Why is Kiss so hated now? Growing up I remember them being seen

Because they're all dickheads who only do it for the money

>>74247269
They were the Nickleback of their era. Their music wasn't "dangerous," their image wasn't "scary," they weren't "heavy metal."
They were a fucking product. They had a cartoon. They had toys. They made a fucking disco record.

>>74247333
Pretty much this.

>legends
Legends of good marketing perhaps.

Kiss is a fun band. A band that should be respected on pure musical merit? Fuck no. And you have serious Kiss fans, that's like being a Brony and just as virginal.

And believe me, I like a few Nickelback tracks. I'm not too up my own ass to admit they're at least catchy, same with Kiss.

>>74247269
They were The Monkees of their era

>>74247269
KISS today isn't even the KISS of yesteryear. You have Gene who seemingly controls everything from behind the scenes with his army of lawyers and money, Ace is pretty much out of the band for good and has been for years, the Catman is gone, so we're left with Paul Stanley who is cool as fuck and Gene. Well, Gene made himself the face of the band a long time ago, and everyone hates Gene.