KISSNews reports:

Under the name of his new company, Titans Of Rock, KISS bassist/singer GENE SIMMONS will tour South America in April. Fans can buy meet & greet passes and puchase his basses. More info can be found here on his official website for his instruments.

Titans Of Rock tour dates

April

19 - Lima, Perú - Explanada Monumental
22 - Sao Paolo, Brasil - Credit Card Hall
24 - Paraguay - Jockey Stadium
26 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Estadio Malvinas
28 - Santiago de Chile - Movistar Arena

Rumoured are also dates in Guatemala City (April 30th) and San Jose in Costa Rica at Stadium Saprisa (May 2nd).

Since these are all stadium dates, these dates could possibly coincide with a South American KISS tour.

IndustryGamers.com's John Gaudiosi recently reported:

Gene Simmons knows business as well as he knows rock n roll. In addition to selling over 100 million records and DVDs, he’s turned KISS into a licensing behemoth that includes over 3,000 items ranging from condoms to coffins. Now the star of the hit reality TV series, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, has entered the technology space with Ortsbo (Ortsbo.com). The rock legend has joined the digital language translation company, in part, because he speaks five languages (English, Hebrew, Hungarian, German, and some Japanese) and is learning Mandarin.

Simmons, who was at the Sundance Film Festival with comic book legend Stan Lee last week, talks about how Ortsbo, and technology, is changing music, and the world, and offers his thoughts on music video games in this exclusive IndustryGamers interview. Note near the end his comments on securing an Angry Birds game deal and that he's in talks with Sony PlayStation as well.

Read more at this location.

The 35th anniversary deluxe edition of the classic KISS album Destroyer will now released as a two-CD set on April 17th, worldwide. The album was remixed late last year by original producer Bob Ezrin (ALICE COOPER) and will feature long sought after outtakes and the original cover art.

Destroyer was released on March 15, 1976 and peaked at #4 in Sweden, #6 in Austria and Canada and #11 in the US. The album is certified double-platinum (two million units) in the US.

BraveWords.com's Mitch Lafon summarizes: "Bob Ezrin meets KISS and adds Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter to the mix. Ezrin is a visionary producer who can put the theatrics of the stage onto vinyl and he did it brilliantly with the band. The band gave up the simple ‘I love you baby’ type lyric for more thought out and grandiose lyrics and music. Ezrin makes Beth believable, makes 'God Of Thunder' roar and 'Detroit Rock City' come alive. KISS become larger than life."

Destroyer featured the classic KISS line-up:

Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, vocals

Gene Simmons – bass guitar, vocals

Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals

Peter Criss – drums, percussion, vocals

Ken Kelly's original version of the album cover for Destroyer (above) was rejected by the record company because they felt the scene was too violent looking with the rubble and flames. Also, the original version had the members of KISS wearing the Alive costumes.