Behind the Scenes Photos of Gene Simmons in a Studio Session in New York City, May 1980

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In the spring of 1980, just after the release of their eighth studio album Unmasked, guitarist and co-lead singer Gene Simmons of American hard rock band KISS visited a cramped New York studio in full Demon garb, axe in hand, for a photo shoot with a narrow backdrop and a very patient makeup artist.

(Photos by Waring Abbott/Getty Images, via Mashable/Retronaut)