Ace's face is on the cover of the album "Creatures of the Night" even though he did not play any of the songs on the album. Vinnie Vincent is the artist who played the songs.
Gene is the creator and designer of the axe-shaped bass guitar. It is one of his trademarks in the band for him to play the instrument.
The first single ever released by Kiss was a cover of Bobby Rydell's "Kissin' Time," song. It was the A-side of the album. "Nothin' to Lose" was the B-side of the single.
Kiss made an official announcement that the band was reuniting on April 16, 1996. The announcement took place at a press conference aboard the USS Intrepid.
Kiss performed at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics on February 24, 2002. The Olympics were held at Salt Lake City, Utah that year.
Peter Criss officially left the band in May, 1980.
Kiss performed a concert without make-up for the first time on October 11, 1983. The concert was held in Lisbon, Portugal.
On April 2, 1977 Kiss broke the ticket sales record previously held by The Beatles for their concert in Tokyo, Japan.
Ace Frehley was nearly electrocuted on December 12, 1976. Kiss was performing in Lakeland, Florida. The occurence inspired the band's song "Shock Me". Also of note, Gene set his hair on fire at the same show.
The first live appearance of Kiss was January 30, 1973. The event took place at the Coventry in Queens, NY.
Kiss is #10 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artist of Hard Rock.
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