Monsters Of Rock 4 certainly lived up to it's name and reputation! It rocked the very foundation of the once again again SOLD OUT Hi Fi Bar & Ballroom! The full house in attendance will lay testament to that.

From the get go there was something in the air. From the massive queue which trailed a good portion down Swanston Street, to the very last pyrotechnical explosions which culminated in an awesome KISStroyer guitar smashing finale.

We belted out 90 minutes of KISS classics, spanning nearly the entire KISS repoitoir and the crowd was into it every step of the way.

Set list for the evening was:

Detroit Rock City
Deuce
Shout It Out Loud
Dr. Love
Love Gun
Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll
Firehouse (with an amazing fire breathing display by Danny)
Shock Me (featuring a jaw dropping smoking guitar solo from Andrew)
I Love It Loud
God Of Thunder
I Was Made For Lovin' You
New York Groove
Black Diamond
God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You II
Rock 'n' Roll All Nite

We also unveiled our new stage which included fully functional light up stair cases and amp racks. Add this to the huge functional light up KISS logo, a massive pyrotechnical display and confetti shower (supplied proudly and professionally by Melbourne Fireworks) and the unveiling of the exotic Paul Stanley Apocalypse encrusted in Swarovski Crystals and another brilliant light up guitar for Ace (this time it’s the UFO sparkle top) - well, need we say any more! Look out for online photos (by CK Photoshop) and awesome concert video footage (by Craig Broderick) very soon. These are ones you will not want to miss.

A huge thank you goes out to our partners in crime on the evening: Appetite For Destruction, Bad Medicine, The Deadthings, Thunderstruck and War Pigs. Your professionalism and patience whilst the staging and pyrotechnics set up was amazing!

Apologies go out to all the hard rock and KISStroyer fans who missed out on seeing the show due to doors being locked so early on in the night. We were disappointed to hear that some who traveled quite some distance were unable to see the spectacle, but it is in the interest of safety that the numbers are capped.

Keep rockin' and see ya soon!

It's been a while since we've updated the news page and that's mainly because the band has been busy pumping out show after show and tour after tour.

To say the least 2006 has been another eventful year:

- The band appeared live on Triple M’s Shebang segment performing "Rock 'n' Roll All Nite" acoustically which was preceded by Andrew being interviewed with Marty and Fi Fi.

- The band completed a successful tour of Queensland - such was the success that the band and management are already in negotiation for a 2007 tour. Whilst on tour our Starchild, Matt, featured on the front page of the Sunshine Coast Daily.

- KISStroyer secured a new endorsement deal with Basson. This is the same company which proudly represents the likes of Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) and a number of other major artists. Basson make the most amazing speaker cabinets in the world and are shortly releasing their range of guitar and bass amplifiers as well!

Currently we are in preparation for the annual "Monsters Of Rock" event in Melbourne. This year we are bring in a new stage and our largest indoor pyrotechnical display which is sure to impress all in attendance!

Fans of the band often comment about the amazing guitars that we us in our shows. As a result we are currently compiling a plethora of live shots which feature all the guitars our arsenal. These will shortly be online shortly in the Bio section of our site. Speaking of guitars, there will also be a few new guitars making their debut at "Monsters Of Rock 4", they are sure to impress and make nice additions to the band's massive array of authentic KISS guitars.

Speaking of "Monsters Of Rock", the fantastic people of Tasmania and Canberra will both be treated to their very own "Monsters Of Rock" events in 2007! Check our date page for more information on these events.

There is also a massive New Years Eve show coming up in an event that generally attracts 10,000+ revelers each year in Swan Hill - for those of you without plans already why not come along and rock 'n' roll all nite into the new year with KISStroyer!

We would like to thank everyone who turned up to Ruby's Lounge last night, we had a blast on stage! It was fantastic to see quite a number of new faces in the crowd going crazy alongside the KISStroyer faithful. Speaking of which, we must thank those who traveled quite some distance to see the show last night. It's quite humbling and flattering to step on stage and see people from the other side of town standing front row, dead center - thank you guys! You know who you are!

With such a vocal crowd it's hard to end the show but on the flip side it means that we have the chance to catch up with everyone to express our thanks for such great support. The reasons we play are because we enjoy playing live and we love KISS. Having people give us the love and support we receive makes the labor of putting on a show seem like a breeze.

Shortly we will have new photos on our site after some long delays, with a few being from last night.

It has been just over a month since KISS fans and KISStroyer rocked the foundations of the Hi Fi Bar in Melbourne to show their support for the recognition of KISS' right to be included in the Rock 'n' Roll All Of Fame in America. Since then DVD footage from the night has been edited to be screened at the upcoming march that will take place in Cleveland on August 5th 2006.

Recently an interview has appeared online with Paul Carpenter whom is leading the KISS Army in their assault on the Hall Of Fame. In the interview he thanks those who have pitched in and helped out in getting the voice of the KISS Army heard worldwide.

We were honoured to have taken place in helping the Australian KISS Army have their collective voices heard at the Hi Fi show we held. The night was an great success and an extremely vocal crowd has certainly got their message across to America!

For those who haven't seen the interview here is a link to one of the many sites with a copy of it: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art30794.asp

Photos from the huge KISStroyer show in Melbourne over the weekend are now available online via the Rock Vizion website. We thank Graeme Plenter from Rock Vizion for sharing his photos with everyone so quickly.

Shortly we will have photos from the show in our galleries courtesey of CK Photoshop.

A number of people have been in touch with us in relation to the scheduled interview and performance on Triple M's Shebang last Friday. As many people noticed the segment did not air, which was due to some technical issues behind the scenes.

We have been assured by the station that the intverview and performance will be aired this Friday, May 19, on the Shebang which is broadcast between 4pm and 6pm.

In the meantime the interview and performance can also be downloaded from our site here and will shortly appear on our press page as well.

As a leadup to the huge KISStroyer show at the Hi Fi Bar & Ballroom on June 10 the band will be performing a KISS song unplugged on Triple M's Shebang radio show on Friday May 12th. Catch the boys bewteen 4pm and 6pm tomorrow for a taste of what's to come in little under a month from today!

KISStroyer also got one of the best - a crowd of over 2,000 locals (many of which were adorned in KISS make up), a pyrotechnical display which would rival an actual KISS show and a tour organiser who went to the absolute finest detail to ensure the band's stay in the southern most part of our country was not only easy but also very comfortable. A huge thank you goes out to Nick and Shannon!

Thanks largely to an amazing advertising campaign which consisted of TV, radio and large ads in major papers there was much talk around town of the KISStroyer show. It seemed everyone knew about it in some way, shape or form. Couple this with the amazing War Pigs kicking off proceedings and the evening was always going to be a success. There was even talk on the radio the day after the show discussing everything from the show itself to reported UFO sightings above the showgrounds as the band was playing!

Look out for articles, press releases, photos and video clips online very soon. Until then you can visit www.rockvizion.com.au, where renowned photographer Graeme Plenter is currently displaying his impressive photos from the show capturing both bands in their full glory. Graeme has photographed the likes of Jon Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, Nickelback, U2, INXS, Green Day and Motley Crue (and not to mention the fact he's a top guy!).

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