Kiss collection

Four faces painted in black and white, sky-high platform boots and pyrotechnics that turn every concert into a ceremony: Kiss built its legend on stage as much as on record since forming in New York in 1973. Paul Stanley as Starchild, Gene Simmons as the fire-breathing Demon, Ace Frehley as Spaceman and Peter Criss as Catman gave American hard rock its most recognizable silhouettes. Behind the makeup, choruses built for stadiums with Rock and Roll All Nite, Detroit Rock City and I Was Made for Lovin' You! The live album Alive! in 1975 and then Destroyer the following year put the band on top, and the Kiss Army born in its wake kept growing until the final concert of the End of the Road tour, played at Madison Square Garden in 2023. What remains is a flamboyant legacy, kept alive by figures of the four characters, t-shirts and illustrated books long after the last fireworks!