D.
1998.11 Up Down
November 16-30, 1998

Articles include:
  • KISS No. 8 most influential band, according to Kerrang!
  • Presentation of the Psycho Circus gold album
  • KISS article in Holland's Nieuwe Revu magazine
  • Hard Rock Cafe acquires KISS costumes
  • Leonardo DiCaprio at L.A. KISS show
  • Future of PolyGram/Universal starts to shape up
Pictures include:
November 1-15, 1998

Articles include:
  • Psycho Circus enters Dutch Cyber Top 50
  • Robbie Williams on the rumored lawsuit by Gene
  • Gene expects three more albums with Ace and Peter
  • KISS to appear in band-themed Playboy
  • KISS Kollector's review of the L.A. show
  • KISS Kollector checks out L.A.
Pictures include:
1998.10 Up Down
September - October 31, 1998
(including the opening of KISS Kollector Online on October 20)

Articles include:
  • Psycho Circus goes gold: 500,000 copies sold?
  • Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick sued over Dreamin'
  • Info on Millenium and MAD TV shows
  • First KISS tribute CD from Holland
  • KISS dance tribute album from Japan
  • New KISS Kollector web site online
  • Psycho Circus press conference in L.A.
Pictures include:
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