Before Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley reunited with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, they recorded Carnival of Souls with guitarist Bruce Kulick and drummer Eric Singer, intending to release the record either in late 1995 or early 1996.
Once the reunion took off, Carnival of Souls was shelved and Kulick and Singer were unceremoniously given their walking papers, the final chapter of their history erased from public record.
Unsurprisingly, the unreleased album became a hot bootleg in collector's circles, paving the way for its official release in the fall of 1997.
In some ways, it should have stayed unreleased, since Carnival of Souls hardly captures Kiss at their best.
None of the songs, either the predictable rockers or the by-the-book power ballads, stand out, and the music sounds canned, forced, and over-produced, with little of the self-deprecating humor that made the comeback tour a success.
Only the dedicated -- who probably already own it on bootleg -- will have the patience to wade through the record to find the few minor items of worth.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HateBruce Kulick, Gene Simmons | Kiss | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | RainBruce Kulick, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | Master & SlaveBruce Kulick, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Childhood's EndBruce Kulick, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer | Kiss | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | I Will Be ThereBruce Kulick, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | JungleBruce Kulick, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 06:49 | 15 MB | 47 MB |
| 7 | In My HeadMark St. John, Gene Simmons | Kiss | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | It Never Goes AwayBruce Kulick, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 05:42 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 9 | Seduction of the InnocentGene Simmons | Kiss | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | I ConfessGene Simmons, Ken Tamplin | Kiss | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 11 | In the MirrorBruce Kulick, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 12 | I Walk AloneBruce Kulick, Gene Simmons | Kiss | Play | 06:08 | 14 MB | 35 MB |
| 60 mins | 138 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 401 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bryant | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | William Hames | Photography |
| 3 | Kiss | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Bruce Kulick | Composer, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 5 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 6 | Louis Marino | Design |
| 7 | Gene Simmons | Bass, Composer, Member of Attributed Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 8 | Eric Singer | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 9 | Mark St. John | Composer |
| 10 | Paul Stanley | Composer, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 11 | Ken Tamplin | Composer |
| 12 | Tommy Thayer | Composer |
| 13 | Toby Wright | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |