Peter Oreckinto - J.R. Smalling - Rick Munroe - Mick Campise
In Tour con i Kiss

THE REVIEW

Don't care about Kiss? Okay, there are other things to learn in the world. However, if you belong to those who think that the colorful and circus-like world of these Americans deserves attention, well, if you really don't know everything about Gene and company, try reading this new publication. You might update your ‘kissic’ culture (…sorry for the neologism, but it was necessary) with fresh news. The latter is truly fresh, partly because it's hosted by the current month which traditionally refers to grayness and cold, but above all, because they are present in a new publication. If today Kiss is “the hottest band in the world,” they also owe it to those guys who accompanied them on tour in the very early years of their career: a capable and determined road crew, able to manage every aspect of their show and the tough life on tour, faithful to their dream of becoming the most important rock group in the world—a notion that seemed incredible at the time. A book where the four members of the original Kiss Krew tell the behind-the-scenes of the band's concerts from '73 to '76.

In this book, the four key members of the Original KISS Krew tell what happened behind the scenes of the Kiss concerts from 1973 to 1976: the hard work, the special effects, the clashes with other bands and crews, the deadly risks they faced every single day, the miles covered along the roads (145,000 just in 1974!!), the women, the brawls, the accidents, the relationships with the group… first-hand stories accompanied by unpublished photos and original documents of the time, to offer a unique and intimate look at the formative years in which KISS built their legend.

The book was released by Tsunami Edizioni on November 26, and the limited edition also contains an embroidered patch that faithfully reproduces the original patch of the original Kiss Crew.