Ken Kelly (1946–2022), artist created album covers for KISS  

Ken Kelly was a fantasy artist who created iconic album covers for the rock band KISS including their album ‘Destroyer.’

• Died: Friday, June 3, 2022 (Who else died on June 3?) 
• Details of death: Died at the age of 76.
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KISS cover artist

Ken Kelly was a fantasy artist who created iconic cover art for the classic KISS albums ‘Destroyer’ and ‘Love Gun.’ He was known for his work on horror comics including ‘Creepy’ magazine. He worked on fantasy hero publications, especially in the sword and sorcery genre. Kelly created cover art for many metal and rock bands and is probably best known for his KISS album covers in the 1970s. He also didcover art for the bands Manowar, Rainbow, and Coheed and Cambria.

Notable Quote

"I had always thought it was [KISS’]Gene Simmons, but Criss' wife said it washewho was reading [me]while Gene andPaul Stanley were reading Marvel." Criss was fundamentally responsible for me ending up being the cover guy." - He told Print magazine that KISS drummer Peter Criss was responsible for his work with the band

Tributes to Ken Kelly

Full Obituary: Loudwire

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