18-12-2023
KISS are reportedly betting that their avatars will be a hit, with co-founder Gene Simmons telling fans that “about $200 million” is being invested in the avatars.
The band ushered in their “new era” of avatars during the final show of their End of The Road Farewell Tour on December 2 at Madison Square Garden, with the avatars “performing” their 1991 song “God Gave Rock and Roll To You”. after their live encore.
They shared a behind-the-scenes intro video online and stated: “The end is only the beginning. KISS have been immortalized and reborn as avatars to rock forever. Get exclusive access to the full story, including behind-the-scenes footage and the making of avatar and be a part of the New Age only at kissonline.com.”
In a meet and greet session after the final show, Simmons was asked about the avatars and he here“They're going to get better, these cartoons. There's so much that's being planned, even beyond my understanding. But they're spending about $200 million to take it to the next level.”
As we previously reported, for KISS' new avatars, the band turned to ILM (Industrial Light & Magic), who are best known for their pioneering work on Star Wars, with ABBA Voyage producers Pophouse Entertainment producing and financing the new venture.
Paul Stanley: “What we've accomplished has been amazing, but it's not enough. The band deserves to live on because the band is bigger than us. It's exciting for us to take the next step and see KISS immortalized.”
Gene Simmons: “We can be forever young and forever iconic by taking us to places we've never dreamed of before. Technology will make Paul jump higher than he's ever done before.”
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