Kiss - Destroyer (Resurrected) (US 1976)

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In late 2011, Simmons stated that a deluxe edition of Destroyer will be released in 2012. The original release date was slated for February 28, 2012, however it was pushed to April 17. The album, titled Destroyer: Resurrected, was eventually released on August 21, 2012. and includes original album remixed plus an alternate mix of "Sweet Pain" adding back the original guitar solo played by Ace Frehley, as well as an additional vocal snippet in "Beth" and remixed versions of other aspects of the album. It features artwork that was not used on the original release, rejected by Casablanca Records for depicting violence, and featuring the old Alive! outfits.

Following this album's release, Destroyer: Resurrected has been met with positive reception. William Clark of Guitar International wrote: "Each track sounds crisper, clearer and louder, which are always welcome qualities when you’re listening to a classic album of the likes of Destroyer". The album returned to the Billboard charts, debuting at #11 the week after its re-release.

Destroyer sold well upon its release on March 15, 1976 and was certified gold on April 22. Although exact sales figures are not known, Stanley stated that the album initially sold 850,000 copies in the US, well in excess of any of Kiss's first three studio albums. After peaking at #11 on the Billboard album chart on May 15, Destroyer quickly fell and by August was at #192. The first three singles — "Shout It Out Loud", "Flaming Youth" and "Detroit Rock City" — failed to ignite sales any further, (though "Shout It Out Loud" did give the band their first #1 record, in Canada). The band and Ezrin cited fan backlash as the reason Destroyer did not meet sales expectations. Ezrin also stated that the "grassroots rock press" was particularly critical of the album.

Rolling Stone referred to "bloated ballads," "pedestrian drumming" and "lackluster performances" in its review. It was not until radio stations started playing the B-side of the "Detroit Rock City" single "Beth," that the album started to sell as expected. The ballad, which according to Simmons was deliberately put on the B-side to force stations to play "Detroit Rock City", started receiving numerous listener requests and became an unexpected hit. "Beth" (co-written and sung by Peter Criss) was re-released as the fourth single in late August, and it peaked at #7 on the Billboard singles chart on September 25. It was the group's first Top 10 song and re-ignited sales of the album. On November 11 Destroyer became the first Kiss album to be certified platinum.

The album has received recognition many years later. In 1989, Kerrang! magazine listed the album at #36 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". In 2003, it was ranked #489 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2006, it was placed at #60 on Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time. The album was also featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

01. "Detroit Rock City"   Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin Stanley 5:17 
02. "King of the Night Time World"   Stanley, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony, Ezrin Stanley 3:19 
03. "God of Thunder"   Stanley Simmons 4:13 
04. "Great Expectations"   Gene Simmons, Ezrin Simmons 4:24 
05. "Flaming Youth"   Ace Frehley, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin Stanley 2:59 
06. "Sweet Pain"   Simmons Simmons 3:20 
07. "Shout It Out Loud"   Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin Stanley, Simmons 2:49 
08. "Beth"   Peter Criss, Stan Penridge, Ezrin Criss 2:45 
09. "Do You Love Me?"   Stanley, Fowley, Ezrin Stanley 3:40 
10. "Rock and Roll Party"   Simmons, Stanley, Ezrin Instrumental 1:25 
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