(Card Size: 3.5x2.5 in / 9x6.5 cm)
Studio Albums
Kiss (1974)
Hotter than Hell (1974)
Dressed to Kill (1975)
Destroyer (1976)
Rock and Roll Over (1976)
Love Gun (1977)
Paul Stanley (1978)
Gene Simmons (1978)
Ace Frehley (1978)
Peter Criss (1978)
Dynasty (1979)
Unmasked (1980)
Music from "The Elder" (1981)
Creatures of the Night (1982)
Lick It Up (1983)
Animalize (1984)
Asylum (1985)
Crazy Nights (1987)
Hot in the Shade (1989)
Revenge (1992)
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997)
Psycho Circus (1998)
Sonic Boom (2009)
Monster (2012)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in '73 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss & Ace Frehley. Known for face paint & stage outfits, they rose to prominence in the '70s with elaborate live performances featuring fire breathing, blood-spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits & pyrotechnics. They have gone through lineup changes, with Stanley & Simmons the only members in every one. The original & best-known lineup consists of Stanley (vocals & rhythm guitar), Simmons (vocals & bass), Frehley (lead guitar & vocals) & Criss (drums & vocals). With make-up & costumes, they took on the personae of characters: Starchild (Stanley), Demon (Simmons), Spaceman/Space Ace (Frehley) & Catman (Criss). Due to creative differences, Criss & Frehley left by '82. In '83, Kiss began performing without makeup & costumes, marking the band's "unmasked" era lasting over a decade. Their music videos received regular MTV airplay. Eric Carr (who replaced Criss in '80) died in '91 of cancer & was replaced by Eric Singer. A wave of Kiss nostalgia in the mid-90s, led the original lineup to re-united in '96 with the return of makeup & costumes. The resulting Alive/Worldwide Tour grossed US$150 million, making it their most successful tour. Criss & Frehley subsequently left the band again, replaced by Singer & Tommy Thayer using the original Catman & Spaceman makeup. Kiss embarked on its final tour, the End of the Road World Tour, in 2019. Kiss is 1 of the best-selling bands of all time, with over 75 million records sold & are America's #1 Gold Record award-winning band of all time, with 30 Gold albums. Kiss has 14 Platinum albums (3 are multi-Platinum). In 2014, the 4 original members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Kiss was ranked by MTV as the 9th Greatest Metal Band of All Time, placed 10th on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock list & ranked as the 3rd Best Metal & Hard Rock Live Band of All Time by Loudwire.