KISS And DIXXON FLANNEL CO. Join Forces To Celebrate 50 Years Of 'Destroyer'

Dixxon Flannel Co., in collaboration with legendary rock band KISS, is celebrating 50 years of "Destroyer" with a limited-edition flannel and hoodie inspired by the album. The album's purple and gold cover art are reworked over a black underlay in the plaid of the flannel. "Destroyer"'s album art is featured on the sticker tag, and KISS's unmistakable black logo is displayed on the pocket and buttons, as well as the inner lens cloth in classic Dixxon style. The hoodie remasters the classic album art, reading Dixxon above the band.

"Destroyer", KISS's fourth studio album, was the band's third straight Top 40 album in the U.S. It outperformed the previous three, reaching certified gold in the month following its release. "Destroyer" produced classics such as "Detroit Rock City", "Beth" and "Shout It Out Loud", and helped propel the band that fused heavy metal with theatrical stadium shows, reshaping rock performance forever. Their legacy continues to inspire Dixxon Flannel Co. to play by their own rules, think outside the box, and be unapologetically themselves.

The "Destroyer" flannel and hoodie is available one-time in a super-limited quantity on August 28 at 10 a.m. PT and is expected to sell out. The flannel comes in men's and women's sizes for $59.99, and youth for $29.99.

For the recording of "Destroyer", Bob Ezrin was brought in as KISS's new producer, helping the band reach new levels, both sonically and creatively. The album also showed the band's growth as musicians and songwriters, experimenting with new sounds which came in the form of the softer side of songs like "Do You Love Me?" , and songs heavy with orchestral arrangements including "Great Expectations" and their Billboard No. 7 hit single "Beth". Following the breakthrough success of 1975's No. 9 Billboard-charting "Alive!", "Destroyer" was the KISS album that brought them to the forefront of the mainstream and transformed them into global rock icons.

To this day, "Destroyer" remains one of the group's most ambitious recordings and greatest accomplishments. In both Kerrang! and Guitar World magazine it is listed as one of the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time" and in 2003, it was included on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time."