KISS – Destroyer [45th anniversary Super Deluxe Edition 4xCD] (2021)
Get up! Everybody gonna move their feet and leave their seat for a new deluxe edition of KISS’ signature studio album ”Destroyer”, available November 19. Following the success of the double concert album Alive! in 1975, which introduced the world at large to the hard-rockin’ quartet in black and white facepaint and out-there stage costumes, ”Destroyer” was polished to perfection by producer Bob Ezrin. The group added layers of unique craft to these songs, from string sections to sound effects – and Ezrin’s unconventional methods (later compared to “musical boot camp” by lead singer Paul Stanley) enhanced their musicality.
This “Destroyer [45th anniversary Super Deluxe Edition 4xCD]” is packed with audio extras – many previously unreleased – and plenty of ephemera for KISS Kollectors.
Alongside the remastered album, three bonus discs offer demos from Stanley and Simmons’ archives, a jam-packed offering of outtakes and single edits (including a new acoustic mix of “Beth” and the long-coveted “Ain’t None of Your Business,” the first song cut during the album sessions), and a previously unreleased live concert taken from the Olympia Theatre in Paris…