Check out these great photos of the KISS Army taken at KISS' Raleigh and Atlanta shows.

Each one of these photos was taken by fans at the show who shared their great pics with the world via the KISS LIVE SHARE CoolIris application. KISS is the first band in the world to launch this app, and the KISS ARMY is being called upon to start taking great pictures! Want to join in the fun?

Download the free app from iTunes or Android Market at KISS LIVE SHARE and get started!

Hey KISS,

We went to 7-11 tonight -- check out the front of the Slurpee machine! They had all the new KISS Slurpee cups too and of course we got one of each. When we checked out, the clerk working the register said "These are, by far, the greatest cups we've ever had!" We agree!

Marie Oliver

LETTERS

On October 17th Peter will be walking for the American Cancer Society, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. To register and join his team, click link below. You can make a donation of support. If you want to support Peter as a walker, click on the link below. You can register and walk 3.1 miles with him on Sunday, October 17th. The walk starts at 10:00 am. Speeches start at 8:00 am.

Click Here To Join or Donate

Want to take home the ultimate collectible from KISS' Hottest Show on Earth tour? Here's your chance to own a piece of rock history -- Paul Stanley's stage-smashed guitar or Gene Simmons' stage-played bass!

Both Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are offering their stage-used guitars and basses to fans in exclusive promotions. Enjoy a private meet-and-greet with Paul or Gene before the show to take photos with your guitar or bass, then enjoy the concert and pick it up afterward!

Paul will smash your Paul Stanley Washburn guitar at the end of the concert, then autograph it any way you'd like. Gene will autograph your Gene Simmons Axe bass, then rock with it on stage during the show... note that he may bleed, sweat or spit on it!

For more information on owning Paul's smashed guitar, visit PaulStanleyGuitars.com, and to learn more about owning Gene's stage-used bass, visit GSaxe.com!

And, check out these great clips of Paul and Gene playing guitars that went to lucky fans at the end of the show each night!

Check out this great photo of Paul taken last night in Atlanta by our friend Leigh Westee.

Mt. Rushmore, Disneyland . . . And Kiss?

This is no place for modesty. Kiss drummer Eric Singer describes the band as a piece of Americana, like Universal Studios or Disneyland. "Whether it's going to Mount Rushmore or Yellowstone Park or the Statue Of Liberty, I say Kiss is one of the Wonders Of The World. Maybe I'm biased because I'm in the band, but I really believe that you gotta see Kiss at least once in your life. Even if you don't like Kiss or don't know anything about them, I guarantee when you walk away from the show you're going to go, 'That was a lot of fun - I'll never see anything like that again.' I always say, 'It's rock 'n' roll meets the circus coming to town!'"

Appearing: September 3rd at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park.

Check out the latest KISS merchandise additions to the official KISS online store:

KOL Exclusive - KISS Active Sportswear Track Jacket

KOL Exclusive - KISS Toddler Zip Up Hoodie

KOL Exclusive - 2011 KISS 16 Month Calendar

KISS Youth Zip Up Hoodie

KISS Alive at the Mohegan Sun

by Christopher Annino

Connecticut wanted the best and Connecticut got the best, the hottest band in the world, KISS! They played at the Mohegan Sun on August 19th and a crowd of lucky KISS followers, known as the KISS Army, gathered in droves to witness one of the greatest shows on earth. What other form of entertainment offers a fire breathing demon monster who can jump 50 feet in the air, a flamboyant front-man flying around the audience, a levitating drumming cat man and a man from outer space playing guitar licks that are out of this world?

The band filled arenas and stadiums for 40 years and is a part of Rock-n-Roll history with their legendary stage theatrics and countless albums sold worldwide - including their current one, "Sonic Boom." With their larger-than-life personas and devotion to their fans, KISS sold millions of albums worldwide.

Here are some photos from backstage at last night's KISS show in Atlanta, GA.

Tommy Thayer of KISS talks fandom, first shows, and rock n' roll

Ace Frehley's replacement started out as a mega-fan

By Danny Sigelman

Like most KISS fans, I remember the exact moment they came into my consciousness. That moment is all too vivid. My second-grade classmate, Jim Brown, and I were sitting together with a girl in our class at one of those fake Formica tables listening to storybook records.

Jim waited long enough for the teacher to leave us at the table when he pulled out his own bag of the good stuff, his KISS records. Yanking "Peter and the Wolf" from the turntable, he dropped the needle on the first one. It had a cover with a close-up photo of this demon face, staring at me with black and white make-up and red eyes. It was the Gene Simmons solo record. I couldn't stop staring at the picture of him with blood trickling through his teeth. Watching the label in shock as it spun around, I had never heard anything like that before. I looked across the table at the girl who was sitting with us. She looked terrified. I was hooked.

Right up there with all the great Minnesota traditions - agriculture, politics, and straight-up excess - the band who was once accused of being satanic some 30-plus years ago, KISS, will be headlining the Grandstand at the Minnesota State Fair as part of their "Hottest Show on Earth" tour this Saturday. From his hotel room in Uncasville, Connecticut, Tommy Thayer talked to me about one of our favorite bands, KISS.

Here's a fan-filmed clip of "Dr. Love" from last night's show at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta.

Here's last night's photo of the Wounded Warriors check at KISS' Atlanta, GA show. To date, KISS has raised $282,704.00 for the CSRA Wounded Warriors Care Project on the Hottest Show On Earth tour!

KISS is donating one dollar from every admission sold throughout the Hottest Show On Earth Tour to the CSRA Wounded Warriors Care Project.

Photo by Dean Snowden for KISSonline.

Here are some live photos from last night's show in Atlanta.

One look around the parking lot at Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood Tuesday night and there was no mistaking who was in town. KISS returned to Atlanta.

"It's a lot like going to a circus," said fan Shane Hill. "There's a lot of fireworks. There's a lot of fire breathing. They look a lot like superheroes up on stage, eight inch platform heels, breathing fire, flying through the air. It's a lot of fun."

Hill has seen KISS a dozen times, but Tuesday marked a first for his family. It was the first time his 5-year-old son accompanied his dad and mom, Maria Hill, to the show.

KISS took the stage around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. A packed house greeted their entrance.

Here are some photos from backstage at last Sunday's KISS show in Raleigh, NC.

Photos by Hab Haddad for KISSonline.