Revenge (Kiss album)

Revenge
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 1992 (1992-05-19)[1]
Recorded1981, February 1991 – March 1992
Studio
  • Rumbo, Canoga Park
  • Track Record, North Hollywood
  • Cornerstone, Chatsworth
  • Ocean Way, Hollywood
  • Acme Recording, Sherman Oaks
  • The Enterprise, Burbank
  • A&M, Hollywood[2]
GenreHeavy metal
Length48:51
LabelMercury
ProducerBob Ezrin
Kiss chronology
Hot in the Shade
(1989)
Revenge
(1992)
Alive III
(1993)
Singles from Revenge
  1. "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
    Released: August 22, 1991
  2. "Unholy"
    Released: May 4, 1992
  3. "Domino"
    Released: 1992
  4. "I Just Wanna"
    Released: 1992
  5. "Every Time I Look at You"
    Released: 1992

Revenge is the sixteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released on May 19, 1992. It is the band's first album to feature drummer Eric Singer, following the death of former drummer Eric Carr in November 1991 and is the group's last album to feature musical contributions from the latter. Marking a stylistic departure from the pop-influenced glam metal which characterized much of the band's 1980s output for a heavier sound, the album reached the Top 20 in several countries, though it failed to reestablish the group back in the mainstream and its sales were equal-to or less than its predecessors, ultimately only being certified gold by the RIAA on July 20, 1992.[3]

The album was dedicated to Carr, and the closing track, "Carr Jam 1981", is a demo the drummer had recorded soon after joining the group in 1980. One modification to the song was the dubbing of Bruce Kulick's guitar over Ace Frehley's original work. The main riff of the song was used as the basis for Frehley's Comet song "Breakout", from the 1987 album Frehley's Comet.

  1. ^ "KISSMONSTER – Discography – "Revenge" (1992)". kissmonster.com. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Kiss (1992). Revenge (CD Booklet). New York City, New York: Mercury Records. 848 037-2.
  3. ^ "American album certifications – Kiss – Revenge". Recording Industry Association of America.