Bruce Kulick
Carrera
Primeros años
Kulick hizo parte de la agrupación de Meat Loaf entre 1977 y 1978, en la gira promocional del disco Bat Out of Hell . También participó en algunos discos del solista Michael Bolton .
Kiss
Su primera participación con Kiss fue su álbum Animalize de 1984, grabando el solo de guitarra en el tema "Lonely Is The Hunter" y un par de riffs al final del tema "Murder In High Heels". Se unió transitoriamente al grupo en la gira promocional de Animalize , y luego definitivamente, reemplazando a Mark St. John , quien padecía de una enfermedad que le impedía tocar el instrumento. Permaneció en Kiss hasta agosto de 1996, habiendo colaborado no solo como guitarrista sino también como coautor de varios temas, y haciendo los coros en muchas canciones. La canción "I Walk Alone" del disco Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions , es la única canción de Kiss que presenta a Kulick como vocalista.
Union
Después de su salida de Kiss, Kulick se reúne con el vocalista John Corabi (exmiembro de Mötley Crüe y Ratt ) el baterista Brent Fitz y el bajista James Hunting para formar la banda Union. Con esta agrupación grabaría tres discos: Union , Live in the Galaxy y The Blue Room .
Otros proyectos
Kulick en 2006.
Bruce aparece en el álbum de Lordi The Arockalypse , en la canción "It Snows in Hell ". En la actualidad es el guitarrista de la banda Grand Funk Railroad , desde el año 2000. Adicionalmente, ha grabado tres discos en solitario, Audio Dog en el 2001, Transformer en el 2003 y BK3 en el 2010.
Kulick aparece en el disco más reciente de Paul Stanley , Live to Win . En 2010 formó parte del colectivo Avantasia , proyecto paralelo del líder de Edguy , Tobias Sammet , en donde también participaron algunos reconocidos músicos como Klaus Meine (Scorpions ), Tim Owens (Judas Priest , Yngwie Malmsteen ), Eric Singer (Kiss), Jon Oliva (Savatage ), Jens Johansson (Stratovarius ), Michael Kiske (Helloween ), entre otros. En los discos Angel of Babylon y The Wicked Simphony , Bruce participa aportando su talento también en el disco debut solista del músico argentino Sebastián Gava.
En 2015 también participó en el proyecto de hard rock español Paco Ventura Black Moon, en el tema "En tu piel", grabado en Los Ángeles. En septiembre de 2023 colabora junto a Joel Hoekstra en "Ciudad Tóxica", sexta canción del álbum Vox Popurrí, Vol. I del músico argentino Darío Imaz , en donde participan también Marty Friedman , Billy Sheehan , Adrián Barilari , y Derek Sherinian , entre más de 40 artistas.
Discografía
Con Mike Katz, Guy Bois
KKB 1974 (2008)
Got to Get Back (2015)
Con Billy Squier
The Tale of the Tape (1980)
Reach for the Sky (1996)
Con Blackjack
Blackjack (1979)
Worlds Apart (1980)
Con The Good Rats
Great American Music (1981)
Tasty Seconds (1996)
Blue Collar Rats: The Lost Archives (2012)
Con Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton (1983)
Everybody's Crazy (1985)
The Hunger (1987)
Con Kiss
Animalize (lead guitar on the first two songs "Lonely Is the Hunter" & "Murder in High Heels") (1984)
Asylum (1985)
Crazy Nights (1987)
Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (1988)
Hot in the Shade (1989)
Revenge (1992)
Alive III (1993)
MTV Unplugged (1996)
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997)
Psycho Circus Bass on ("Psycho Circus" title track) backwards guitar intro and solo (on "Within"), rhythm and bass guitar (on "Dreamin'") (1998)
Music From the Motion Picture "Detroit Rock City" (bass on "Nothing Can Keep Me From You") (1999)
The Box Set (2001)
Kiss Video álbumes
Animalize Live Uncensored (1985)
Exposed (1987)
Crazy Nights (1988)
X-treme Close-Up (1992)
Kiss Konfidential (1993)
Kiss My Ass: The Video (1994)
Kiss Unplugged (1996)
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup (2001)
Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991 (2007)
Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000 (2007)
Con Union
Demo (1997)
Promo releases (1998)
Union (1998)
Live in the Galaxy (1999)
The Blue Room (2000)
Union Video álbumes
Do Your Own Thing Live! (2005) also (executive producer) / (producer) and (concept)
Con ESP
Lost & Spaced (1998)
ESP (1999)
Live in Japan (2006)
Live at the Marquee DVD (2006)
Solo
Audiodog (2001)
Transformer (2003)
BK3 Ltd Australian EP (2009)
BK3 (2010)
Filmographia
Actor
Billy Squier: You Should Be High Love (Music Video 1980) - Himself
Billy Squier: The Big Beat (Music Video 1980) - Himself
Kiss: Who Wants to Be Lonely (Music Video 1985) - Himself
Kiss: Uh! All Night (Music Video 1985) - Himself
Kiss: Thrills in the Night (Music Video 1985) - Himself
Kiss: Tears are Falling (Music Video 1985) - Himself
Kiss: Reason to Live (Music Video 1987) - Himself
Kiss: Rock and Roll All Nite, Version 2 (Music Video 1987) - Himself
Kiss: Crazy Crazy Nights (Music Video 1987) - Himself
Kiss: Turn on the Night (Music Video 1988) - Himself (also backing vocals) / (musician: lead guitar)
Kiss: Let's Put the X in Sex (Music Video 1988) - Himself
Kiss: (You Make Me) Rock Hard (Music Video 1989) - Himself
Kiss: Hide Your Heart (Music Video 1989) - Himself
Kiss: Forever (Music Video 1990) - Himself
Kiss: Rise to It (Music Video 1990) - Himself
Kiss: God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II (Music Video 1991) - Himself
Kiss: I Just Wanna (Music Video 1992) - Himself
Kiss: Domino (Music Video 1992) - Himself
Kiss: Unholy (Music Video 1992) - Himself
Kiss: Every Time I Look at You (Music Video 1992) - Himself (uncredited)
Kiss: I Love It Loud - Live (Music Video 1993) - Himself
Kiss: Every Time I Look at You: Unplugged (Music Video 1995) - Himself
Kiss: I Stole You Love (Live in Sao Paulo, Brazil) (Music Video 2008) - Himself (Uncredited)
Kiss: I Stole You Love (Live in San Antonio, TX) (Music Video 2009) - Himself (Uncredited)
Composer
Bonfire: Sword & Stone (Music Video 1989)
Yami no Bansosha (TV Series 2015) (5 episodes) (Credited as Grand Funk Railroad)
Music Department
Northern Light Orchestra (Documentary 2009) (musician)
My Trip to the Dark Side (Video 2011) (Soundtrack writer/performer "Fate")
Soundtrack
Shocker (1989) (writer: "Sword and Stone")
Scorned (1993) (writer: "We Won't Be Forgotten")
Goolians: a Docu-Comedy (Video documentary 2006) (performer: "True Blue Goolian")
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (Alerta Cobra) (TV Series 2010) (performer - 1 episode)
Balls to the Wall (2011) (performer: "Life", "Final Mile")
Self
Rockpalast (TV Series 1978) (1 episode, 1978) also (musician - 1 episode)
The 25th Annual American Music Awards (TV Special 1998) - Himself (as Kiss)
Tale of the Fox (Video documentary 2000) - Himself (also associate producer)
Spin the Bottle: an All-Star Tribute to Kiss (Video short 2004) - Himself
Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp (TV Special 2006) - Himself - Camp Counselor
Livin' on a Prayer (Short 2007) - Himself
All Stars of Rock Guitar (2009) - Himself
Bruce Kulick: Creating BK3 (Video short 2010) - Himself (also written by and producer)
Red Carpet Report (TV Series short 2010) - Himself (1 episode, 2010)
That Metal Show (TV Series 2010) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2010)
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11 (TV Movie documentary 2013) Himself - Guitarist, Meat Loaf
Turn it Up! (Documentary 2014) - Himself
No More Mr. Nice Guy: The Music of Shocker (Video short 2015) - Himself
Friend or Foe (TV Series 2015) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2015)
The Red Booth (TV Series 2016) - Himself (1 episode, 2016)
Cut N' Dry Talent TV (TV Series 2017) - Himself - Cameo (1 episode, 2017)
KISS och gitarristen som försvann (And the Guitarist who Disappeared) (TV Movie documentary 2017) - Himself
What is Classic Rock? (Documentary 2018) - Himself
Blood, Frets & Tears (Documentary 2019) - Himself
Rock is Dead? (Documentary 2019) - Himself
Concerts 2016-2019 (Documentary 2019) - Himself
The Grindhouse Radio (TV Series 2020) - Himself (1 episode, 2020)
The Top Ten Revisited (TV Series 2020) - Himself (2 episodes, 2020)
Rock Camp (Documentary 2021) - Himself
Biography: KISStory (TV Special documentary 2021) - Himself
Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon (Documentary 2022) - Himself
Enter The Fox (Documentary) - Himself
You Wanted the Best... You Got the Best: The Official Kiss Movie (Documentary) - Himself
Kiss: Rock and Roll all Nite (Dazed and Confused) (Music Video 1993) - Himself (Archive footage and audio)
20th Century Masters: The Best of Kiss - The DVD Collection (Video short 2004) - Himself (Archive footage and audio) (Uncredited)
Tournographia
Con Meatloaf
Bat Out of Hell Tour (1977-1978)
Con KISS
Animalize World Tour (1984-1985)
Asylum Tour (1985-1986)
Crazy Nights World Tour (1987-1988)
Hot in the Shade World Tour (1990)
Revenge Tour (1992)
Kiss My Ass World Tour (1994-1995)