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“War Machine” by Kiss
From the album Creatures of the Night (1982)
“War Machine” by Kiss appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1982 on the album Creatures of the Night. Its best result is #829 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,105 hard rock song of all time.
"War Machine" comes from Creatures of the Night, the tenth studio album Kiss released in 1982, and it's Gene Simmons' show: he sings lead, plays electric guitar and wrote it with Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. Vinnie Vincent rips off the solo on what was his first album with the band, though the record didn't credit him at first. Simmons and Paul Stanley produced with Michael James Jackson, Niko Bolas and Dave Wittman recorded it, and Bob Clearmountain mixed.
Loss hung over the sessions: Casablanca founder Neil Bogart, an early champion of the band, died of cancer while they were recording, and the album is dedicated to him. It was their last for Casablanca, and the last to show them in their trademark makeup before Psycho Circus in 1998.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 829 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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