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Destroyer

by KISS

Destroyer is a 1976 hard rock album by KISS. It runs 9 tracks across 34 minutes on Casablanca Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.5/5 from 2 ratings.

Hard Rock · Rock · Heavy Metal

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Tracks
34 min
Runtime
127 bpm
Tempo
C# minor
Key

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2 ratings · avg 4.5

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Destroyer album cover

The Destroyer cover was illustrated by Ken Kelly. Riffiter listeners rate it 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings.

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Ken Kelly

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Tracklist

9 tracks · 34 min

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  • Destroyer (45th Anniversary Super Deluxe)Anniversary edition · 2021 · 61 tracks
    1. 1Detroit Rock City (2021 Remaster)
    2. 2King Of The Night Time World (2021 Remaster)
    3. 3God Of Thunder (2021 Remaster)
    4. 4Great Expectations (2021 Remaster)
    5. 5Flaming Youth (2021 Remaster)
    6. 6Sweet Pain (2021 Remaster)
    7. 7Shout It Out Loud (2021 Remaster)
    8. 8Beth (2021 Remaster)
    9. 9Do You Love Me (2021 Remaster)
    10. 10Rock 'N' Roll Party (2021 Remaster)
    11. 11Doncha Hesitate (Paul Stanley Demo)
    12. 12God Of Thunder (Paul Stanley Demo)
    13. 13It’s The Fire (Paul Stanley Demo)
    14. 14Detroit Rock City (Paul Stanley Demo)
    15. 15Love Is Alright (Paul Stanley Demo)
    16. 16Bad, Bad Lovin' (Gene Simmons Demo)
    17. 17Man Of A Thousand Faces (Gene Simmons Demo)
    18. 18I Don't Want No Romance (Gene Simmons Demo)
    19. 19Burnin' Up With Fever (Gene Simmons Demo)
    20. 20Rock N' Rolls Royce (Gene Simmons Demo)
    21. 21Mad Dog (Gene Simmons Demo)
    22. 22Night Boy (Gene Simmons Demo)
    23. 23Star (Gene Simmons Demo)
    24. 24Howlin' For Your Love (Gene Simmons Demo)
    25. 25True Confessions
  • Destroyer (2012 Remaster)Remaster · 1976 · 10 tracks
    1. 1Detroit Rock City
    2. 2King of the Night Time World
    3. 3God of Thunder
    4. 4Great Expectations
    5. 5Flaming Youth
    6. 6Sweet Pain
    7. 7Shout It Out Loud
    8. 8Beth
    9. 9Do You Love Me?
    10. 10Rock and Roll Party
  • Destroyer (45th Anniversary Remastered)Anniversary edition · 1976 · 12 tracks
    1. 1Detroit Rock City
    2. 2King of the Night Time World
    3. 3God of Thunder
    4. 4Great Expectations
    5. 5Flaming Youth
    6. 6Sweet Pain
    7. 7Shout It Out Loud
    8. 8Beth
    9. 9Do You Love Me
    10. 10Rock 'N' Roll Party
    11. 11Beth (Acoustic)
    12. 12Sweet Pain (Original Guitar Solo)
  • Destroyer (45th Anniversary Deluxe)Anniversary edition · 1976 · 26 tracks
    1. 1God Of Thunder (Paul Stanley Demo)
    2. 1Detroit Rock City
    3. 2King Of The Night Time World
    4. 2Detroit Rock City (Paul Stanley Demo)
    5. 3Love Is Alright (Gene Simmons Demo)
    6. 3God Of Thunder
    7. 4I Don't Want No Romance (Gene Simmons Demo)
    8. 4Great Expectations
    9. 5Flaming Youth
    10. 5Rock N' Rolls Royce (Gene Simmons Demo)
    11. 6Sweet Pain
    12. 6Star (Gene Simmons Demo)
    13. 7Shout It Out Loud
    14. 7Beth (Acoustic)
    15. 8Beth
    16. 8Shout It Out Loud (Mono Single Edit)
    17. 9Do You Love Me
    18. 9King Of The Night Time World (Live Rehearsal Instrumental)
    19. 10Rock And Roll Party
    20. 10Detroit Rock City (Instrumental)
    21. 11Flaming Youth (Early Version)
    22. 12Shout It Out Loud (Alternate Mix)
    23. 13Deuce (Live In Paris, 1976)
    24. 14Strutter (Live In Paris, 1976)
    25. 15Flaming Youth (Live In Paris, 1976)
    26. 16Hotter Than Hell (Live In Paris, 1976)

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Destroyer is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released on March 15, 1976 in the US. It was the third successive Kiss album to reach the top 40 in the US, as well as the first to chart in Germany and New Zealand. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on April 22, 1976, and platinum on November 11 of the same year, the first Kiss album to achieve platinum.

In brief

Is Destroyer good?
Riffiter listeners rate Destroyer 4.5/5 from 2 ratings.
When was Destroyer released?
Destroyer was released in 1976 on Casablanca Records.
How many tracks are on Destroyer?
Destroyer has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 34 minutes.
What genre is Destroyer?
Destroyer is catalogued under Hard Rock, Rock, Heavy Metal.
What BPM is Destroyer?
Destroyer runs at a median tempo of 127 BPM across its tracks, most often in C# minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Destroyer?
Listeners of Destroyer also rate Back in Black by AC/DC, Machine Head by Deep Purple, Van Halen by Van Halen.

Destroyer at a glance

Label
Casablanca Records
Recorded at
Electric Lady Studios
Produced by
Bob Ezrin

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