Kiss became known mostly for its brand of over the top hard rock. Despite this, many people seemed to connect to Kiss’ “Beth,” a gentle ballad about a troubled relationship. In his book No Regrets, ...

While they knew how to write rollicking classic rock songs in their sleep, Kiss showed off their more sensitive side with the ballad “Beth.” The track has a riff that sounds like it came from a ...

With the 45th anniversary super deluxe edition box set of KISS' historic Destroyer album coming in November, the band has served up one of the many rarities that are included with the set by way of an ...

Peter Criss will always be remembered as that guy in KISS who painted his face like a cat. Although he was never one of the central figures in the band and only lasted a few years, ironically, it’s ...

Kiss is one of the many artists whose history is woven into the new film Spinning Gold. Interestingly, the movie presents an alternate history of how the band's hit song "Beth" was created. Spinning ...

In a new Rolling Stone cover story, Stanley claims that Criss had little to do with its creation, explaining, "Peter can't write a song, because Peter doesn't play an instrument. [Stan] Penridge came ...

"Beth" is one of the most famous fictional "chicks" in rock music, as the subject of the famed, Peter Criss-sung KISS ballad that is named after her. Originally called "Beck," the 1976 single was ...

The post Yoshiki joins KISS for “Beth” and “Rock and Roll All Nite” in Japan: Watch appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Yoshiki is one of Japan’s most beloved musicians, having formed the metal ...

Remember the hair metal craze of the late 1980s? Well, there was a reason each of those bands almost invariably included an earnest ballad on their albums, usually with the intent of releasing it as a ...