Artist: KISS
Album: CREATURES OF THE NIGHT REMASTERED (CD)

Year: 1982/ 1997
EAN/UPS: 0731453239128
Media type: CD

Creatures of the Night is a 1982 album from U.S. hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It is the band's 10th studio album and the last for Casablanca Records, the only label the group had ever recorded for up to that point. The album was also dedicated to the memory of Casablanca founder and early Kiss supporter Neil Bogart, who had died of cancer during the recording sessions.

The album represented a conscious effort on Kiss's part to return to the style of hard rock/heavy metal that had helped them achieve commercial success in the 1970s. That success had been in decline since 1979's album Dynasty and 1980's Unmasked. Kiss knew it needed to deliver on their earlier promise of a heavy record if they were to continue as a band. The first key ingredient was songwriter/guitarist Vincent Cusano, with whom the band had recently begun writing and recording, and was soon to replace Frehley as the band's new lead guitarist. Frehley didn't perform on this album and this was Vinnie Vincent's first album with the band. On the tour, Vincent was introduced with Ankh warrior makeup.

Some early pressings of the album mistakenly contained one full side of John Cougar's American Fool. Both Kiss and Cougar were under the umbrella of Mercury Records at the time. Today, those mistake albums are highly sought after by Kiss collectors.

Creatures of the Night was certified Gold on May 9, 1994.

TRACKLIST:

01 "Creatures of the Night" (Paul Stanley, Adam Mitchell) – 4:01
Lead vocals - Paul Stanley
02 "Saint and Sinner" (Gene Simmons, Mikel Japp) – 4:50
Lead vocals - Gene Simmons
03 "Keep Me Comin'" (Stanley, Mitchell) – 4:00
Lead vocals - Paul Stanley
04 "Rock and Roll Hell" (Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance) – 4:08
Lead vocals - Gene Simmons
05 "Danger" (Stanley, Mitchell) – 3:55
Lead vocals - Paul Stanley
06 "I Love It Loud" (Simmons, Vinnie Vincent) – 4:12
Lead vocals - Gene Simmons
07 "I Still Love You" (Stanley, Vincent) – 6:06
Lead vocals - Paul Stanley
08 "Killer" (Simmons, Vincent) – 3:19
Lead vocals - Gene Simmons
09 "War Machine" (Simmons, Adams, Vallance) – 4:13
Lead vocals - Gene Simmons

LINE-UP:

Gene Simmons – bass guitar, lead vocals, rhythm guitar on "War Machine"
Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Ace Frehley – lead guitar (credited, but does not appear)
Eric Carr – drums, percussion, bass guitar on "I Still Love You"

Uncredited musicians:
Vinnie Vincent – lead guitar on "Saint and Sinner", "Keep Me Comin'", "I Love It Loud", "Killer", and "War Machine", backing vocals
Bob Kulick – lead guitar on "Danger"
Robben Ford – lead guitar on "Rock and Roll Hell" and "I Still Love You"
Adam Mitchell – rhythm guitar on "Creatures of the Night"
Steve Farris – guitar solo on "Creatures of the Night"
Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar on "Danger"