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KISS

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2012 - Monster
2009 - Sonic Boom
1998 - Psycho Circus
1997 - Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
1992 - Revenge
1989 - Hot in the Shade
1987 - Crazy Nights
1985 - Asylum
1984 - Animalize
1983 - Lick It Up
1982 - Creatures of the Night
1981 - Music From "The Elder"
1980 - Unmasked
1979 - Dynasty
1977 - Love Gun
1976 - Rock and Roll Over
1976 - Destroyer
1975 - Dressed to Kill
1974 - Kiss
1974 - Hotter Than Hell

Members
4 Male

Origin
New York City, USA

Genre
Classic Rock

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
Epic

Born

1973

Active
1973 to Present...

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Kiss

Most Loved Tracks
4 users KISS - I Was Made for Lovin' You
4 users KISS - Detroit Rock City
4 users KISS - Rock and Roll All Nite
4 users KISS - Strutter
3 users KISS - Love Gun


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Forever	Hide Your Heart	Turn on the Night
Tears Are Falling	I Love It Loud	Domino
Unholy	Who Wants to Be Lonely	All Hell's Breakin' Loose

Artist Biography
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Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well known for its members' white and black face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits and pyrotechnics. Counting the 1978 solo albums, Kiss has been awarded 28 gold albums to date, the most of any American rock band. The band has sold more than 40 million albums in the United States, of which 20 million have been certified by the RIAA and their worldwide sales exceeds 100 million albums. The 1973 original lineup of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar) and Peter Criss (drums) is the most successful.
With their makeup and costumes, they took on the personas of comic book-style characters: Starchild (Stanley), The Demon (Simmons), Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley) and Catman (Criss). The band explains that the fans were the ones who ultimately chose their makeup designs. Stanley became the "Starchild" because of his tendency to be referred to as the "starry-eyed lover" and "hopeless romantic". The "Demon" makeup reflected Simmons' cynicism and dark sense of humor, as well as his affection for comic books. Frehley's "Spaceman" makeup was a reflection of his fondness for science fiction and supposedly being from another planet. Criss' "Catman" makeup was in accordance with the belief that he had nine lives because of his rough childhood in Brooklyn. Because of creative differences, both Criss and Frehley were out of the group by 1982. The band's commercial fortunes had waned considerably by that point.
Buoyed by a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the 1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup in 1996. The resulting Kiss Alive/Worldwide/Reunion Tour was the top-grossing act of 1996 and 1997. Criss and Frehley have since left Kiss again, but the band continues with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer. Stanley and Simmons have remained the only two constant members. Kiss has been named in many "Top" lists. They include Number 10 on VH1's '100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock', 9th on 'The Greatest Metal Bands' list by MTV, number one on Hit Paraders's "Top 100 Live Bands", 56th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time", and 26th on Gibson's "50 Greatest American Rock Bands". Kiss was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ten years after becoming eligible. However, on December 15, 2009, it was announced that Kiss did not make it in.


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Last Edit by zag
12th Mar 2024

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