KISS launched the first leg of their massive End Of The Road World Tour last Thursday (January 31st) at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. Speaking with Los Angeles Times, ahead of the band's February 12th show in Anaheim, Gene Simmons talks about the trek.

“This is a good time to do one last victory lap,” says Simmons. “You want to go out on top.”

Gene insists these shows will exceed the band's previous spectacles. “It’s by far the largest and most over-the-top we’ve ever done,” Simmons said.

“There’s nothing subtle about what we do,” he said, adding the show will incorporate gravity-defying antics and “more firepower than most Third World countries.”

Read more at Los Angeles Times.

Pro-shot footage from the tour launch can be seen below:

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