“KISS In Sweden 1976-2013”, a new book about all the times KISS have visited Sweden over the past five decades, is now available.
The 336 page book features almost 1000 pictures, including more than 600 photos - most of which have never been published before.
"Our story begins when KISS lands at Torslanda Airport just outside of Gothenburg around 4 PM on the 25th of May 1976,” explains authors Johan Falk & Roney Lundell. “They arrive by plane unmasked and a Swedish photographer takes a few shots as KISS are about to embark on their first tour in Sweden, a tour which has generated scandalous headlines in the media long before the plane even landed. KISS will come back to visit Sweden again in 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2008, 2010 and 2013 and the band (or parts thereof) have made promotional visits here in 1982, 1985, 1987, 1992 and 1994. The story of KISS in Sweden ends as Gene and Paul board an aircraft taking off from Kristianstad Airport in Everöd at 4 PM on the 8th of June 2013, bound for Norway.”
“The goal with the book has from the very start been to document all of KISS’ visits to our country as thoroughly as possible,” they add. “We searched far and wide for all the cool pictures that were forgotten or ended up gathering dust in an attic somewhere. We talked to those who met the band, privately or professionally, and we spared no dime uncovering the facts and unknown stories which have, until now, remained undocumented. We set out to do a book that we ourselves would like to read and we think we have succeeded."
“KISS In Sweden 1976-2013” is available here.
KISS are among the nominees for the 2014 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
The New York band are nominated along with Deep Purple, Yes, Nirvana, Hall & Oates, The Replacements, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chic, Peter Gabriel, LL Cool J, N.W.A., Link Wray, the Meters, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, and the Zombies.
The inductees are expected to be revealed in December.
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