---
title: "KISS"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1973
disbanded: 2023
---

# KISS

**KISS** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1973 to 2023.

Kiss was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Known for their face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid-1970s with shock rock–style live performances that featured fire-breathing, blood-spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits and pyrotechnics. The band went through several lineup changes, starting with drummer Eric Carr replacing original drummer Peter Criss in 1980, with Stanley and Simmons remaining the only consistent members. The final lineup consisted of Stanley, Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | KISS |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Queens, United States |
| Formed | 1973 |
| Disbanded | 2023 |
| Releases in catalog | 34 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eric Singer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-singer) | Background vocals, Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1991 to 2023 | Former |
| [Ace Frehley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ace-frehley) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1973 to 2002 | Former |
| [Tommy Thayer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-thayer) | Background vocals, Guitar | 2002 to 2023 | Former |
| [Vinnie Vincent](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vinnie-vincent) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1982 to 1984 | Former |
| [Bruce Kulick](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bruce-kulick) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1984 to 1996 | Former |
| [Eric Carr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-carr) | Background vocals, Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1980 to 1991 | Former |
| [Gene Simmons](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gene-simmons) | Bass guitar, Lead vocals | 1973 to 2023 | Former |
| [Mark St. John](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-st-john) | Guitar | 1984 to 1984 | Former |
| [Paul Stanley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-stanley) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 1973 to 2023 | Former |
| [Peter Criss](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-criss) | Background vocals, Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1973 to 2004 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1974 | [Hotter Than Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/4b05a315-c78f-3bad-a08b-e713d25a13bc) | Album |
| 1974 | [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/album/a997e8ed-6e37-315b-bfdf-cd31f14e3fcc) | Album |
| 1975 | [Dressed to Kill](https://themetalnet.com/album/17ca8b4b-c72b-352a-8258-1d6670312fdb) | Album |
| 1976 | [Destroyer](https://themetalnet.com/album/541eb339-d0c6-3740-b665-8ad6c09da331) | Album |
| 1976 | [Rock and Roll Over](https://themetalnet.com/album/f519711d-54f8-307a-bad4-6e619d8214d1) | Album |
| 1976 | [Rock and Roll Over (special edition)](https://themetalnet.com/album/5967d5d2-ebf2-497e-b7c5-5b1e9f26cb64) | EP |
| 1976 | [Special KISS Tour Album](https://themetalnet.com/album/6142cae1-accf-481f-b07e-7819173a9d0c) | EP |
| 1977 | [Love Gun](https://themetalnet.com/album/08bf1119-22bf-3740-af9c-a6215437414b) | Album |
| 1978 | [A Taste of Platinum](https://themetalnet.com/album/8d598613-5abc-487c-afed-8656044a088a) | EP |
| 1979 | [2000 Man](https://themetalnet.com/album/950eea65-8031-45cd-8b4d-3392693c05b5) | EP |
| 1979 | [Dynasty](https://themetalnet.com/album/46f879d8-d3a6-375b-814d-0c548cbedbc0) | Album |
| 1980 | [Unmasked](https://themetalnet.com/album/fa8dde87-048e-3d7c-a630-3428e1f7dc13) | Album |
| 1981 | [Music From “The Elder”](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ee07b4e-25bb-36cc-9cc5-7330b7776f71) | Album |
| 1982 | [Creatures of the Night](https://themetalnet.com/album/5a1ee51b-223d-4644-a32d-92a758f37e07) | Album |
| 1983 | [Lick It Up](https://themetalnet.com/album/76c0b42e-6d05-3119-bef5-5fcc9182b07f) | Album |
| 1984 | [Animalize](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc94de97-a20d-3aff-9fb5-10a1d0cab5a7) | Album |
| 1985 | [Asylum](https://themetalnet.com/album/f55bc564-3174-3967-956c-f35ce9ca353a) | Album |
| 1987 | [Crazy Nights](https://themetalnet.com/album/38fccb34-80b0-338b-8659-f6602ad99e57) | Album |
| 1988 | [Crazy Crazy Nights](https://themetalnet.com/album/0a74d5f9-f4eb-431c-ad1c-eddba46a08c2) | EP |
| 1988 | [Let’s Put the X in Sex](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c90a8f2-38f2-412a-9199-429a3853fc58) | EP |
| 1988 | [Tears Are Falling](https://themetalnet.com/album/dbd5626e-318b-4ec3-a736-47066a6d9099) | EP |
| 1988 | [Turn On the Night](https://themetalnet.com/album/e1eb504b-2b09-4619-b91a-31addc4896ec) | EP |
| 1989 | [Hot in the Shade](https://themetalnet.com/album/fd26bc55-ab84-3820-8d5e-9bc6a77e5cac) | Album |
| 1992 | [Revenge](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef0484e3-eb90-3806-bfce-fea9cd68d058) | Album |
| 1993 | [Unchained & Unmasked](https://themetalnet.com/album/c9b72e9e-2abe-4403-aeb3-dfb526ec468b) | Album |
| 1996 | [Blood Fire and Glory](https://themetalnet.com/album/d794609b-1e96-401b-b3c5-bde6223dbc79) | Album |
| 1996 | [From Outher Space](https://themetalnet.com/album/ae706dfa-5d8f-4b7e-86f6-5ed53510cf99) | Album |
| 1996 | [Selected Tracks From Greatest Kiss (radio Sampler)](https://themetalnet.com/album/e5f44d96-73d1-4220-8d23-36e3b2c07af7) | EP |
| 1997 | [Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/961003de-e4ac-3e3d-85c7-ca33217b1758) | Album |
| 1998 | [Psycho Circus](https://themetalnet.com/album/24398015-83f2-351f-90d9-c63dd5f12903) | Album |
| 2009 | [Sonic Boom](https://themetalnet.com/album/b33dea66-4d7f-4cdc-9fa4-be4e113853f0) | Album |
| 2012 | [Monster](https://themetalnet.com/album/28c5684e-59e1-400c-81fb-1ceb3d0fdd18) | Album |
| 2024 | [An Alternative Dynasty](https://themetalnet.com/album/63035e63-7859-4c0b-afb0-1426a500c42d) | Album |
|  | [Solos](https://themetalnet.com/album/114f8f74-011d-434a-82cf-e2470f368d86) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together)
- [Aerosmith](https://themetalnet.com/band/aerosmith) (listened together)
- [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together)
- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Bon Jovi](https://themetalnet.com/band/bon-jovi) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)
- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [Deep Purple](https://themetalnet.com/band/deep-purple) (listened together)
- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KISS
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kissonline/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/07XSN3sPlIlB2L2XNcTwJw
- x: https://twitter.com/kiss
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/67
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/118108
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCL0dlEc0rXV1CIawUKeme4g

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt