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Earliest: Oct 14, 1968
Latest: Sep 17, 2023
[
WikiPedia] Kix (stylized as KIX) was an American hard rock band formed in 1976, that achieved popularity during the 1980s. The band's classic lineup consisted of Donnie Purnell (bass, keyboards, backing vocals, primary songwriter, co-leader), Ronnie "10/10" Younkins (guitar), Brian "Damage" Forsythe (guitar), Steve Whiteman (lead vocals, co-leader), and Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant (drums, backing vocals). Kix covered Aerosmith, April Wine, Led Zeppelin, and others before signing with Atlantic Records in 1981. After peaking in the late 1980s, band members continued to record and tour until their disbandment in 2023.
In 2013, Dustin Rowles of Uproxx included the band in his list "In Which We Remember 10 Hair Metal Bands So Crappy You’ve Probably Completely Forgotten About Them". Conversely, in 2020 Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker included them in his list of "the 20 greatest hair metal bands of all time".
