On December 4, 2001, Kiss was one of the honorees at the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (“The Recording Academy”) Heroes Award ceremony, at the NARAS New York Chapter. NARAS has 12 chapters throughout the United States, hence 12 ceremonies throughout the year, with the honorees each being…
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With the band supposedly set to retire by early 2001, a career-encompassing collection entitled simply The Box Set , consisting of 94 tracks on five CDs, was released in November of that year,
In March 2001, the band released their 13th studio album Just Push Play , which quickly went platinum, fueled by the Top 10 single ” Jaded ” and the appearance of the title track in Dodge commercials. They were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame soon after…
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On the eve of the Japanese and Australian leg of the Farewell Tour on January 31, 2001, Criss suddenly left the band once again, because he and the band could not come to agreement with his contract salary. Taking his place was previous Kiss drummer Singer who assumed Criss’s Cat…
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During the events of September 11, 2001, in response to the attacks in New York City, the band joined various other bands at a major fundraising event to help the victims and families of the attack held on October 20 and 21 at the Smirnoff Music Centre in Dallas, Texas.…
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In 2001, VH1 produced and aired Hysteria – The Def Leppard Story , a biopic that included Anthony Michael Hall as Mutt Lange and Amber Valletta as Lorelei Shellist (Steve Clark’s girlfriend). The docudrama covered the band’s history between 1977 through 1986, recounting the trials and triumphs of Rick Allen…
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In 2001, Sony/Columbia’s reissue arm, Legacy Records issued expanded versions of the first four Blue Öyster Cult studio albums, including some previously unreleased demos and outtakes from album sessions, live recordings (from the Live 72 EP), and post- St. Cecilia tunes from the Stalk-Forrest Group era.
In 2001, Vixen was reformed by Kuehnemund with a lineup consisting of herself, Janet Gardner, Roxy Petrucci, and new bassist Pat Holloway. This lineup toured the US as part of the Voices of Metal tour. Halfway through the tour, disagreements with management caused the band to split-up, with only Kuehnemund…
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In 2001, Here Is Christmas was re-released presented by Heart as Heart Presents a Lovemongers’ Christmas .
while the summer saw perhaps the most outrageous item of Kiss merchandise yet – the Kiss Kasket . In introducing the Kiss Kasket, Simmons quipped, “I love livin’, but this makes the alternative look pretty damn good.”