Heavy metal star Ronnie James Dio, who died last year of cancer, most often gets credit for making the hand sign synonymous ...

It turns out that tracking down a source for the symbol can get murky, especially since the hand sign itself has a history that precedes heavy music. But wait, some readers might think, I thought ...

Simmons, whose real name is Chaim Witz, wants to trademark the hand sign for “entertainment, namely, live performances by a musical artist; personal appearance by a musical artist,” according ...

However music afficionados have been quick to point out that he may have trouble making his case. One Twitter user showed John Lennon’s hand on the cover of the Beatles’s single 'Yellow ...

Simmons says that the hand gesture was first used in commerce with the band on Nov. 14, 1974 in coordination with the KISS "Hotter Than Hell" tour. The rocker is making the claim on the hand ...

KISS frontman Gene Simmons thought it'd be easy to trademark the rock-and-roll devil hands. Too bad he faced unlikely foes in the Texas Longhorns and the widow of a hard-rock icon.

KISS frontman Gene Simmons wants to trademark the universal sign for rock-and-roll, but he's doing it wrong. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 67-year-old singer filed an application Friday ...

The “rock and roll” sign. The devil’s horns. The maloik. Call it what you want, but Gene Simmons wants to make sure you call it his. The KISS frontman and rap tastemaker is attempting to ...

KISS frontman and North Texas businessman Gene Simmons wants to trademark the "rock on" gesture, the one that loosely looks like a Hook'em Horns sign. By Tommy Cummings Jun. 15, 2017 ...

Heavy metal star Ronnie James Dio, who died last year of cancer, most often gets credit for making the hand sign synonymous with rock music. When Ozzy Osbourne left (or was kicked out) of Black ...