Genres: Hard Rock, Contemporary 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
New York Dolls, Led Zeppelin, Slade, Sweet, Rod Stewart, T. Rex, The Who, The Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix, Mott the Hoople, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Jeff Beck, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Cream, Grand Funk Railroad AC/DC, Manowar, The Runaways, Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, Ted Nugent, Queen, Van Halen, Rainbow, Aerosmith, Rush, Mötley Crüe, UFO, Vinnie Vincent, ZZ Top, Zolar X, W.A.S.P., King Diamond, The Billion Dollar Babies Skid Row, The Misfits, Waysted, Y&T, Redd Kross, Ratt, GWAR, Poison, Kix, Marilyn Manson, Mötley Crüe, Backyard Babies, Hide, Babylon A.D., Tokyo Dragons, Monster Magnet, Poets & Pornstars, King Diamond, Slipknot |  |
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 6, 2009
Label: Warner Bros UK, Roadrunner
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Release: July 14, 2009
Label: Universal Import
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