Line-up
Let me give you a brief summary of all former and present members of Kiss. The band officially started in 1973, although the two founding members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were already working together as "Wicked Lester". Wicked Lester never put an album on the market, but since a couple of years, you can find their demo on cd fairs (or on the internet, of course).
In this overview, session musicians such as Bob Kulick are not taken into account, although they did a fair (and good) amount of work during darker Kiss-days.
Original line-up (1972)
- Paul Stanley
- Vocals, rhythm guitar
- Character: The Starchild
- Real name: Stanley Harvey Eisen (°1952)
- Website: http://www.paulstanley.com
- Gene Simmons
- Vocals, bass guitar
- Character: The Demon
- Real name: Chaim Witz / Eugene Klein / Gene Klein (°1949)
- Website: http://www.genesimmons.com
- Ace Frehley
- Period: 1972 - 1982, 1996 - 2002
- Vocals, lead guitar
- Character: The Spaceman
- Real name: Paul Frehley (°1951)
- Website: http://www.acefrehley.com
- Peter Criss
- Period: 1972 - 1980, 1996 - 2001, 2002 - 2004
- Vocals, drums
- Character: The Catman
- Real name: Peter Criscuola (°1945)
- Website: http://www.petercriss.net
Present line-up
- Paul Stanley
- Gene Simmons
- Tommy Thayer
- Period: 2002 - present
- Lead guitar, vocals
- Character: The Spaceman
- °1960
- Website: http://www.tommythayer.com
- Eric Singer
- Period: 1991 - 1996, 2001 - 2002, 2004 - present
- Drums, vocals
- Character: The Catman
- Real name: Eric Doyle Mensinger (°1958)
- Website: http://www.eric-singer.com
Former members
- Eric Carr
- Period: 1980 - 1991
- Drums, vocals
- Character: The Fox
- Real name: Paul Caravello (°1950 - +1991)
- Website: http://www.ericcarr.com
- Vinnie Vincent
- Period: 1982 - 1984
- Lead guitar, vocals
- Character: The Ankh Warrior
- Real name: Vincent Cusano (01952)
- Mark St-John
- Period: 1984
- Lead guitar, backing vocals
- Real name: Mark Leslie Norton (°1956 - +2007)
- Bruce Kulick
- Period: 1984 - 1996
- Lead guitar, vocals
- °1953
- Website: http://www.kulick.net
Original line-up
Present line-up
