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"I didn’t think he was going to do anything that good," bandmate Paul Stanley admitted.

Six-string virtuoso recalls choice words for Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

Kiss star admitted he "basked in the drama" on the 1978 LP.

Simmons left his demonic persona behind in favor of hosting an all-star, genre-hopping party.

Simultaneously released debuts "probably put the final nail in the coffin of the band," he later concluded.

How one of the most iconic images in rock history came to fruition.

'They were building on what they’d done before, moving forward.'

"Sammy! Oh, my God, you can't f---ing do that, man," exclaimed Paul Stanley.

Sometimes the choice is obvious, sometimes it's a matter of "least great" and sometimes it's a race to the bottom.

Bassist doesn't know what to say about former bandmates' positions as final show looms.