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"Kiss Symphony: The Single Disc" (10/07/2003) Heavy Metal Kiss, Sanctuary (USA)Kiss: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Tommy Thayer. Additional personnel: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Recorded live on February 28, 2003. Personnel: Monica Curro, Izia Wasserman, Matthew Tomkins, David Shafir, Mary Allison, Jung Sook Yoon, Alison Rayner, Mark Mogilevski, Eleanor Mancini, Deborah Goodall, Helen Ayres, Michael Kisin, Isin Cakmakcioglu, Kirsty Bremner, Pete Edwards, Rudolf Osadnik, Lorraine Hook, Anne Martonyi, Roger Young (violin); Simon Collins, Jacqueline Cronin, Gabby Halloran, Paul McMillan, Rosia Pasteur, Isabel Morse, Cindy Watkin (viola); Sarah Morse, Nick Bochner, Virginia Kable, Laura Kennedy, Andrea Taylor, Sharon Draper (cello); Wendy Clarke, Prue Davis (flute); Jon Craven, David Thomas (clarinet); Vicki Philipson, Eve Newsome (oboe); Rolf Kuhlman, Elise Millman (bassoon); Julie Payne, Tristram Williams, William Evans (trumpet); Brett Kelly, Ken McClimont (trombone); Peter Forsberg (tuba); Trinette McClimont, Eric Bramble, Russell Davis (horns); Shawn Shebetka (organ); Caroline Almonte (keyboards); John Arcaro (timpani); Robert Cossom, Chris Turpin, Robert Clarke (percussion). Audio Mixers: Tony Wall; Mark Opitz. Photographers: Remo Camerota; Marco Drasdo; Spiro Papadatos; Neil Zlozower. Unknown Contributor Roles: Daniel Beard; Gene Simmons; Armando Corsi; Paul Stanley; Peter Criss; Tommy Thayer. The two-disc version of Kiss Symphony: Alive IV gets cut down to a single disc, making the overlong and underrehearsed live recording only a little bit easier to take. The one-off show with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra seems like a great idea, but a muddy mix, unoriginal orchestration, and an especially bad night for Gene Simmons' vocal chords make for an unwieldy listen even with half the muck removed. Without the quirky contributions of Ace Frehley, the band sounds more pompous and bloated than ever (he's replaced by Black 'n' Blue guitarist Tommy Thayer, who sacrilegiously assumes the role of the Spaceman). Track selections seem based on song popularity rather than performance quality since the stumbling embarrassment of "Goin' Blind" is included while a more inspired "Sure Know Something" isn't. Just to make sure die-hard fans don't pass it up, a rather thin studio version of the Ramones' "Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio" that wasn't on the double disc gets stuck on as a bonus track. It's from the more appealing We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to the Ramones, and seeing how the rest of the album is better served by the visual spectacle of the DVD, there's no real reason to pick this up. ~ David Jeffries

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"With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness [Bonus Tracks] [Digipak]" (08/12/2003) Heavy Metal At the Gates, Peaceville Records (USA)Full title: With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness. At the Gates: Anders Bj?rler, Alf Svensson (guitars); Jonas Bj?rler (bass guitar); Adrian Erlandsson, Tomas Lindberg . Personnel: Tomas Lindberg (vocals); Martin Larsson, Alf Svensson, Anders Bj?rler (guitar); Adrian Erlandsson (drums); Matti Karki (background vocals). Recording information: Sunlight Studios, Sweden (04/1993). Arranger: At the Gates. Coming off their competent, but hardly groundbreaking, debut, The Red in the Sky Is Ours, few would have picked At the Gates as death metal superstars in the making. Yet, with their sophomore effort, the grandly named With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness, the boys from Gothenburg, Sweden, made significant strides to proving most everyone wrong. Possibly their most experimental outing, the album contained a number of highlights in "Burning Darkness" and "Raped by the Light of Christ" (oooo-kay), whose unbridled fury and insidious melodies would serve as rough blueprints for future triumphs. On the other hand, technically ambitious, more involved experiments like "Ever-Opening Flower" and the seven-minute "Primal Breath" come off too contrived and ultimately can't compare in terms of intensity to their more concise counterparts. Still, it was obvious that the once samey Swedes had serious potential, if only they could find a way to harness their power and aggression into shorter bursts -- something they would achieve with their next effort, the much improved Terminal Spirit Disease. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia Coming off their competent, but hardly groundbreaking, debut, The Red in the Sky Is Ours, few would have picked At the Gates as death metal superstars in the making. Yet, with their sophomore effort, the grandly named With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness, the boys from Gothenburg, Sweden, made significant strides to proving most everyone wrong. Possibly their most experimental outing, the album contained a number of highlights in "Burning Darkness" and "Raped by the Light of Christ" (oooo-kay), whose unbridled fury and insidious melodies would serve as rough blueprints for future triumphs. On the other hand, technically ambitious, more involved experiments like "Ever-Opening Flower" and the seven-minute "Primal Breath" come off too contrived and ultimately can't compare in terms of intensity to their more concise counterparts. Still, it was obvious that the once samey Swedes had serious potential, if only they could find a way to harness their power and aggression into shorter bursts -- something they would achieve with their next effort, the much improved Terminal Spirit Disease. [The 2003 reissue includes the bonus live tracks "Neverwhere" and "Beyaond Good and Evil," as well as a demo version of "The Architects."] ~ Ed Rivadavia

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"Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child" (08/13/2002) Heavy Metal Norma Jean (Rock), Solid StateNorma Jean: Joshua Scogin (vocals); Scottie Henry, Christopher Day (guitar); Joshua Doolittle (bass); Daniel Davison (drums). Additional personnel: Aaron Johnathan Weiss (vocals, piano, tambourine). Recorded at Zing Studio, Westfield, Massuchusetts between April 15 and May 5 2002. Personnel: Christopher Day (guitar). Recording information: Zing Studio, Westfield, MA. Photographer: David Stuart. Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child is the first outing since Luti-Kriss adopted the new name Norma Jean, due to constant confusion from certain venues who believed the band was the hip-hop MC Ludacris. While the band's old material showed great promise, few could have expected such a ferocious follow-up, as this is an album that can be described simply as audio chaos. Norma Jean follows no rhyme or reason, and bludgeons the listener with repeated blasts of macabre hardcore/metal that are as confusing as they are cataclysmic. While few bands could pull off placing a 15-plus-minute track in the center of an album, Norma Jean dares to be different, and manages to place "Pretty Soon, I Don't Know What, but Something Is Going to Happen" effectively without killing the album's momentum. The only real problem that arises on Bless the Martyr is that in all the commotion, Norma Jean tends to get lost amidst the carnage, involuntarily dragging songs on with no end in sight. Regardless of those mishaps, Norma Jean has patched together an intimidating album of gargantuan proportions. Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz once again has gone above and beyond with his incredible production capabilities, somehow capturing all the mayhem these five men churn out without ever allowing the songs to appear muddy or noisy. It is a shame that shortly before the album's release half of the band abandoned ship, leaving the group's future in the hands of fate. ~ Jason D. Taylor

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"Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions" (05/24/2005) Rock & Pop Kiss, Universal Special ProductsKiss: Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Eric Singer (drums). Producers: Toby Wright, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley. Recorded at Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, California. Kiss: Eric Singer, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick. Personnel: Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals); Eric Singer (drums). Audio Mixer: Toby Wright. Recording information: Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, CA. Photographer: William Hames. Unknown Contributor Roles: Paul Stanley; Gene Simmons. CARNIVAL OF SOULS is the last studio recording with Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer before the return of original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Despite a 1996 press conference on the U.S.S. Intrepid that announced Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer were on a "paid temporary vacation," the two were dismissed months later after a reunion tour of the original make-up clad members proved wildly successful. As the sub-heading states, CARNIVAL OF SOULS is the last recorded efforts of Kulick and Singer with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Drawing on music trends started as far back as the lean times of the '80s, CARNIVAL finds Kiss putting together a sound that draws from the dirge of Alice In Chains and the crunch of old-school Metallica. Much more somber than prior Kiss albums, nihilism runs rampant on songs such as "Hate" and "I Walk Alone." The mid-paced tempos of "Childhood's End" and "I Will Be There" inject some variety into a mix that includes Middle Eastern guitar phrasing in "Seduction Of The Innocent." In addition to Kulick flexing his instrumental muscles, two songs he co-wrote, "In The Mirror" and "I Walk Alone," feature lead vocals by him for the first and what turned out to be the last time on a Kiss album.

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"Chronicles [Long Box]" (06/21/2005) Rock & Pop Kiss, MercuryCHRONICLES contains: KISS (1974)/HOTTER THAN HELL (1974)/ DRESSED TO KILL (1975). Kiss: Gene Simmons (vocals, bass instrument); Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss. Personnel: Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley (vocals, guitar); Peter Criss (vocals, drums); Adam Simmons (vocals). Additional personnel: Bruce Foster (piano); Bobby McAdams (hand claps). Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio. Recording information: Bell Sound Studios NY (10/1973); Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY (10/1973); Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA (10/1973). Photographers: Joel Brodsky; Norman Seeff; Bob Gruen. This Chronicles box set brings together the first three legendary records by Kiss -- Kiss, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed to Kill -- in a single box set. Unfortunately, other than the albums themselves being classics, there are no bonus tracks, no remastering, nor any additional material to speak of. So unless you don't already own these, or prefer to have them stored in a different format than jewel casing, the original single discs might just be the way to go; if anything for the ease of storage. ~ Rob Theakston

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"Kiss [Remaster]" (07/15/1997) Rock & Pop Kiss, MercuryKiss: Gene Simmons (bass instrument); Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss. Personnel: Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley (vocals, guitar); Peter Criss (vocals, drums); Gene Simmon, Gene Simmons (vocals); Bruce Foster (piano). Additional personnel: Bobby McAdams (hand claps); Bruce Foster. Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio. Liner Note Author: Robert V. Conte. Recording information: Bell Sound Studios, New York, NY (10/1973). Photographer: Joel Brodsky. Unknown Contributor Roles: Richie Wise; Eddie Solan. Kiss' penchant for make-up was inspired by their downtown New York neighbors the New York Dolls and by Alice Cooper, who was on top of the glam-rock world when Kiss' self-titled debut came out in 1974. Rather than dress in drag as the Dolls did, Kiss fashioned their look on a mix of sci-fi and horror films, and the rock & roll of their youth. They fashioned their music on willful hard-rock arrogance. Several songs on KISS became staples in the group's catalog. "Strutter," about a beautiful woman with a confident swagger, mirrored the attitude of the band, and it contained the first of many incendiary Ace Frehley solos. The album also contains "Cold Gin," Ace's signature song; "Deuce," with its quintessential sexual posturing and fiery soloing; and "Black Diamond," Paul Stanley's epic tribute to a streetwalker with a hardscrabble life. Kiss' hunger to succeed resulted in some interesting recording choices, such as transforming teen idol Bobby Rydell's "Kissin' Time" into a stomper with singalong choruses typical of early-'70s pop. There's even an instrumental, "Love Theme From Kiss," a showcase for the quartet's musical synchronicity. It was the beginning of a long and influential career.

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"Hotter Than Hell [Limited] [Remaster]" (07/15/1997) Rock & Pop Kiss, MercuryKiss: Gene Simmons (bass instrument); Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss. Personnel: Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, electric bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums). Liner Note Author: Robert V. Conte. Photographer: Norman Seeff. Released in late 1974, HOTTER THAN HELL was the second of four albums Kiss would release in a two-year span. Adorned with a kabuki-inspired cover (which helped spark their huge appeal in Japan), the album is filled with tightly written songs packed with sex and attitude. Die-hard fans immediately associated these songs with certain members of the band. "Parasite" and "Strange Ways" are two early Ace Frehley tours de force, while Gene Simmons's offerings include the suggestive "All The Way" and "Watchin' You." Of the criminally overlooked material on HOTTER THAN HELL, two songs stand out in particular. The rare Stanley/Frehley collaboration "Comin' Home," and "Goin' Blind," a song reputedly written while Simmons and Stanley were in their pre-Kiss band Wicked Lester and originally called "Little Lady." Despite this album's poor initial sales, the phenomenon known as Kiss would explode by the end of the following year. The album is a cornerstone in the early part of their legacy.

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"Never Kiss the Wasp" (07/24/2001) Heavy Metal Bottles and Skulls, Cheetah'sContains 9 tracks.

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"The Kiss of Death" (04/04/2005) Heavy Metal Kiss of Death (The), Tribunal RecordsThe Kiss Of Death: Jon Gula (vocals); John Gardner, Jeff Hydro (guitar); James Dorward (bass); Chris Frey (drums). Recorded at Signal Sound Studios, Quakertown, Pennsylvania in October 2002; Parallax Audio, New York, New York between December 2002 and January 2003. If you are seriously into Turmoil, the lineup on this release jumps right out at you -- the Kiss of Death boasts two ex-members of that Pennsylvania hardcore band: singer Jon Gula and guitarist Jeff Hydro. But that's where the similarity ends. Stylistically, the Kiss of Death is a very different entity, and anyone who expects this five-track EP to be a carbon copy of Turmoil's work is bound to be disappointed. While Turmoil was into straight-up hardcore and metalcore, the Kiss of Death owes a lot to doom metal, sludge, and stoner rock. The influence of Black Sabbath -- an almost obligatory influence in the doom/stoner/sludge world -- is certainly present on this disc, and Hydro gives the impression that he has been paying a lot of attention to the likes of Orange Goblin, Eyehategod, and Grief. However, the Kiss of Death is heavier than a lot of stoner bands -- much, much heavier. As a rule, stoner bands don't go for the jugular; they're loud, aggressive, and hard-rocking, but most of them don't have the ferocious, claustrophobic, dense, brutally unforgiving approach that you get from metalcore. The Kiss of Death, however, does have that type of metalcore ferocity. Gula's screaming vocal style is more typical of metalcore than stoner rock, and the material offers little in the way of mercy. Gula and his colleagues effectively combine elements of different metal worlds -- listeners get the screaming and density of metalcore, but they also get the groove, sludge, and Sabbath worship of doom metal and stoner rock. And if you can handle all that heaviness and intensity, it's an appealing combination -- one that works nicely for the Kiss of Death on this promising, inspired debut. ~ Alex Henderson

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"Killers" (04/03/1998) Rock & Pop Kiss, Polygram (Japan)A superb collection of vintage 70s rockers from this glam metal quartet; includes "Nowhere To Run" and "Detroit Rock City." 1998, German import. 1981's The Elder was such a bomb worldwide that Kiss' record company outside the U.S., Casablanca/Phonogram, demanded that the band immediately assemble another greatest-hits package to prove to their befuddled fans that they were still a heavy metal group, not experimental prog rockers. Since a greatest-hits set was issued just four years prior in the form of the double LP Double Platinum, the band decided to include four brand-new tracks along with some hits, under the title of Killers (a single album). The new tracks ("I'm a Legend Tonight," "Down on Your Knees," "Nowhere to Run," "Partners in Crime") resembled the Kiss of old more than anything the band had released for a few years by this point (again, guitarist Bob "Alive II" Kulick subs for Ace Frehley). The only hits on Killers that hadn't already appeared on Double Platinum were "I Was Made for Loving You," "Sure Know Something," and "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)"; the rest were repeats ("Love Gun," "Detroit Rock City," "God of Thunder," "Cold Gin," and "Shout It out Loud"). Killers didn't accomplish what the record company hoped it would -- re-establishing Kiss as chart-toppers -- but it did show their fans outside the U.S. that the band meant business again. [The Australian and Japanese versions of Killers include a slightly different track listing.] ~ Greg Prato

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"Kiss Me Deadly" (08/26/1997) Rock & Pop Ford, Lita, Camden (Australia)KISS ME DEADLY collects 17 tracks by the former member of punk-rock act the Runaways.

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"Kiss the Blessings Goodbye" (05/05/2005) Rock & Pop Between Hope & Tragedy, 213 records

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"Acid Kiss *" (12/11/2003) Rock & Pop Cypher, Cypher
 
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"Very Best Of Kiss" (05/24/2004) Rock & Pop Kiss, Universal DistributionProducers include: Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Neil Bogart, Kiss, Bob Ezrin, Eddie Kramer. Compilation producer: Bill Levenson. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Japan exclusive collection. THE VERY BEST OF KISS is yet another compilation guaranteed to be snapped up by legions of die-hard completists who undoubtedly own innumerable versions of these musical warhorses, its contents nonetheless serve as a solid primer for the uninitiated. Alongside the inclusion of ever present hits like the anthemic "Rock And Roll All Nite" and its power-ballad counterpart "Beth" are Kiss standards like "Deuce," "Detroit Rock City," "Strutter," "Love Gun" and "Christine Sixteen." Along with a foray into disco ("I Was Made For Lovin' You") and guitarist Ace Frehley's theme song (the killer "New York Groove") are songs by the post-makeup group including "Lick It Up" and the soaring Michael Bolton collaboration "Forever." Also included is "God Gave Rock And Roll To You II," Kiss's sequel to the Rod Argent hit with a similar title, in a version originally found on the long out-of-print BILL AND TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY soundtrack.
 
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"Love Gun" (09/30/2002) Rock & Pop Kiss, Island Records (USA)Kiss: Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums). Recorded at The Record Plant, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Robert V. Conte. Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sterling Sound, New York, New York. Kiss had exploded from cult attraction to worldwide phenomenon by the time of LOVE GUN's release. Coming off 1976's classic ROCK AND ROLL OVER, LOVE GUN proved to be the last Kiss album to include all four original band members (1979's DYNASTY and 1980's UNMASKED included a fill-in drummer for Peter Criss). The album is also considered to be Kiss' last classic '70s release. Several tracks became signature favorites, such as the album-opening "I Stole Your Love," the explosive title track, and "Shock Me" which is Ace Frehley's very first vocal appearance. As is the case with the other great Kiss albums of the era, LOVE GUN contains very little filler--"Christine Sixteen," "Almost Human," and "Plaster Caster" are all oft-overlooked highlights. An excellent effort produced by Eddie Kramer, LOVE GUN continued the trend of the band's albums going platinum upon release, Kiss concerts consistently selling out, and t-shirts of the unsightly grease-painted mugs of Ace, Gene, Paul, and Peter being worn by fans everywhere.
 
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"Killers" (09/18/2000) Rock & Pop Kiss, Polygram (Japan)The Japanese import of this seminal Kiss album features two secret bonus tracks: "Shandi" and a live version of the monster hit "Rock N Roll All Nite." 1981's The Elder was such a bomb worldwide that Kiss' record company outside the U.S., Casablanca/Phonogram, demanded that the band immediately assemble another greatest-hits package to prove to their befuddled fans that they were still a heavy metal group, not experimental prog rockers. Since a greatest-hits set was issued just four years prior in the form of the double LP Double Platinum, the band decided to include four brand-new tracks along with some hits, under the title of Killers (a single album). The new tracks ("I'm a Legend Tonight," "Down on Your Knees," "Nowhere to Run," "Partners in Crime") resembled the Kiss of old more than anything the band had released for a few years by this point (again, guitarist Bob "Alive II" Kulick subs for Ace Frehley). The only hits on Killers that hadn't already appeared on Double Platinum were "I Was Made for Loving You," "Sure Know Something," and "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)"; the rest were repeats ("Love Gun," "Detroit Rock City," "God of Thunder," "Cold Gin," and "Shout It out Loud"). Killers didn't accomplish what the record company hoped it would -- re-establishing Kiss as chart-toppers -- but it did show their fans outside the U.S. that the band meant business again. [The Australian and Japanese versions of Killers include a slightly different track listing.] ~ Greg Prato
 
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"Hotter Than Hell" (08/26/2002) Rock & Pop Kiss, Universal DistributionReleased in late 1974, HOTTER THAN HELL was the second of four albums Kiss would release in a two-year span. Adorned with a kabuki-inspired cover (which helped spark their huge appeal in Japan), the album is filled with tightly written songs packed with sex and attitude. Die-hard fans immediately associated these songs with certain members of the band. "Parasite" and "Strange Ways" are two early Ace Frehley tours de force, while Gene Simmons's offerings include the suggestive "All The Way" and "Watchin' You." Of the criminally overlooked material on HOTTER THAN HELL, two songs stand out in particular. The rare Stanley/Frehley collaboration "Comin' Home," and "Goin' Blind," a song reputedly written while Simmons and Stanley were in their pre-Kiss band Wicked Lester and originally called "Little Lady." Despite this album's poor initial sales, the phenomenon known as Kiss would explode by the end of the following year. The album is a cornerstone in the early part of their legacy.
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