Lefsetz kicked the shit out of Simmons.

Straight up beat ‘iz ass.

But it wasn’t just the war of the words.

Obviously, Bob Lefestz is infinitely wiser, more astute, better versed, read and experienced than the comic book hero that is Gene Simmons.

But it was more symbolic than anything.

Simmons is the late-night Cartoon Network Metalocalypse character while Lefsetz is Wolverine from the first X-Men put next to Dick Cheney vs. John Stewart.

(Lefsetz=Stewart to Simmons=Cheney)

If you haven’t been keeping score, here’s the sixty second recap: Lefsetz: The industry’s favorite curmudgeon- yet always-gets-the-point-across-commentator, wrote a newsletter (which goes out to over ten thousand of the industry’s hoi polloi and hangers-on (as he so lovingly refers to us) which was a less-than-favorable recap of Gene Simmons’ CMW panel about his 80′s-esque record label and music paradigm.

While Lefsetz- the bitch that he can be – simply used Simmons’ presentation as a gleaming example of what is ultimately wrong with today’s music industry.

Through Simmons’ words, Lefsetz cited quote after quote of proof that Gene Simmons does, in fact, personify the Leukemia of the recorded and touring industry that Gene Simmons personifies.

Simmons, meanwhile, retorted to making “mother” jokes and chided Bob Lefsetz namesake as his only retaliation.

If you paid attention, you’d have known that Simmons was wholly unprepared for his accepted debate with Lefsetz.

Neither Lefsetz nor Simmons posed the debate.

It was almost like two kids in the schoolyard having a recess spitting match which got escalated to “yo, you should kick his fuckin’ ass after school. Church parking lot! I’m tellin’ him!”

It was a turf war.

Lefsetz, mostly, talks about the underdog. The integral winner. The guy who shows the most charisma and character in the face of the adversity of this industry which oftentimes appears to favor the big money earner over the genuine artist.

Which is the polar fucking opposite of the, literal, cartoon which is KISS.

And Gene Simmons- thirty-something years after his “career” started after having beers with Van Halen at some bar in seventy-something decides to start some bullshit, antiquated, old-school record label based on the old paradigm lashes out against a true industry vet- the outsider, in-the-trenches fly in the ointment that the old boss inherently despises- and gets shut the fuck down…

He’s a joke on Family Guy.

A Flea-Market novelty.

The Lefsetz/Simmons debate was more than just an industry clash-of-the-titans.

It was synonymous to Alex Jones sitting down with George W. Bush.

It’s the new style.

Change is imminent.

But Gene Simmons is gonna be left behind.