Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss & Paul Stanley of KISS
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Kiss, over the course of its 43-year career, has taken the merch game to a whole other level of licensing with an estimated half billion dollars in sales and thousands of licensing deals. In fact, the band just announced 125 new global licensing deals for last year which Paul Stanley in an exclusive Q&A with Billboard says helped the band earn more now than they ever have in their career. The band's merch goes far beyond the confines of its mid-1970s torrent of t-shirts, patches, posters and lunch boxes to products more appealing to today's millennials — from Kiss emojis, mobile video games, and face packs to carbon fiber bikes and debit cards. Here then is a gallery of some of the band's newest items.
The Demon, the Spaceman, the Catman and the Starchild, Kiss' face-painted characters for 43-years kept the band's brand both timeless and heavily licensed. In 2015 the group made the Top 150 Licensors list with reported revenues of $100 million in 2014. Check out their latest millennial merch here and Billboard's surprising interview with Starchild (Paul Stanley).
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Kiss – Kings of the Nightime and Merch Worlds
Image Credit: Mick Hutson/Redferns The Demon, the Spaceman, the Catman and the Starchild, Kiss' face-painted characters for 43-years kept the band's brand both timeless and heavily licensed. In 2015 the group made the Top 150 Licensors list with reported revenues of $100 million in 2014. Check out their latest millennial merch here and Billboard's surprising interview with Starchild (Paul Stanley).
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Kiss Army Waffle Maker
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud: Waffles are ready! The Kiss Waffle Maker by Pangea Brands LLC. The company also make Kiss toasters and popcorn makers.
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Kiss Credit Card
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY Beth I hear you crying, but i can’t come home right now, I’m trying to get my APR lowered. The new Kiss credit card courtesy of the Card Corporation which makes debit cards and credit cards.
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Kiss Decanter
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY I want to rock and roll and decant every day. The Kiss Decanter by Bradford Exchange along with four tumblers emblazoned with cover art from Kiss’ classic albums.
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Kiss Balloon
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY Paul & Gene mylar balloons make the perfect housewarming or baby shower gift for those who wanna rock and roll every day by Imaginarium Goods.
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Kiss Carbon Bike
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY Out on the street for a living, it’s great to have KissCarbon Bike to get around on by Sciacallo Bikes.
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Kiss Socks
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY Kiss socks perfect for platform shoes and/or stilettos to make you king (or queen) of the night time world by Odd Socks.
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Kiss Pinball Machine
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY Kiss Stern Pinball, one of Paul Stanley's favorite merch items which he called in an interview accompanying this story "an incredible piece of technology and a very worthy successor to the original 1970's Bally model."
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Kiss x Charlotte Olympia Flats
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY Charlotte Olympia’s Kiss kitty lame flats for the strutter in you.
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Kiss Face Packs
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY Kiss Face Packs for rocking and moisturizing your face by Isshindohonpo Co. Ltd.
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Kiss Comic Book
Image Credit: Courtesy of THREE.SIXTY The Demon, Kiss’ comic book debut series from Dynamite Entertainment.
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Kiss Monopoly
Image Credit: (Courtesty Epic Media) Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Rock the f out with Kiss Monopoly by Winning Moves International.