On July 25, 1980, Kiss performed their first show with a new member.
Drummer Peter Criss was out, Eric Carr was in.
Criss first met bassist Gene Simmons and guitarist Paul Stanley in 1972 when they were in the band Wicked Lester. Even though the band were signed to Epic Records and had recorded an album, the label never released it.
Criss had an ad in the back of Rolling Stone saying he was available to play for the right band. When Simmons and Stanley met Criss and heard him sing and play, they broke up Wicked Lester to join forces with him to make a harder edged rock.
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