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Kiss was formed in New York in '72 by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley (Stanley Eisen) and Gene Simmons (Gene Klein). The line-up was rounded out by drummer Peter Criss (Crisscoula), located through a Rolling Stone ad, and lead guitarist Ace Frehley (Paul Frehley), who answered an ad in the Village Voice. KISS opened for Teenage Lust, Iggy Pop, and Blue ֹster Cult at the New York Academy of Music on New Years' Eve 1973. At this event, Gene's firebreathing gimmick backfired and ignited his hair. The group released their first two albums in 1974. The cover of their debut, KISS, showed the group in their kabuki makeup, mimiking the cover of the Beatles' With the Beatles album. In '80, Criss left for a solo career and since then, the drum and lead positions have been ever-changing. In '83, the band stripped away the makeup and celebrated renewed interest. In '96, the original band reformed, and took their full costume-makeup-pyro 1976 show on the road--for a year-long stint--resulting in one of the most successful rock tours ever. Conjecture that the band wanted to quit on a high note has remained unproven; anything could happen in Kiss' future.