Genres: Hard Rock, Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Arena Rock, Album Rock, Pop-Metal Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1973 in New York, NY
Slade, New York Dolls, Led Zeppelin, Sweet, Rod Stewart, T. Rex, The Who, The Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix, Mott the Hoople, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Grand Funk Railroad, Cream, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Jeff Beck AC/DC, Manowar, The Runaways, Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, Ted Nugent, Queen, Van Halen, Rainbow, Aerosmith, Rush, Motley Crue, UFO, Vinnie Vincent, ZZ Top, Zolar X, W.A.S.P., King Diamond, The Billion Dollar Babies Monster Magnet, Kix, The Misfits, Motley Crue, Ratt, Redd Kross, Hide, Waysted, Skid Row, Y&T, Tokyo Dragons, Backyard Babies, Poison, GWAR, Babylon A.D., Poets & Pornstars, Marilyn Manson, Gooding, Maynard James Keenan |  |
Rooted in the campy theatrics of Alice Cooper and the sleazy hard rock of glam rockers the New York Dolls, Kiss became a favorite of American teenagers in the '70s. Most kids were infatuated with the look of Kiss, not their music. Decked out in outrageously flamboyant costumes and makeup, the band fashioned a captivating stage show featuring dry ice, smoke bombs, elaborate lighting, blood spitting, and fire breathing that captured the imaginations of thousands of kids. But Kiss' music shouldn't be dismissed -- it was a commercially potent mix of anthemic, fist-pounding hard rock driven by sleek hooks and ballads powered by loud guitars, cloying melodies, and sweeping strings. It was a sound that laid the groundwork for both arena rock and the pop-metal that dominated rock in the late '80s.
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Release: October 21, 2008
Label: Island/Mercury
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Release: September 16, 2008
Label: Sony BMG Europe
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