Kiss

Kiss biography

Current members

• Paul Stanley - vocals, rhythm guitar (1973-present)
• Gene Simmons - vocals, bass (1973-present)
• Eric Singer - drums, percussion, vocals (1991-1996, 2001-2002, 2004-present)
• Tommy Thayer - lead guitar, vocals (2002-present)

Former members

• Ace Frehley - lead guitar, vocals (1973-1982, 1996-2002)
• Peter Criss - drums, percussion, vocals (1973-1980, 1996-2001, 2002-2004)
• Eric Carr - drums, percussion, vocals (1980-1991; died 1991)
• Vinnie Vincent - lead guitar, vocals (1982-1984)
• Mark St. John - lead guitar (1984; died 2007)
• Bruce Kulick - lead guitar, vocals (1984-1996)

Studio albums

• Kiss (1974)
• Hotter Than Hell (1974)
• Dressed to Kill (1975)
• Destroyer (1976)
• Rock and Roll Over (1976)
• Love Gun (1977)
• 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)

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart
• List of best-selling music artists

Literature

• Gebert, Gordon G.G. and McAdams, Bob (1997). Kiss & Tell. Pitbull Publishing LLC. ISBN 0-9658794-0-2.
• Gebert, Gordon G.G. (1999). Kiss & Tell More!. Pitbull Publishing LLC. ISBN 0-9658794-1-0.
• Gill, Julian (2005). The Kiss Album Focus (3rd Edition), Volume 2. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1-59926-358-0.
• Gill, Julian (2005). The Kiss & Related Recordings Focus: Music! the Songs, the Demo, the Lyrics And Stories!. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1-59926-360-2.
• Gill, Julian (2006). The Kiss Album Focus (3rd Edition), Volume 3. Booksurge Publishing. ISBN 0-9722253-5-8.
• Lendt, C.K. (1997). Kiss and Sell: The Making of a Supergroup. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7551-6.
• Sherman, Dale (1997). Black Diamond: The Unauthorized Biography of Kiss. Collectors Guide Publishing Inc. ISBN 1-896522-35-1.
• Simmons, Gene, Paul Stanley, and Waring Abbott (2002). Kiss: The Early Years. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-609-81028-6.
• Tomarkin, Peggy (1980). Kiss: The Real Story, Authorized. Delacorte Press. ISBN 0-440-04834-6.
• Moore, Wendy (2004). Into the Void... With Ace Frehley. Pitbull Publishing LLC. ISBN 0-9658794-4-5.

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