It wasn't enough for Kiss that their bassist Gene Simmons flaunts the longest tongue in rock and roll. On Tuesday, Kiss is set to premiere the largest rock book ever to be published.
Entitled Kiss Monster Book, when positioned standing up, it measures three feet high by two and a half feet wide and two inches thick.
The band will debut the book in Los Angeles with a special appearance at the Viper Room on Tuesday, August 21 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Needless to say, the band's fans will lick it up.
The Kiss Monster Book offers a large screen view through four decades of the band with an intimate collection of 127 photographs by world-renowned rock photographers.
The tome will feature rare and never-before-seen images that came from the band's own archives.
A collector's goldmine, with just 1,000 copies available and individually signed, dated and numbered by the four members of the current line-up, the massive work is expected to quickly be sold-out.
Just as "God Gave Rock and Roll to You," each copy was hand stitched-and-bound in Italy, by the same binder used by The Vatican.
Hotter than hell, it was printed in high-definition links by one of the world’s finest limited-edition and large format printers.
Eleven different covers with matching signature pages have been produced, and anyone buying it can choose which cover they want when they place their order.
It will offer an up-close-and-personal view of the most globally-recognized band in rock history, bringing the epic Kiss experience alive.
With its previously publicly unseen gems, old 35mm slides, famous moments and brand new pictures, it brings the readers right up-to-date.
"This book is way beyond my expectations. The photos are incredible at this size. It's not a coffee table book, it's a coffee table," stated Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley.
Kiss worked closely with the publishers, carefully choosing the best and rarest images to illustrate every decade of their glorious history.
The Kiss Monster Book will feature images captured by some of rock's most photographers' lenses.
They include Richard Aaron, Fin Costello, Bob Gruen, Ross Halfin, Tom Hill, Steve Jennings, Andrew Kent, Barry Levine, Eric McKenna, Evan Mover, Michael Putland, Denis O'Regan, Chip Rock, Al Soluri, Mark Sullivan, Mark Weiss and Neil Zlozower.
Kiss is internationally famous for their over-the-top performances that have flaunted face paint, iconic stage outfits, fire-breathing, blood-spitting, a flying guitarist smoking guitars and pyrotechnics.
Formed in NY in the early 1970's, Kiss has broken box office records set by The Beatles and Elvis and is America's #1 Gold Record Award-winning group of all-time (RIAA certified).
The band's Kissology Volume I, Volume II and Volume III have sold an amazing 20 times platinum in just North America alone.
The group has sold more than 40 million albums U.S.; 20 million RIAA certified, and worldwide sales exceeding 100 million. The band is currently on tour.
On July 2, the band released the first single "Hell or Hallelujah" from their upcoming Kiss Monster album, slated for release on October 16.
For more information, please visit www.kissmonsterbook.com and official website www.kissonline.com.
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