among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Rob Sheffield referred to Destroyer as "the inevitable arty concept album, from the drink-smoke-drive-die saga 'Detroit Rock City' to the touching 'Do You Love Me?'". The album was also featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2006, it was placed at No. 60 on Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time. Greg Prato of AllMusic described Destroyer as "one of Kiss' most experimental studio albums, but also one of their strongest and most interesting." Pitchfork's Jason Josephes said that it is "easily one of the best albums in the Kiss canon" and credited Ezrin for ushering along "even more of an art/hard rock album than Kiss's previous efforts." Canadian journalist Martin Popoff, described Destroyer as a "no party album, looming darkly, ponderous, almost haunting at times, basically uncommunicative and puzzling due to its stylistic over-extension" and judged it a "success of early no-chops metal". In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked it at No. 489 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, calling it "a ridiculously over-the-top party-rock album that just gets better with age". Track listing Original release All credits adapted from the original releases. Track 6 also known as Rock and Roll Demons, or Rock and Roll Party.It appears as a hidden track on the original vinyl pressing, and it appears a few seconds after "Do You Love Me?". Destroyer: Resurrected (2012 remix) Personnel Kiss Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar Gene Simmons – vocals, bass Peter Criss – drums, vocals Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals Additional musicians Dick Wagner – guitar solo on "Sweet Pain", guitar licks on "Flaming Youth", acoustic guitar on "Great Expectations" and "Beth" Brooklyn Boys Chorus – additional vocals on "Great Expectations" David and Josh Ezrin – voices on "God of Thunder" New York Philharmonic – orchestra on "Beth" Production Bob Ezrin – producer, orchestration, keyboards, piano on "Beth" H.A. Macmillan – orchestration Jay Messina, Corky Stasiak – engineers Charts Album Singles Certifications Accolades The following information regarding list placements attributed to Destroyer is taken from Acclaimed Music. Release history References Bibliography External links Kiss (band) albums 1976 albums Albums produced by Bob Ezrin Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios Albums recorded at Record Plant (New York City) Casablanca Records albums Concept