kiss.ch

kiss.ch is a dated blog-style archive, not a menu-driven catalog. Content is organized as a reverse-chronological feed of posts, each with a title, a date, and a short excerpt, with older material reached through "Older posts" and page links (Page 1, Page 2). If you are looking for a specific event, member interaction, or media appearance, the fastest route is to scan post titles rather than expect a section menu.

How the homepage feed works

Each entry on the homepage follows the same pattern: a headline, one or more dates, and an excerpt that sometimes continues with a "read more..." link. The dates can be confusing because posts often carry two — for example, a December 3, 2023 date alongside a March 24, 2023 date on the Lenita Erickson / Bruce Kulick post. Treat the headline as the primary identifier and the dates as context for when an item was posted or updated.

The feed mixes several kinds of content without separating them into categories:

• Collection and credit notices — posts noting that the owner's collection photos appeared in official KISS releases, such as the credits of the Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Edition and the Destroyer 45th Anniversary Edition.
• Media appearances — for example, the Kiss-Special on Radio 1 with an interview, aired January 23, 2022, with a replay on January 26, 2022.
• Member interactions — birthday wishes from Bruce Kulick and from Eric, and a post about Bruce's personal awards.
• Collectibles and stories — the four Canadian Crazy Nights awards presented to Gene, Paul, Eric, and Bruce, and the KISS End Of The Road tourbook in which collection photos were used.
• TV reports — a ZüriInfo report on the collection, including a Meet & Greet at the Hallenstadion.

Finding older posts

The bottom of the feed provides "Older posts" plus numbered page links (Page 1, Page 2, Next). This is the only visible browsing mechanism in the provided page evidence. There is no category list, tag index, or search box documented, so plan to page through the archive or use your browser's find function on a loaded page to locate a title.

What each post type tells you

Practical navigation tips

• Start from the title, not the date. Dual dates on many posts make chronological scanning unreliable.
• Use "read more..." links. Excerpts are truncated; the full story, including the award history or the radio description, sits behind the link.
• Expect a personal, first-person voice. Posts are written from the collector's perspective ("I provided a few pictures of my collection," "I had the possibility to obtain all 4 Canadian awards"), so treat them as a collector's log rather than an institutional archive.
• Check the credits posts if you need verification. They are the clearest documented link between this site and official KISS releases.

The site does not publish pricing, membership, or login information in the provided material, so nothing here should be read as indicating paid access or open access beyond what the pages themselves show.

kiss.ch is the site of a Swiss KISS collector, Alexander Zihlmann, whose collection is described there as one of the world's largest. The documented material falls into two groups: personal interactions with KISS members (mainly birthday greetings from Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer) and media appearances tied to the collection (a Radio 1 KISS special with interview, a ZüriInfo TV report, and a Hallenstadion meet & greet). The site also records that photographs of the collection were used in official KISS anniversary releases and tour books.

KISS member interactions

The site's posts center on Bruce Kulick (guitarist, KISS 1984–1996) and Eric Singer (drummer).

The site also mentions that the collector obtained all four Canadian Crazy Nights awards presented to Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Carr, and Bruce Kulick, with the story that they were meant to be handed to KISS but never were.

Media appearances

• Radio 1 KISS special (aired January 23, 2022; replay January 26, 2022). Radio 1 music director Dani Wüthrich presented KISS, and the program covered Paul Stanley's difficult childhood as well as Zihlmann as a KISS fan and owner of one of the world's largest KISS collections.
• ZüriInfo TV report (posted June 11, 2015; resurfaced April 5, 2024). Titled "Weltgrösste KISS-Sammlung – Meet & Greet im Hallenstadion," it describes a collection spanning "from a pacifier to a coffin" and notes that the band sometimes consults Zihlmann on rarities. A second fan, Rajan Kumar, also appears.

Ties to official KISS releases

The site lists credits in anniversary editions and tour materials:

• Creatures of the Night 40th Anniversary Edition — featured in the credits (December 25, 2022).
• Destroyer 45th Anniversary Edition — featured in the credits (December 28, 2021).
• End of the Road tour book — the collector supplied photos of his collection for the 2019 tour program; the site notes 10 versions of the book were used from 2019 to 2023.

What this tells you

If you want evidence of direct contact between a major collector and the band, the birthday posts and the award acquisition are the concrete items. If you are researching the collection's reach, the Radio 1 interview, the ZüriInfo segment, and the anniversary-edition credits are the verifiable media trail. The site presents these as dated posts rather than a formal archive, so treat the dates as publication dates on kiss.ch, not necessarily the dates of the original events.

kiss.ch is a personal Swiss fan and collector website devoted to the rock band KISS, run by collector Alexander Zihlmann and focused on his own collection and collecting news. It is not an official KISS site. Use it if you want a collector's perspective on rare KISS items, tour-program appearances, and documented interactions with band members; don't use it for official band news, tickets, or merchandise.

Who runs the site and what it covers

The site describes itself as the "First KISS website from Switzerland, specialized in KISS collecting." Its content is a dated log of collection milestones and media appearances rather than a shop or database. Recurring themes in the page evidence:

• Collection features in official products — Zihlmann notes he "provided a few pictures of my collection featured in this 2019 tour-program," referring to the KISS End Of The Road tourbook, and that 10 versions of that book were used from 2019 to 2023. He also records being "featured in the credits" of the Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Edition and the Destroyer 45th Anniversary Edition.
• Media coverage — a Swiss Radio 1 KISS special with an interview (aired January 23, 2022, replayed January 26), and a ZüriInfo TV report titled "Weltgrösste KISS-Sammlung" (world's largest KISS collection) with a meet-and-greet at the Hallenstadion.
• Band-member interactions — birthday wishes posted by Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer, and a note about obtaining all four Canadian Crazy Nights awards presented to Gene, Paul, Eric, and Bruce.
• Collecting anecdotes — the TV report summary describes a collection spanning "vom Nuggi bis zum Sarg" (from a pacifier to a coffin), and says the band sometimes consults him on rarities.

What it is not

The page evidence shows no pricing, no shop links, and no payment platforms. Treat kiss.ch as an archive of one collector's activity and a record of where his items have appeared publicly — not as a store, an official news source, or a complete KISS discography reference.

How to use it

1. Browsing collection history — read the dated entries on the front page and use "Older posts" / page navigation (Page 1, Page 2) to move back through the archive.
2. Checking whether a collectible is documented — search the site for an item name (for example, a tourbook edition or an award) to see if Zihlmann has written about it.
3. Verifying a claim you saw elsewhere — the entries name specific products and broadcasts (Radio 1, ZüriInfo, anniversary-edition credits), which you can cross-check against those sources.

A practical example: if you own a 2019–2023 End Of The Road tourbook and want to know which versions exist, the site's note that "there are 10 versions of this book" gives you a starting count to verify against collector forums.

Common pitfalls

• Mistaking it for an official site — the domain name is suggestive, but the content is one fan's personal record.
• Expecting current prices or sales — nothing in the page evidence indicates transactions; the awards story describes a past acquisition, not items for sale.
• Assuming the collection is fully catalogued online — the site highlights selected items and media moments, not an exhaustive inventory.

kiss.ch is the website of Alexander Zihlmann, a Swiss KISS fan and collector whose holdings are described on the site as one of the world's largest KISS collections. The collection is broad rather than narrowly musical: the site says it spans items from "all imaginable areas of life — from a pacifier to a coffin." The site presents the collection through dated news posts, photos, and notes about where Zihlmann's items or images have appeared, rather than through a single catalog page.

What the collection covers

The site's own description of its scope is the clearest guide to its contents:

• Everyday-life objects: the "from a pacifier to a coffin" line signals merchandise and novelty items well beyond records and concert gear.
• Rarities the band itself consults him on: the site states that because Zihlmann collects so meticulously, the band sometimes consults him about rare items.
• Awards and memorabilia tied to band members: one post describes obtaining all four Canadian awards for Crazy Nights presented to Gene, Paul, Eric, and Bruce, with a note on the story behind them.
• Tour and anniversary publications: collection photos were used in the 2019 End of the Road tour program (the site notes 10 versions of that book were used from 2019–2023), and Zihlmann is listed in the credits of the Creatures of the Night 40th Anniversary Edition and the Destroyer 45th Anniversary Edition.

How the site presents it

The site works as a chronological collector's log. Posts are dated and cover things like:

• Appearances in official KISS releases and their credits
• A KISS special on Swiss station Radio 1, including an interview with Zihlmann as a major collector
• Birthday greetings posted by Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer
• A TV report (ZüriInfo) on the collection, including a meet-and-greet at the Hallenstadion

Older entries are reachable through pagination (Page 1, Page 2, Next), so the archive goes back years.

Who it's useful for

This is a site for KISS fans and memorabilia researchers who want to see what an unusually deep collection looks like and how items connect to official band releases. It is not a shop and not a price guide — the site presents the collection and its history, not items for sale or valuations. If you want to understand the range of KISS collectibles or check whether a particular rarity is documented, the dated posts and credit mentions are the most concrete material on the site.