Figures Toy Company has issued the following press release:

KISS fans are some of the most passionate fans on planet Earth, and ever since those fans heard about Figures Toy Company's plans to release new figures of the world famous band, they've been dying to get a glimpse. Well, the wait is over, because today collectors can get their first look at the all new KISS Destroyer retro figure series.

Based on the artwork from the famous Destroyer album cover, these figures will feature the intricate details that Figures Toy Company is known for. Each will be dressed in their trademark Destroyer era costume, and each figure has an all new head sculpts crafted by Danny "The Farrow" Anniello! Gene, Paul, Peter, and Ace are going to look like they're leaping off the Destroyer album and into your hands!

The KISS Destroyer figures are set for release this fall, and will be available as 8 inch and 12 inch figures. You won't have to drive into Detroit Rock City to find them, because Figures Toy Company will have them up for pre-order closer to the expected release date!

Watch the official Figures Toy Company website here for pre-order information.

To celebrate the legacy of the classic KISS record, Destroyer, which has turned 40 years old, Rolling Stone spoke with the band's four original members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley, producer Bob Ezrin, and cover illustrator Ken Kelly. Following is an excerpt from the feature:

Simmons: "Destroyer was ultimately a major leap forward for us because of Bob Ezrin. We were basically a garage band. We were just knuckleheads, guys who turn it up to 11 just because we can. We didn't know anything. We could barely tune our guitars. Before Destroyer, we just did what we did: We played, we wrote songs up to the level of our musicianship, and that was about it."

Stanley: "Preproduction consisted of us sitting in a circle, and Bob would say, 'Who's got an interesting piece of music?' And someone would play something, and he'd say, 'No,' and someone else would play something. Ultimately, he would say, 'I like that, who's got a piece to go with that?' Some of the songs were pieced together like that. Other times, someone might come in with a song, and Bob would fine-tune it.

Ezrin: "Many people have asked me who the studio guys were that I used on Destroyer, and I have to say to them, they were Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. They played that well on that record. The key to this record was we really rehearsed a lot, and we really knew the material. So by the time they got to the studio, it was just about getting a great performance."        

Go to this location for the complete interview.

KISS fans around the world - prepare yourself for one crazy, crazy night as KISS Rocks Vegas hits up a cinema screen near you on May 25th for one night only! Expect sky high flames, ear-bursting volume and a few drops of blood! Includes exclusive interviews with the band and footage you will only see in the cinema. An extended movie trailer can be found below.