Description

Picture disc with gatefold cover. Limited 500 numbered copies

No seventies hard rock outfit harnessed the raw, unbridled power of teen angst better than the market savvy Kiss, who reached a pinnacle via their slam bang fourth studio album Destroyer. Under producer Bob Ezrin’s guidance, Gene, Paul, Peter and Ace brought a pace changing bag of tricks to the table this time, injecting party pounder Detroit Rock City with sound effects that ranged from clinking breakfast dishes to vehicular pandemonium. Meanwhile, atypical love ballad Beth was Peter Criss warbling alone bathed in a string section…their biggest single attracted as many new female fans as it turned off old male ones. Macho anthems Flaming Youth and Shout It Out Loud proved loud n proud singalongs of keg party proportions, while Simmons God Of Thunder nicely summed up his blood drooling bat-demon stage persona. A wall of sound barrage of grinding guitars, swaggering vocals and campy excess, Destroyer (which also boasted their best ever cover art) was the explosion that followed their fuse-igniting concert breakthrough Alive. Alternate Destroyer features rare demo, rehearsal and alternate versions of tracks recorded during this period in Kiss career.

Track list:
1. Flaming Youth-alternate lyricd
2. God Of Thunder-instrumental
3. None Of Your Business
4. None Of Your Business-instrumental
5. Great Expectations-alternate lyrics
6. Do You Love Me-studio rehearsal
7. Beth-orchestration
8. King Of The Night Time World-instrumental rehearsal
9. Doncha Hesitate-rehearsal
10. Mad Dog-demo
11. Bad, Bad Lovin-demo
12. Love Is Blind-demo