KISS

KISS is an American rock band formed in 1973, originally featuring Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss. Their music draws on hard rock and glam elements and is built around guitar-driven, anthem-oriented songs, while their live performances emphasized theatrical makeup, named stage personas, pyrotechnics, and large-scale visual spectacle. The group maintained a public identity tied to those personas and performance elements through a long career that concluded in 2023.