Finalists for the 13th 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 Artist Of The Year!
2022 Rock News Artist Of The Year – Top 10
10 – AEROSMITH
09 – JIMI HENDRIX
08 – MOTLEY CRUE
07 – VAN HALEN
06 – LED ZEPPELIN
05 – PINK FLOYD
04 – THE EAGLES
03 – FOO FIGHTERS
02 – JOURNEY
Rock News Artist of The Year No. 1 – KISS
KISS began 2022 with word that they were expanding their Off The Soundboard live bootleg series in March with the release of a 2004 concert from Virginia Beach, VA; they also announced rescheduled dates for some US shows and an Australian series due to Covid-related issues.
As KISS resumed The End Of The Road farewell tour with shows in South America in April, Gene Simmons offered a public invitation to Ace Frehley to perform with them during the farewell series; a month later, Frehley reunited with drummer Peter Criss for some KISS classics at Creatures Fest in Nashville, TN.
In June, KISS released another archival concert recording, “Off The Soundboard: Live At Donington 1996”, while the band launched a full summer schedule across Europe.
In August, KISS previewed the November release of a series of 40th anniversary reissues of their 1982 album, “Creatures Of The Night”, and the following month they issued "Off The Soundboard: Live In Des Moines 1977", featuring a performance on the band’s Alive II tour.
KISS streamed the Super Deluxe Edition of “Creatures Of The Night” upon its release in November, as they wound down their live schedule late in the year, with more to come in 2023.
Get your copy of the 40th anniversary package of “Creatures Of The Night” here.
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