PAUL STANLEY SAYS ORIGINAL KISS BAND MEMBERS, ACE FREHLEY AND PETER CRISS, REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAKING OF A&E’S DOCUMENTARY “BIOGRAPHY: KISSTORY,” SAYS THE DRUMMER WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO USE “BETH” IN THE FILM

KISS frontman Paul Stanley spoke with Ultimate Classic Rock about the lack of involvement of original band members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley in the band’s new A&E documentary Biography: KISStory, which will air the two-night event on June 27th and June 28th from 9 p.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET. The singer says that Frehley’s and Criss’ sound bites come from archival interviews because both wanted to […]
METALLICA TO CELEBRATE “THE BLACK ALBUM” ‘S 30TH ANNIVERSARY BY RELEASING A RE-ISSUE AND A COVERS RECORDING CALLED “THE METALLICA BLACKLIST”

Metallica have announced a massive reissue of their [eponymous] The Black Album for its 30th anniversary and another LP, The Metallica Blacklist, that doesn’t even feature the band but their music – 12 songs covered by 53 artists – both of which will be released on September 10th. The album of classic Metallica covers offers a diverse company of contributors […]