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Kiss - Creatures Of The Night (1982)
Cover Front Album Cover Back
Artist/Composer Kiss
Length 38:49
Format Vinyl to CD
Genre Hard Rock; Heavy Metal
Label Casablanca
Index 258
Collection Status In Collection
Packaging Vinyl Record
Musicians
Drums and Percussion Eric Carr
Bass Guitar Gene Simmons
Guitar-Electric Ace Frehley
Guitar-Electric Paul Stanley
Guitar-Electric Vinnie Vincent
Vocals Gene Simmons
Vocals Paul Stanley
Credits
Engineer David Bianco
Engineer Kevin Eddy
Engineer Rick Delano
Engineer Dave Wittman
Producer Gene Simmons
Producer Michael James Jackson
Producer Paul Stanley
Track List
01 Creatures Of The Night 04:03
02 Saint And Sinner 04:49
03 Keep Me Comin' 03:55
04 Rock And Roll Hell 04:12
05 Danger 03:56
06 I Love It Loud 04:15
07 I Still Love You 06:06
08 Killer 03:20
09 War Machine 04:13
Personal Details
Album Lookup1 K
Details
Spars DDD
Rare No
Sound Stereo
Notes
"CREATURES OF THE NIGHT"'s story: As KISS planned to record its next album, the group realized that they needed to concentrate on regaining their former glory. To rebuilt their momentum, founding members Gene SIMMONS and Paul STANLEY knew they had to eliminate all negative influences and excessive spending surrounding the band. With a hurried pace, SIMMONS and STANLEY severed KISS' nine year relatinship with manager Bill AUCOIN. With a streamlined organization, KISS moved forward with every intention of re-conquering the world. Their battle plan faced a critical setback: Ace FREHLEY, who had been KISS' lead guitarist sice the band's inception, had decided to leave the group and not contribute on the next studio venture. In hopes the spaceman would change his mind before KISS' next tour, the band hired several session musicians including Bob KULICK, Steve FARRIS, and guitarist/songwriter Vincent CUSANO to substitute for FREHLEY on the new album. Despite FREHLEY absence, SIMMONS, STANLEY and Eric CARR entered the record plant in Los Angeles with a renewed enthusiasm and a plethora of hard-edged, stellar material. With machine-gun sounding guitars and thunderous drums, KISS created perhaps the heaviest material in the band's career. Tracks like "War machine", "Keep me comin'", and "I still love you" ensured this new album would deafen the ears of anyone who listened to it. To prepare for FREHLEY's possible permanent departure, audition where held to find a new guitarist. CUSANO, who co-wrote three songs on the album and was relatively an unknown musician, filled the void by taking up the identity of an egyptian ankh and changing his name to Vinnie VINCENT. Though VINCENT's recruitment was intended to be temporary, FREHLEY's refusal to return to KISS left SIMMONS and STANLEY no choice but to employ him as the group's new guitarist. Co-produced by SIMMONS, STANLEY and Michael James JACKSON, "CREATURES OF THE NIGHT" was released in October 1982. Television spots and a video for "I love it loud" told the music world that KISS was back with their long hair, studded leather, and heavy metal sound. Unfortunately, U.S. consumers had given up on KISS; they were irritated by the band's previous albums that strayed away from the group's rock'n'roll roots. Though "CREATURES OF THE NIGHT" eventually went gold, sales were far from the million-selling mark that KISS had been used to. This was also the first time in KISS' career that concert attendance was severely poor; several dates during KISS' "10th anniversary tour" were outright failures , forcing the band to end the tour well before its completion. KISS then moved the massive stage designed like a metallic battle tank to South America, where the band performed in front of the largest audience in their history. Playing to crowds averaging 200.000 people, KISS was comforted with the fact that, though their popularity had declined in the U.S., their presence had grown infinitely around the world. Upon their return home, KISS realized that a chapter in their career was over. It was time to remove the group's trademark maked up and move forward with a refreshed purpose. With its next studio album, the world was about to see a band with a new dimension. A new look a new KISS. Robert V. Conte Kiss BIOGRAPHY: Following the demise of Wicked LESTER, KISS was formed in 1972 by Paul STANLEY (b. Paul Eisen, 20 January 1950, Queens, New York, USA; rhythm guitar/vocals) and Gene SIMMONS (b. Chaim Witz, 25 August 1949, Haifa, Israel; bass/vocals), who went on to recruit Peter CRISS (b. Peter Crisscoula, 27 December 1947, Brooklyn, New York, USA; drums/vocals) and Ace FREHLEY (b. Paul Frehley, 22 April 1951, Bronx, New York, USA; lead guitar/vocals).