Kiss

Kiss made rock'n'roll into a comic book. Each member became a character in greasepaint, the Demon, the Starchild, the Spaceman and the Catman, and the fire-breathing, blood-spitting shows sold simple, fist-pumping arena songs to a fan army that bought everything from lunchboxes to coffins.

Alive! captured the chaos of their concerts and turned 'Rock and Roll All Nite' into an anthem, and Destroyer, produced by Bob Ezrin, added 'Detroit Rock City' and the ballad 'Beth'. They even tried disco with 'I Was Made for Lovin' You'.

The make-up came off in 1983 and went back on for a reunion in 1996, and the band bowed out of touring at New York's Madison Square Garden in 2023. Ace Frehley, their original lead guitarist, died in 2025.