For Gene Simmons, the impact he and the other KISS band members had on rock ’n’ roll is simple: “Our legacy is that we raised the stakes,” he told The Northern Echo. “[We were] a band ...

KISS is an American hard rock band started by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Here's everything to know about the band and its members, past and present.

Original drummer Criss leaves the band not long after “Unmasked” is released on May 20, 1980. Eric Carr quickly takes over on the kit, making his concert debut with the band on July 25, 1980. 12.

The group made its first stop in Des Moines since a 2016 concert at the Iowa State Fair to give the KISS Army a final ...

Members of the rock group KISS; Gene Simmons, clockwise from right, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss and Paul Stanley are photographed before a concert in Hartford, Conn.,on Feb. 16, 1977.

Original drummer Criss leaves the band not long after “Unmasked” is released on May 20, 1980. Eric Carr quickly takes over on the kit, making his concert debut with the band on July 25, 1980. 12.

Hattery is the drummer for the Kiss tribute band Mr. Speed, which has a concert Feb. 22 at Goodyear Theater in Akron. The extensive meet-and-greet was courtesy of a "very generous friend," Kosak said.

Original drummer Criss leaves the band not long after “Unmasked” is released on May 20, 1980. Eric Carr quickly takes over on the kit, making his concert debut with the band on July 25, 1980. 12.

After 50 years, the legendary rock band Kiss will give its final performances on Friday and Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Here is a look at how the band has evolved over the years.

Kiss band members, from left, Tommy Thayer, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Paul Stanley participate in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building on Thursday in New York.

FILE - Members of the rock group KISS; Gene Simmons, clockwise from right, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss and Paul Stanley are photographed before a concert in Hartford, Conn.,on Feb. 16, 1977.