Kiss "Destroyer: Resurrected"

In anticipation of the 35th anniversary of the release of Destroyer, producer Bob Ezrin approached Simmons and Stanley about doing a remix and re-release of the original album. With their approval, Ezrin acquired the original 16-track analog master tapes and had them digitally transferred for remixing. In addition to re-equalizing elements of each song, Ezrin also added in some parts of tracks that had been omitted from the original mix. These include some additional vocals on "Detroit Rock City" and "Beth", and the substitution of a guitar solo by Frehley on "Sweet Pain" for the one from the original that had been performed by Wagner (a version of "Sweet Pain" with Frehley's solo was included as track 6, while the original version with Wagner's solo is appended as a "bonus" track at the end of the new CD). Ezrin also used digital manipulation to fix an incorrect lyric (changing "down 95" to "doin' 95") on "Detroit Rock City". The resulting album, titled Destroyer: Resurrected, was released on August 21, 2012. It featured Ken Kelly's original cover artwork prior to alteration by Casablanca for the 1976 release.

Destroyer: Resurrected met with mixed critical reception. William Clark of Guitar International wrote: "Each track sounds crisper, clearer and louder, which are always welcome qualities when you’re listening to a classic album of the likes of Destroyer". However, Circus magazine in a joint review with Aerosmith's contemporary release of Rocks praised Rocks while stating that Destroyer "stinks." The album returned to the Billboard charts, debuting at #11 the week after its re-release.

Destroyer: Resurrected (2012 remix)

1. "Detroit Rock City" Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin Stanley 5:15
2. "King of the Night Time World" Stanley, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony, Ezrin Stanley 3:21
3. "God of Thunder" Stanley Simmons 4:17
4. "Great Expectations" Gene Simmons, Ezrin Simmons 4:24
5. "Flaming Youth" Ace Frehley, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin Stanley 2:59
6. "Sweet Pain" (solo by Ace Frehley, previously unreleased) Simmons Simmons 3:21
7. "Shout It Out Loud" Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin Stanley, Simmons 2:51
8. "Beth" Peter Criss, Stan Penridge, Ezrin Criss 2:46
9. "Do You Love Me?" Stanley, Fowley, Ezrin Stanley 3:40
10. "Rock and Roll Party" 1:26
11. "Sweet Pain (Original Guitar Solo)" (solo by Dick Wagner, from original release) Simmons 3:18