The Official Site of Angelo Coppola

There is a limited print on this CD so it will be a must own for every KISS collector. Be sure to visit www.highschooltributes.com for all the news and details.

On April 10th, Angelo was a special guest on the television show New York Rocks. Angelo was interviewed and performed with the house band Different Planet. AJ Pero (drummer of Twisted Sister) was also a special guest on the show. Angelo's sister Gina appeared on the show too, dancing a hip-hop solo to "Fergalicious". A great big thank you to Phil and to everyone in our NYRocks family! We can't wait to see you all again!!! You can watch the entire April episode of New York Rocks at: www.nyrockstv.com

Below is a review of the Indy Expo that Angelo wrote:

Well, it was another rockin' good time at this years Indy KISS Expo! It was a packed house as the KISS Army showed up in full force. Dealers with vintage merchandise were set up everywhere and deals were flying. Special guest for the day was former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick who signed autographs and took pictures with fans for most of the day. I really learn to admire guys like Bruce at an event like this because he was very generous with his time and greeted hundreds of fans with a smile. He also did a Q&A session where he talked about his days with KISS, as well as Grand Funk (his current band), ESP & Union.

I was privileged to meet quite a few of my friends from here on Myspace. I was really pleased that I got to meet my friend Ira in person. He is one of the main people in charge of the movement to get KISS into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I really appreciate all of the work he has done and we made sure we got a few of the 11th Commandment (Thou shalt not delay the induction of KISS) t-shirts. Buy one now at www.kissarmyunites.com

This Expo I decided to perform an "unmasked" set without make-up. #1 because I wanted to do a set of "unmasked" era KISS songs and #2 I don't really like to wear make-up! So, I chose to open with a couple from Paul's new CD Live to Win and Bulletproof. Next I played a sneak preview to the new KISS tribute CD I played on titled Christine Sixteen 2. I can't wait until this CD is released in late April. You're gonna love it! Take a listen at: www.highschooltributes.com and www.myspace.com/46924674

After that I wanted to play my little buddy Zach Johnsons favorite KISS song Heaven's on Fire which I dedicated to him. Also I decided to donate half of all the sales from my CD Pound for Pound that day, to Zachary. I'd like to thank each and every KISS fan that kicked in to purchase a CD. Zach and I THANK YOU ALL!!! http://zacharyskiss.blogspot.com/

I then played three tracks from the little known Carnival of Souls CD. I really wanted a challenge and I enjoyed learning some difficult Eric Singer drum parts.

Lastly, the part I enjoyed the most about this Expo was getting the chance to jam a couple of songs with my friends in Mr. Speed. I had talked to Criss, the drummer, a couple of times before the Expo and he was kind enough to let me jam a couple of KISS classics (Lick It Up & Unholy) with the band. I was really honored to play with those guys and I hope they know what a special time it was for me. Thank you guys and I hope we can do it again sometime!

Mr. Speed ended the event by blasting out an awesome set. These guys not only act and move just like KISS but they sound incredible too. The thing that I love about this band is they not only play the most popular KISS songs but they also work in some of those forgotten classics. Mr. Speed performs everywhere so if you ever get the chance to see these guys, don't miss it! www.mrspeedonline.com and www.myspace.com/mrspeedkisstribute

Make sure and check out the video of my performance at: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2020681645

To everyone that stopped by my table THANK YOU!!!

See ya at the next one!

Angelo