April 27 :Thayer-St
James vinyl LP release featuring "Bomshell" EP on Side A and "The
Lost Tapes" EP on Side B From :
Tommy Thayer ( X )
Tommy Thayer and Jamie St. James are proud to announce a special
Thayer-St James vinyl LP release featuring the "Bombshell"
2025 EP on Side A and "The
Lost Tapes" 2022 EP on Side B, packaged in
a custom-designed gatefold jacket with a full-color sleeve. Each
copy is personally autographed by Tommy Thayer and Jaime St. James .
Go to:
http://thayerstjames.com
April 7 :
TOMMY THAYER guests on new CACTUS album From :
Kiss Related Recordings On
April 3, drum legend Carmine Appice released a new Cactus album
through Cleopatra Records entitled Temple of Blues II. The CD and
digital download versions of the album contain a bonus track
entitled “Feel So Good,” which features Tommy Thayer and Britt
Lightning on guitars.
full Track listing for Temple Of Blues II:
1. Back Door Man Pt. 1 & 2 feat. Eric Gales, Billy Sheehan
2. 300 Pounds Of Joy feat. Ty Tabor
3. Moanin’ At Midnight feat. Pat Travers
4. Down In The Bottom feat. Dug Pinnick
5. Token Chokin’ feat. Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal
6. Bad Stuff feat. Steve Morse, Joe Lynn Turner, Derek Sherinian,
Tony Franklin
7. Tail Dragger feat. Rudy Sarzo & Alex Skolnick
8. The Little Red Rooster feat. Dee Snider, Tracii Guns, James
Haslip
9. Purple Haze feat. Melanie
10. Spoonful feat. Ted Nugent, Bob Daisley
BONUS TRACK [CD and digital release]
11. Feel So Good feat. Billy Sheehan, Britt Lightning, Tommy Thayer
February 8 :
Bruce Kulick "Transformer" Record Store Day reissue 2026 From :
Kiss Related Recordings
On Record Store Day -April 18, 2026- Bruce Kulick’s second album, "Transformer",
originally released in 2003 and never before available on vinyl,
will be reissued on colored vinyl LP as well as on CD. The reissues
will be released by two different record labels: U.S.-based Culture
Factory and U.S./ Spanish label Elemental Music.
Both labels have redesigned the packaging with brand-new artwork and
newly remastered the album to appeal to the KISS fan base. Culture
Factory’s edition features a blue-and-orange package, while
Elemental Music’s version is inspired by KISS’s iconic broken-mirror
"Crazy Nights" album cover.
January 24 :
Thayer-St.James share video for track “Bombshell” From :
Kiss Related Recordings
Thayer-St.James featuring KISS and former Black ‘N Blue guitarist
Tommy Thayer and Black ‘N Blue frontman Jamie St. James have
unveiled a video for the title track of their 2025 mini album
"Bombshell".
January 2 :
PATRIARCHS IN BLACK to release "Completely Covered In Black" in
February, featuring 3 KISS cover songs From :
Bravewords.com
No Life Til Metal Records is kicking off 2026 with a
loud bang of the drums, killer guitar riffs and vocals, as the label
announces the release of the brand new full length album from
Patriarchs In Black "Completely Covered In Black", due on February
13, 2026.
Patriarchs In Black was started at the end of 2021 by Dan Lorenzo
(Hades, Non-Fiction) and Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Danzig,
Quiet Riot).
The new album features stunning covers of bands like KISS, Led
Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Peter Gabriel, Twisted Sister, and more.
The album also features guest vocals from Mark Sunshine (Unida),
Karl Agell (Corrosion of Conformity), Kyle Thomas (Exhorder), Rob
Dukes (Exodus), and Bobby Jensen (Hairball).
"Completely Covered In Black" features 11 cuts, as well as a vinyl
bonus track of a Patriarchs In Black original song titled, “Show
Them Your Power”. The CD features two bonus cuts including a
stunning version of “Kashmir” (Led Zeppelin) and a Patriarchs In
Black original titled “Dead And Dying”.
Tracklist:
Supertzar (Black Sabbath)
Strange Ways (KISS)
Destroyer (Twisted Sister)
Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
Hotter Than Hell (KISS)
The Chase (Motörhead)
Snowblind (Black Sabbath)
Dragon Attack (Queen)
The Ocean (Led Zeppelin)
Almost Human (KISS)
Games Without Frontiers (Peter Gabriel)
Show Them Your Power (Patriarchs In Black) – Vinyl Only Bonus track
Kashmir (Led Zeppelin) – CD Only Bonus Track
Dead Or Dying (Patriarchs In Black) – CD Only Bonus Track
From :
Kiss Related Recordings
Over the years, Dan Lorenzo has covered many KISS songs, including
"Hotter Than Hell"(2003), "Goin'Blind" (2004), "Almost Human"
(2005), "God Of Thunder"(2018) and "Larger Than Life"(2018).
