As most KISS fans know, the beginning of KISS can be traced back to a short-lived band called WICKED LESTER, co-founded by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Determined to create something bigger, more visual and exciting, they decided to strike out on their own and form a new band. Upon discovering an ad in Rolling Stone placed by a drummer “willing to do anything to make it,” the duo became a trio with the addition of Peter Criss. Not long after, with the addition of Ace Frehle