KISS Ringtones

KISS joined up in New York City in December 1972. Readily identified by their trademark face paint and elaborate stage outfits, the group rose to fame in the mid and late 1970's largely due to their live shows, which included fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and pyrotechnics.

KISS has been awarded 24 gold albums to date. During their career, the group has sold over 19 million records in the United States and their global sales exceed 85 million albums. The original lineup is the most successful and identifiable. With their makeup and distinctive costumes, they took on the personae of comic book-style characters.

Spawned by a wave of KISS nostalgia in the 1990's, the band reunited with the original lineup in 1996. The resulting KISS Alive/Worldwide/Lost Cities/Reunion Tour was the top-grossing act of 1996 and 1997. Criss and Frehley have since left the group again and have been replaced by Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer.

The band continues to perform, although Stanley and Simmons have remained the only two members who have stayed with the group since the beginning.