Gene Simmons was a surprise guest at the first night of the Visual Japan Summit, joining X Japan onstage to play the KISS classic 'Rock and Roll All Nite.'
Corey Taylor spoke about the conceptual and visual elements of Slipknot, stating that he feels like they share more in common with Tool than they do with KISS.
Stone Sour will release 'Meanwhile in Burbank…', a five-song EP featuring cover songs from Black Sabbath, Metallica, KISS, Judas Priest and Alice in Chains.