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Unmasked is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on May 20, 1980, by Casablanca Records. It was their first not to feature original drummer and founding member Peter Criss (although largely absent from the preceding Dynasty, Criss only performed on that album's "Dirty Livin'"). Despite having no involvement in its ...
- January–March 1980
- Vini Poncia
- May 20, 1980
Unmasked - Kiss Cover Band. 1,067 likes. Unmasked: Covering Classic Kiss - No makeup - No costumes Just KISS
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- Unmasked is the final Kiss album to feature all four members of the band’s original lineup (prior to the group’s mid-’90s reunion): Gene Simmons on bass, Paul Stanley on rhythm guitar, Ace Frehley on lead guitar, and Peter Criss on drums—sort of (meaning that's he's officially credited on the record, BUT...).
- Peter Criss, in fact, participated minimally (if at all) in the recording of Unmasked. Session musician Anton Fig actually laid down the album’s drum parts.
- For the 1979 Kiss LP Dynasty, Anton Fig played drums on every song except “Dirty Livin’,” a Peter Criss composition on which the Cat-Man also sings lead.
- The Anton Fig-Kiss connection continued when he went on to play drums for Ace Frehley’s solo project, Frehley’s Comet, from 1984 to 1987.
May 20, 2015 · Indeed, Unmasked has a highly polished pop sheen that's miles from the primitive, riff-driven sound of earlier Kiss albums such as Hotter Than Hell and Love Gun.This dramatic sonic overhaul came ...
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Unmasked. By David Fricke. October 2, 1980. Heavy-metal monsters rarely die but eventually collapse under the accumulated weight of their own leaden riffing, Tarzan-like singing and boorish macho ...
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Unmasked is the 8th studio album by KISS. Released May 20, 1980 on Casablanca Records and Filmworks. Prior to the release of Psycho Circus, Unmasked was the last studio album featuring the original lineup of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, although Criss actually had no involvement with the recording of the album. Anton Fig (uncredited) played all the drums on the ...
Oct 1, 2020 · Kiss – ‘Unmasked’ (1980) – Album Review (The Kiss Review Series) Published on October 1, 2020. By the end of they Dynasty Tour, the Kiss Empire was eroding quickly. Between Ace’s and Peter’s drinking problems (among other things), the band was at an all time low. During an interview on October 31, 1979 on the Tom Snyder Show, Ace ...
