KISS kitchen knives available from DALSTRONG
18-12-2025
Dalstrong, which focuses on producing precision-forged knives and premium kitchen tools, has created an ultra-limited edition, unapologetically over-the-top tribute to five decades of Thunderock. Meticulously crafted as a piece of functional culinary tool art, Gene Simmons‘s Hellfire Demon Axe reimagines the legendary Axe Bass in meat-cleaving form. Uniting the axe with Sammy The Serpent, this is a collision of KISS history, from humble New York City origins through mega-stardom to the “End Of The Road” at Madison Square Garden. A one-time-only release built to honor 50 years of KISS for the KISS Army who kept the faith, every detail, sharp edge and finish honors the stagecraft that defined generations of music.
Gene Simmons‘s Hellfire Demon Axe is a 650 unit limited edition. It’ll only ever exist once, so use your headstart. The KISS 2-piece chef and paring knife set? Stock is limited on this first drop. Once word gets out, it’s gonna go fast. And it’s the same for the KISS steak knife set. Limited quantities… and this one’s got cult classic written all over it.
In the video below, Dalstrong goes backstage with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley at last month’s “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event at Las Vegas’ Virgin Hotels resort and casino complex to get their thoughts on the company’s KISS collection knives and StudioForge Axe.
Dalstrong CEO and founder Dave Dallaire spent a lot of time working in professional kitchens and restaurants in his youth, watching and feeling the passion, excitement, and uncompromising drive for perfection. He watched line cooks and sous chefs break their backs, covered in grease and blisters, with no rest and no glory. These intrepid warriors are what make restaurants successful, and they are anything but traditional. They give their heart and soul day in and day out for their craft. Where were the exciting culinary tools to match their spirit?
Dalstrong was born from this insight, to better serve the modern needs and tastes of the men and women who are the heartbeat of the industry, to give culinary artists tools that take them to places beyond their imagination, to inspire limitless creativity with their cooking, and have more fun while doing it.
In a six-minute video, KISS‘s Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons unbox the “Alive!” 50th-anniversary super deluxe box set, taking fans on a walk down memory lane on the making of the record that catapulted the band into worldwide success.
KISS‘s “Alive!” turns 50 in 2025 — a golden jubilee for the iconic live album that catapulted the band and revolutionized live albums for the music industry from end-of-career obscurity into career-defining mainstream success. Often revered as one of the greatest live albums ever by countless music journalists, “Alive!” is celebrated with a Super Deluxe 180-gram 8-LP + Blu-ray Audio boxset showcasing 120 total tracks amplified with 88 unreleased tracks. LPs 1 and 2 feature the original album newly remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original 1975 stereo analog master tapes. LPs 3 through 6 showcase two full-length concerts from the 1975 “Dressed To Kill” tour — RKO Orpheum Theatre in Davenport, Iowa on July 20, Second Show and Wildwood Convention Hall in Wildwood, New Jersey on July 23 — newly mixed by legendary producer and engineer Eddie Kramer from the original multi-track analog tapes as KISS performed in 1975, with no overdubs. Bonus tracks on LP 7 and 8 include five rehearsal tracks at the Davenport gig including an impromptu jam and an additional six songs from Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio on June 21, 1975, all newly mixed by Eddie Kramer from the original multi-tracks. The Blu-ray Audio disc features “Alive!” newly mixed by Eddie Kramer from the original album multi-track analog tapes in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround along with the newly remastered stereo in 192kHz 24-bit and 96kHz 24-bit PCM stereo set to a brand-new visualizer featuring a treasure trove of unreleased live photos.
The Super Deluxe explodes further with an extensive array of bonus kollectibles including:
* 100-page hardcover book with extensive liner notes by Ken Sharp featuring new interviews from Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and many notable “Alive!”-era KISS team members plus tons of unreleased photos and rare imagery.
* “Alive!” 1975 press kit featuring
– Press Release
– Four Black & White Glossy Photos 7.5″x10″
– Marketing Slick Sheet
– “Alive!” Tour Program
– “Alive!” Back Cover Fan Banner Poster
– Album Cover Lenticular
– T-shirt Iron-on
– Four Live Color Glossy Photos
– Peter Criss Drum Head Litho
– Wildwood Concert Poster 20″x28″
– Cleveland Concert Mini-Poster 10″x17″
– Cobo Arena Concert Main Floor Ticket Stub
– Wildwood Concert Ticket Stub
– Cleveland Concert Ticket Stub
– Cobo Arena Concert Backstage Pass
– New Year’s Eve – Nassau Backstage Pass
– Four Double-Sided Coasters
– Four Guitar Picks
– Bumper Sticker 8″x2.5″
– “Alive!” Die-Cut Double-Sided Mobile
– Gotham Rock City News Volume 4 Newspaper – Track-by-Track interview with Eddie Kramer of nearly all tracks appearing on the collection
“Alive!” (Remastered)
LP One – Side A:
01. Deuce
02. Strutter
03. Got To Choose
04. Hotter Than Hell
05. Firehouse
LP One – Side B:
01. Nothin’ To Lose
02. C’mon And Love Me
03. Parasite
04. She
LP Two – Side C:
01. Watchin’ You
02. 100,000 Years
03. Black Diamond
LP Two – Side D:
01. Rock Bottom
02. Cold Gin
03. Rock And Roll All Nite
04. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll
Live In Davenport, Iowa – RKO Orpheum Theatre – July 20, 1975 – Second Show*
LP Three – Side E:
01. Deuce
02. Strutter
03. Got To Choose
04. Hotter Than Hell
LP Three – Side F:
01. Firehouse
02. She
03. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
04. Nothin’ To Lose
LP Four – Side G:
01. C’mon And Love Me
02. 100,000 Years
03. Peter Criss Drum Solo / 100,000 Years
LP Four – Side H:
01. Black Diamond
02. Cold Gin
03. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll
Live In Wildwood, New Jersey – Wildwood Convention Hall – July 23, 1975*
LP Five – Side I:
01. Deuce
02. Strutter
03. Got To Choose
04. Hotter Than Hell
05. Firehouse
LP Five – Side J:
01. She
02. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
03. Nothin’ To Lose
04. C’mon And Love Me
LP Six – Side K:
01. 100,000 Years
02. Peter Criss Drum Solo / 100,000 Years
03. Parasite
LP Six – Side L:
01. Black Diamond
02. Cold Gin
03. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll
Bonus Live
Rehearsals – Live In Davenport, Iowa – RKO Orpheum Theatre – July 20, 1975*
LP Seven – Side M:
01. KISS Jam
02. Room Service
03. Strange Ways
04. Rock Bottom
05. Watchin’ You
Live In Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland Music Hall – June 21, 1975*
LP Seven – Side N:
01. She
02. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
03. Nothin’ To Lose
LP Eight – Side O:
01. C’mon And Love Me
02. 100,000 Years
03. Peter Criss Drum Solo / 100,000 Years
Blu-ray Audio – Alive!
Disc Five:
[Dolby Atmos* / Dolby True HD 5.1* / 192kHz 24-bit & 96kHz 24-bit PCM Stereo]
01. Deuce
02. Strutter
03. Got To Choose
04. Hotter Than Hell
05. Firehouse
06. Nothin’ To Lose
07. C’mon And Love Me
08. Parasite
09. She
10. Watchin’ You
11. 100,000 Years
12. Black Diamond
13. Rock Bottom
14. Cold Gin
15. Rock And Roll All Nite
16. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll
* Previously unreleased
