after 50 years of Kiss, the band is now interested in a kind of digital immortality.
…This feels like a punishment…
I saw KISS a few years ago. Paul Stanley led the crowd in the pledge of allegiance because “patriotism is cool”. I want to know if they incorporate that into their avatar show.
Wow fuck kiss
Stanley seems like a real tool. A quick trip searching his name and controversy nets some interesting info.
Regarding him being a right wing dbag, it certainly seems possible.
Wow fuck kiss
Lol. This is the most “Kiss” thing they could do. Of anyone who would try to make a band of avatars to take over, kiss would be my most ex0ected to do so.
I was already confused for the Abba digital concert and with Kiss I’m still confused. What do they mean by avatar and why would I go to a “concert” of a prerendered game sequence instead of watching a video of the original band on YouTube at home?
Because the audio quality would be really good?
There’s already tons of concerts that are done virtual…
I mean to be fair, if it’s been 50 years it’s probably becoming a lot more difficult for them to do concerts anyway
Sorry but if you actually want audio quality you don’t get it at live shows with people screaming all around you. What you meant is “loud” and you can also do that at home but you quickly realise it’s not that fun to have tinnitus.
It wouldn’t necessarily be prerendered; they could do gigs in VRChat for an example. It would take some effort and money, but they’ve got money and they could pay someone else to put in the effort so that all they have to do is strap on some fbt trackers and grab a guitar that’s been modified with fret sensors and then play concerts from their living rooms.Edit: I should have finished reading the article first and gave them more credit than I should have. It sounds like it’s the whole “”“hologram”“” thing but at a distance?
Nope. It’s actually terrible. CGI on a big screen. Here’s the concert. CGI starts at 2:14:00
Damn, managed to suck more than I was expecting. I would be cool with VR/green screened stuff. I’d be cool with “holograms” that let them play live from a studio 1000mi away. Not that prerendered shit though. Not that I like Kiss or have a lot of respect for them to begin with, but man, talk about missing the point.
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Kiss. Pretending to be a real band and becoming more of a joke every year after year since the 70s. Still, an impressive new low for them.
I’ve heard enough interviews and stories about the members of this band that I can’t listen to their music. They’re just real assholes.
I guess now they are virtual assholes too.
Starts at 2:14:00
I thought it would at least be some 3d hologram stuff. Instead it’s just a cgi video on a big screen. Lame.
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Not if Big Makeup has anything to say about it…
Kiss about to become Vtubers.
sorry but KISS has always been a virtual band
I might be interested if they had Ace Frehley and Peter Criss avatars instead of their replacements.
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Here is the official announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl5PGoy5X6g
If anyone had asked me which rock band would be the first to come out with this kind of crap, I would have said KISS anyway.
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Looks like a dodgy modded version of Guitar Hero.
Sounds about right for Kiss
I saw Kiss live twice in the 1970’s. They were fantastic. If they do this well, like the investment of time, artisanship, and materials, I think it could be fantastic! Just like ABBA’s production. ABBA is the original ABBAtar band. They built an arena in London and are selling out concerts coming up on the third year. All movements are their movements, especially newly recorded with careful detailing of appearance, in costumes during their peak. Edit- Not sure why this is being downvoted?
Kiss… coming soon to a Chuck E. Cheese near you!
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On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden.
During their encore, the band’s current lineup — founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons as well as guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer — left the stage to reveal digital avatars of themselves.
The avatars were created by George Lucas’ special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, in partnership with Pophouse Entertainment Group, the latter of which was co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus.
The two companies recently teamed up for the “ABBA Voyage” show in London, in which fans could attend a full concert by the Swedish band — as performed by their digital avatars.
In order to create their digital avatars, who are depicted as a kind of superhero version of the band, Kiss performed in motion capture suits.
And for those who couldn’t make the Madison Square Garden show — stay tuned, because a Kiss avatar concert may very well be on the way.
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Entering the “Part of Every Day” stage of their career. :)