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Hotter than Hell is the second studio album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on October 22, 1974, by Casablanca Records.It was certified gold on June 23, 1977, having shipped 500,000 copies. [3]
The original lineup of Kiss in 1977. Clockwise from top: Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley. Kiss was an American hard rock band from New York. Formed in January 1973, the group originally included rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley, bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, lead guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss. [1]
The half-hour special showed behind the scenes of the making of the video. The half-hour special, called That '70s Kiss Show, aired on VH1. Gene Simmons makes a cameo appearance in the 2008 movie Detroit Metal City (a live action adaptation of the manga of the same name) as Jack ill Dark, a legendary Black metal guitarist from the United States.
The original song title was "Baby, Let Me Go" but was soon changed by producer Kenny Kerner to "Rock 'n' Roll" before finally being titled "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll". [2] When performed live, the song has often been extended to nearly five minutes due to guitar and bass solos. Record World called it "heavy metal heaven." [3]
Kiss is regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of all time, [9] [10] as well as one of the best selling bands of all time, claiming to have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, [11] including 21 million [12] RIAA-certified albums. [13] Kiss has also earned 30 Gold albums, the most of any band from the United States.
Destroyer is the first Kiss album to prominently feature outside musicians, such as members of the New York Philharmonic. One musician not credited was Dick Wagner, from Alice Cooper's band, replacing Ace Frehley on the track "Sweet Pain". Wagner also played the acoustic guitar found on the song "Beth". [20]
Helix – “Heavy Metal Love” (1983) Forget hair metal balladry on their big day. You gotta tap into uncut himbo rocking, and Helix’s “Heavy Metal Love” delivers that covered in drool ...
"God of Thunder" is a song by Kiss from their 1976 album Destroyer. The song has also been featured on many of Kiss' live albums, including an up-tempo version on Alive II . Many various sound effects were used to make the song including explosions, clapping, zippers, overdubbed audience chatter and screaming children.