History Music / Unmasked

* RecordProducer: Vini Poncia, who also produced ''Music/{{Dynasty}}'' and the [[Music/KISSSoloAlbums Peter Criss solo album]].

''Unmasked'' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{KISS}}, released in 1980. Despite appearing on the cover, Peter Criss is completely absent on the album, as he was in the process of leaving the band at the time (not unlike Ace Frehley and ''Music/CreaturesOfTheNight''). Anton Fig would very briefly fill the drumming spot (he did the same on ''Music/{{Dynasty}}'' on every song except "Dirty Livin'"), before Eric Carr became a permanent replacement.

* [[AbsenteeActor Absentee Musician]]: Peter Criss throughout the entire album, as he was replaced by drummer Anton Fig.

* OneWordTitle: "Unmasked" and the tracks "Shandi" and "Tomorrow."

* TheReveal: Played with. The cover comic has the band members unmask themselves, before the general public... And their actual faces are the same as their masks! (The actual reveal would not take place until ''Music/LickItUp'', and that only after Ace and Peter left the band, and were replaced by Vinnie Vincent and Eric Carr.)

[[caption-width-right:350:''Unmasked''.]]

* TheReveal: Played with. The cover comic has the band members unmask themselves, before the general public... And their actual faces are the same as their masks! (The actual reveal would not take place until ''Lick It Up'', and that only after Ace and Peter left the band, and were replaced by Vinnie Vincent and Eric Carr.)

* RecordProducer: Vini Poncia.

* DesignStudentsOrgasm / DetailHoggingCover: The album cover is done in the style of a comic strip.

'''''Unmasked''''' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{KISS}}, released in 1980. Despite appearing on the cover, Peter Criss is completely absent on the album, as he was in the process of leaving the band at the time (not unlike Ace Frehley and ''Music/CreaturesOfTheNight''). Anton Fig would very briefly fill the drumming spot (he did the same on ''Music/{{Dynasty}}'' on every song except "Dirty Livin'"), before Eric Carr became a permanent replacement.

* {{Paparazzi}}: The band members in the cover comic, get harassed by a single photographer, who wants to see them without their masks on -- which at the time, was part of the band's mystique. His efforts get foiled time and again, until he forces them to do so in concert. Of course, TheReveal turned out to be rather comical!

* HeadsOrTails: "Two Sides of the Coin," about Ace trying to choose, which lady he wants to settle down with.

* TheReveal: Played with. The cover comic has the band members unmask themselves, before the general public... And their actual faces are the same as their masks! (The actual reveal would not take place until "Lick It Up," and that only after Ace and Peter left the band, and were replaced by Vinnie Vincent and Eric Carr.)

* HeadsOrTails: "Two Sides Of The Coin", about Ace trying to choose which lady he wants to settle down with.
* NewSoundAlbum: Very disco-oriented, even more so than ''Dynasty''.
* OneWomanSong: "Shandi".
* OneWordTitle: "Unmasked" and the tracks "Shandi" and "Tomorrow".
* {{Paparazzi}}: The band members in the cover comic get harassed by a single photographer who wants to see them without their masks on -- which at the time was part of the band's mystique. His efforts get foiled time and again, until he forces them to do so in concert. Of course, TheReveal turned out to be rather comical!
* PerformanceVideo: Their promo for "Is That You?", featuring Eric Carr on drums.
* PowerBallad: "Shandi".
* ThePowerOfLove: "What Makes The World Go Round".

* RecordProducer: Vini Poncia
* TheReveal: Played with. The cover comic has the band members unmask themselves before the general public...and their actual faces are the same as their masks! (The actual reveal would not take place until ''Lick It Up'', and that only after Ace and Peter left the band and were replaced by Vinnie Vincent and Eric Carr.)

* SubStory: "Torpedo Girl" is about Ace being visited by a submarine in the place where he was swimming, and meeting, of course, the titular girl.

'''''Unmasked''''' is the eighth studio album by Music/{{KISS}}, released in 1980. Despite appearing on the cover, Peter Criss is completely absent on the album, as he was in the process of leaving the band at the time (not unlike Ace Frehley and ''Music/CreaturesOfTheNight''). Anton Fig would very briefly replace him (he did the same on ''Music/{{Dynasty}}'' on every song except "Dirty Livin'"), before Eric Carr became a permanent replacement.

* ThePowerOfLove: "What Makes The World Go Round".