Animalize is the twelfth studio album by American heavy metal band Kiss. It was released in 1984 on Mercury Records. The album marked the only appearance by lead guitarist Mark St. John, who replaced Vinnie Vincent in April 1984.<\/p>\n
At the time of the record’s release, Gene Simmons was pursuing a career in acting. Paul Stanley was thus primarily in charge of the album’s production and direction.<\/p>\n
New guitarist Mark St. John stated that when recording the record, he had utilized his Rockman gear, and that heavy equalization was used to take the “Boston” sound out of the recording.<\/p>\n
St. John was forced to leave Kiss during the subsequent tour after being diagnosed with reactive arthritis. By November 1984, he was out of the band, the third lead guitarist to exit the group in two years. When asked what ‘Animalize’ meant, Stanley said that people were starting to become more like computers and that “making music by pressing buttons” was no fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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