Finalists for the 12th annual hennemusic Rock News Awards are chosen by readers: the Rock News Story Of The Year is determined by page views, while the Rock News Artist Of The Year is based on the combined total page views of the top 50 hennemusic rock news stories of the past twelve months.
Today we unveil the No. 1 hennemusic Rock News Story Of The Year!
2021 Rock News Story Of The Year – Top 10
10 – LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
09 – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
08 – MAMMOTH WVH
07 – ZZ TOP
06 – FLEETWOOD MAC
05 – HEART
04 – SAMMY HAGAR
03 – VAN HALEN
02 – DEEP PURPLE
Rock News Story Of The Year No. 1: KISS
In June, KISS streamed live audio of their 1984 classic, “Heaven’s On Fire”, from a 2001 concert in Tokyo as a preview to the launch of their official live bootleg series, “Off The Soundboard.”
The lead single from the band’s twelfth studio record, “Animalize”, was one of 21 songs performed by KISS before 55,000 fans at the city’s Tokyo Dome on March 13, 2001 with a lineup that saw founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons joined by guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Eric Singer.
Check out the No. 1 hennemusic rock news story of 2021 on KISS here.
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