Kiss

 

Artist:  Kiss
Origin:  New York City, USA.
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Shock Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop, Pop Metal

Original line-up: 

Paul Stanley:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Gene Simmons:  Vocals, Bass
Ace Frehley:  Lead Guitar, Vocals
Peter Criss:  Drums, Vocals

Kiss is an American Rock Band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar), Gene Simmons (Vocals, Bass), Ace Frehley (Lead Guitar, Vocals) and Peter Criss (Drums, Vocals) with their makeup and costumes that they took on the person of comic book-style characters:  Starchild (Paul Stanley), Demon (Gene Simmons), Spaceman (Ace Freley) and Catman (Peter Criss).  The band has sold more than 40 million albums in USA and worldwide Sales exceeds 100 million albums.  Kiss has been named in many 'Top Lists" include No. 10 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock", No. 9 on "The Greatest Metal Bands' list" by MTV, No. 1 on Hit Paraders's "Top 100 Live Bands", No. 56 on VH1 "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time", No. 26 on Gibson's "50 Greatest American Rock Bands", and Kiss was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

Title:  Destroyer (45th Anniversary 2 LP Deluxe Edition) (2021)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Shock Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop, Pop Metal

Label:   UMC

Rating:   ****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

LP 1:  

Destroyer:  Original Album Remastered:

Side One:

 1.  Detroit Rock City (5:17)

 2.  King Of The Night Time World (3:19)

 3.  God Of Thunder (4:13)

 4.  Great Expectations (4:24)

Side Two:  

 1.  Flaming Youth (2:59)

 2.  Sweet Pain (3:20)

 3.  Shout It Out Loud (2:49)

 4.  Beth (2:45)

 5.  Do You Love Me (3:33)

LP 2:

Side Three:  

Paul Stanley Demos:

 1.  God Of Thunder And Rock And Roll (2:56)

 2.  Detroit Rock City (2:20)

 3.  Love Is Alright (3:22)

Gene Simons Demos:

 4.  I Don't Want No Romance (2:43)

 5.  Rock N' Rolls Royce (3:02)

 6.  Star (2:54)

Side Four:

Rarities:

 1.  Beth (Acoustic Mix) (2:48)

 2.  Shout It Out Loud (Mono Single Edit) (2:39)

 3.  King Of The Night time World (Live Rehearsal Instrumental) (4:01)

 4.  Detroit Rock City (Instrumental) (3:52)

 5.  Flaming Youth (Early Version) (3:10)

 6.  Shout It Out Loud (Alternate Mix) (3:16)

Personnel:

Paul Stanley:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Gene Simmons:  Vocals, Bass
Ace Frehley:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Peter Criss:  Drums, Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Dick Wagner:  Guitar Solo on "Sweet Pain", Guitar Licks on "Flaming Youth", Acoustic Guitar on "Great Expectations", "Beth"

Brooklyn Boys Chorus:  Additional Vocals on "Great Expectations"

David And Josh Ezrin:  Vocals on "God Of Thunder"

New York Philharmonic:  Orchestra on "Beth"

Destroyer is the fourth studio album by Kiss, originally released on March 15, 1976 by Casablanca Records, remastered and reissued on November 19, 2021 by UMC.  45th Anniversary 2 LP Deluxe Edition 180 Gram Black Vinyl, 21 Tracks; 10 Unreleased,, 6 Demos; 5 Unreleased, 6 Studio Rarities; 5 Unreleased, 20 Page Booklet featuring The Story Of Destroyer and Rare.