Jigoku-Retsuden

Jigoku-Retsuden (地獄烈伝, which roughly translates to "Legends from Hell / Hell's Legends"), also known as Kissology[1] and Kiss Klassics,[3] was a limited-edition CD/DVD set released in 2008 by the band Kiss, exclusively in Japan. The CD portion of the bundle included 15 re-recorded classic Kiss tracks by the 2008 band line-up (Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer).

Jigoku-Retsuden/Kiss Best - Kissology/Kiss Klassics
Remix album by Kiss
Released	August 27, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Hard rock
Length	53:36
Label	DefSTAR, Sony Music Japan
Producer	Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Kiss chronology
The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection (2006) Jigoku-Retsuden/Kiss Best - Kissology/Kiss Klassics (2008) Kiss 40 (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Melodic.net	[2]

The DVD portion of the bundle is concert footage from a 1977 performance at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The CD was re-released on October 6, 2009 by Kiss as part of a digipack deluxe edition of their album Sonic Boom along with concert footage from the Alive 35 Tour.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Deuce"	Gene Simmons	Simmons	3:07
2.	"Detroit Rock City"	Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin	Stanley	3:57
3.	"Shout It Out Loud"	Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin	Stanley, Simmons	2:53
4.	"Hotter Than Hell"	Stanley	Stanley	3:10
5.	"Calling Dr. Love"	Simmons	Simmons	3:25
6.	"Love Gun"	Stanley	Stanley	3:14
7.	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Stanley, Vini Poncia, Desmond Child	Stanley	4:41
8.	"Heaven's on Fire"	Stanley, Child	Stanley	3:24
9.	"Lick It Up"	Stanley, Vinnie Vincent	Stanley	3:56
10.	"I Love It Loud"	Simmons, Vincent	Simmons	4:09
11.	"Forever"	Stanley, Michael Bolton	Stanley	3:53
12.	"Christine Sixteen"	Simmons	Simmons	2:59
13.	"Do You Love Me?"	Stanley, Ezrin, Kim Fowley	Stanley	3:39
14.	"Black Diamond"	Stanley	Eric Singer, intro by Stanley	4:20
15.	"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Stanley, Simmons	Simmons	2:49

DVD (Region 2)

Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, April 2, 1977

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
3. "Ladies Room"
4. "Firehouse"
5. "I Want You"
6. "Cold Gin"
7. "Nothin' to Lose"
8. "God of Thunder"
9. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
10. "Shout It Out Loud"
11. "Black Diamond"

CD personnel

• Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Gene Simmons – bass, lead vocals
• Eric Singer – drums, vocals
• Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, backing vocals

Other musicians

• Brian Whelan — piano

DVD personnel

• Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Gene Simmons – bass, lead vocals
• Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Peter Criss – drums, vocals

Other musicians

• Bob Ezrin, Eddie Kramer, Vini Poncia, Phil Ashley — piano

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/kissology-mw0001250186
2. "Melodic Net - Kiss - Jigoku Retsuden - Very Best Of". melodic.net. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
3. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kiss-mn0000084209