▁Album ▁information ▁L ick ▁It ▁Up ▁built ▁upon ▁the ▁harder ▁sound ▁K iss ▁had ▁displayed ▁on ▁ 1 9 8 2 ' s ▁Cre atures ▁of ▁the ▁Night . ▁It ▁was ▁cert ified ▁gold ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁K iss ▁album ▁to ▁achieve ▁cert ification ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 0 ' s ▁Un mask ed . ▁This ▁is ▁partially ▁att rib utable ▁to ▁the ▁increased ▁public ity ▁the ▁band ▁received ▁after ▁their ▁un mask ing . ▁ ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁Cre atures ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁Tour / 1 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁Tour ▁wrapped ▁up ▁in ▁June , ▁the ▁band ▁immediately ▁went ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁studio ▁to ▁begin ▁work ▁on ▁their ▁next ▁album , ▁which ▁was ▁recorded ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁months . ▁" L ick ▁It ▁Up " ▁and ▁" All ▁Hell ' s ▁Break in ' ▁Lo ose " ▁were ▁released ▁as ▁singles ▁from ▁the ▁album . ▁They ▁were ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁similarly ▁them ed , ▁tongue - in - che ek ▁videos ▁featuring ▁the ▁band ▁( al ong ▁with ▁many ▁sc ant ily ▁cl ad ▁women ) ▁in ▁des olate , ▁post - ap oc aly ptic ▁settings . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁V inn ie ▁Vincent ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁art ▁for ▁the ▁album , ▁whereas ▁A ce ▁Fre h ley ▁had ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Cre atures ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁cover , ▁despite ▁having ▁already ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁not ▁being ▁involved