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1970s · Rock·1973–2023

KISS

KISS connects directly to 11 artists, and through them to at least 53 more acts. Ace Frehley played in Molimo, Frehley’s Comet (1984–1988) and Ace Frehley Band (2025). Eric Carr played in The Cellarmen and Creation. Vinnie Vincent played in Bitter Pill, Treasure and Warrior, among others.

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KISS at the center, their direct connections around them, and the other bands those connections lead to — the same threads you can untangle live.

MolimoFrehley’s CometAce Frehley BandThe CellarmenCreationBitter PillTreasureWarriorVinnie Vincent…White TigerMark St. John P…ESPKKBBlackjackThe Good RatsJ.B. CrablickBlack SabbathStreamBadlandsPaul Stanley’s…DriveWicked LesterCrissSounds of SoulThe VintageCriss-Penridge…Shake the FaithBlack ’N BlueHarlowCold GinRainbowBullfrog BheerGene Simmons Ba…The Dudes of Wr…Uncle JoeAce FrehleyEric CarrVinnie VincentMark St. JohnBruce KulickEric SingerPeter CrissTommy ThayerGene SimmonsPaul StanleyKISS
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16 threads

Members

15

Collaborations

1

Bands & Artists Connected to KISS

53 acts · 2 hops out

Where KISS’s collaborators go next — the other bands, founded groups, and side projects their direct connections belong to.

Ace Frehley

Eric Carr

Vinnie Vincent

Mark St. John

Bruce Kulick

Eric Singer

Peter Criss

Tommy Thayer

Gene Simmons

Paul Stanley

Derek Sherinian

Background

Kiss was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Known for their face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid-1970s with shock rock–style live performances that featured…via Wikipedia

Career Highlights

21 albums
Formed
1973
Active
1973–2023
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Selected Discography

  1. 1974Hotter Than Hell
  2. 1974KISS
  3. 1975Dressed to Kill
  4. 1976Destroyer
  5. 1976Rock and Roll Over
  6. 1977Love Gun
  7. 1979Dynasty
  8. 1980Unmasked
  9. 1981Music From “The Elder”
  10. 1982Creatures of the Night
  11. 1983Lick It Up
  12. 1984Animalize
  13. 1985Asylum
  14. 1987Crazy Nights
  15. 1989Hot in the Shade

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