KISS - Destroyer (Remaster) (1976)

KISS - Destroyer (Remaster) (1976)



Destroyer is the fourth studio album and fifth album overall by hard

rock band Kiss, released on March 15, 1976 in the United States.

It was the second consecutive Kiss album to reach the Top 20 in the

United States, as well as the first to chart in Germany and New Zealand.

The album was certified gold by the RIAA on April 22, 1976. It was

certified platinum on November 11, 1976, the first Kiss album to achieve

that distinction.



Coming on the heels of the group's breakthrough album Alive!, Destroyer

is easily the most ambitious studio recording of Kiss's '70s catalogue.

Bob Ezrin, who had previously worked with Alice Cooper, was brought in

to produce the album. Among the production flourishes Ezrin introduced

to Kiss were sound effects, strings, screaming children (on "God Of

Thunder"), reversed drums (Also on "God of Thunder") as well as a

children's choir.



Destroyer is the first Kiss album to prominently feature outside musicians,

such as members of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra. However,

one musician was not credited: Dick Wagner, from Alice Cooper's band,

replaced Ace Frehley on tracks such as "Sweet Pain" (as Frehley didn't want

to interrupt a card game he was playing during recording sessions for

the song) and even on a song that Frehley himself co-wrote, "Flaming Youth".

Wagner also played the acoustic guitar found on the song "Beth". The success

of Alive! and Destroyer enabled the band to embark on their first tour of Europe.



Throughout the years, "Detroit Rock City", "God of Thunder", "Shout It Out Loud"

and "Do You Love Me" have become permanent staples on the band's concerts.

"Beth" was last played live on the band's 2003 concert Kiss Symphony: Alive IV;

after drummer Peter Criss' final departure, the band permanently retired the song

from their set list.



In 2003, the album was ranked number 496 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of

the 500 greatest albums of all time.



Artist...............: KISS

Album................: Destroyer (Remaster)

Genre................: Rock

Source...............: CD

Year.................: 1976

Ripper...............: CDEX

Codec................: LAME MP3 Encoder (Version 1.30, engine 3.92 MMX)

Bitrate..............: 224 kbps

Artwork..............: Front & Back

Tracks...............: 10

Size.................: 55,6 MB



Track listing



1. "Detroit Rock City" (Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin) – 5:17

* Lead vocals - Paul Stanley

2. "King of the Night Time World" (Stanley, Ezrin, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony) – 3:19

* Lead vocals - Paul Stanley

3. "God of Thunder" (Stanley) – 4:13

* Lead vocals - Gene Simmons

4. "Great Expectations" (Gene Simmons, Ezrin) – 4:21

* Lead vocals - Gene Simmons

5. "Flaming Youth" (Ace Frehley, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin) – 2:59

* Lead vocals - Paul Stanley

6. "Sweet Pain" (Simmons) – 3:20

* Lead vocals - Gene Simmons

7. "Shout It Out Loud" (Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin) – 2:49

* Lead vocals - Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons

8. "Beth" (Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge) – 2:45

* Lead vocals - Peter Criss

9. "Do You Love Me" (Stanley, Ezrin, Fowley) – 3:33

* Lead vocals - Paul Stanley

10. "Outro"