Kiss band members, from left, Tommy Thayer, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Paul Stanley participate in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building on Thursday in New York.

With his book’s deadline looming, Campion began an intensive search. He tracked down Kiss’s 1975 tour schedule, zeroing in on dates in and around Charlotte.

1974: Kiss releases its self-titled debut album, and its follow-up, “Hotter Than Hell.” 1975: The band releases its third album, “Dressed To Kill,” which includes a catchy song called ...

Formed in New York City in 1973, KISS rose to fame in the late 1970s, backing their hard-rocking tunes with a stage persona unlike any other. Their identities concealed beneath makeup, the band ...

During Cooper’s peak era, Kiss’ Paul Stanley watched his band live. Subsequently, ... In his 2014 book Face the Music: A Life Exposed, Stanley discussed watching Cooper on tour.

Kiss looks like a group of superheroes, so it was only fitting that they started their own line of comic books with Marvel. They first appeared in issue #12 of Marvel’s Howard the Duck in 1977.

In the 50 years since Kiss first kicked and thrashed its way onto the New York rock scene, the band has given the world sing-and-shout-along hits like "Detroit Rock City," "Crazy Crazy Nights" and ...

The band Kiss will play what it’s calling its last ever show at Madison Square Garden in New York City this weekend. The band, like many other musicians, has said farewell before — on a tour ...

Kiss floods the globe with band-themed merchandise far beyond the usual T-shirts and posters, including lunchboxes, vitamins, transistor radios, trading cards, and pinball machines. Later ...