Newly discovered, unreleased material from late Kiss drummer Eric Carr, also known as \"The Fox\", will be released later this year.
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According to official Eric Carr web site, all discovered songs are from the era 1984-1991. It is currently unknown whether Carr\'s family will release an EP or if they will just make the tracks available for download through EricCarr.com.
Most of these songs are performed by Carr, some were co-written with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. One of the tracks is titled Elephant Man and was intended for KISS\' 1992 album \"Revenge\". Eric Carr sadly passed away due to cancer on November 24, 1991 and was unable to see the song make its way to the album.
There\'s also a 1984 song written by Carr, which he presented to KISS for the album that became \"Animalize\". Entitled Midnight Stranger, the track was written and performed by Carr.
One of his favorite tunes, Dial L For Love, which he co-wrote with Gene Simmons and Adam Mitchell, is also part of the newly discovered material.
Other songs include a never-released demo of Eric\'s tune Tiara plus a complete song written and performed by Eric along with Mitch Weissman. Titled The Troubles Inside You, this track features Carr on drums, guitars and background vocals, with Weissman on bass guitar and lead vocals.
Eric Carr: 1950-1991 Eric Carr was born as Paul Carravello on December 7, 1950. Carravello\'s early name for a Kiss-stage name was Rusty Blade, but this alias was soon replaced by Eric Carr.
Although not an original member of Kiss, drummer Eric Carr was automatically accepted and held in high regard by their legions of fans. In June of 1980 the drummer discovered that Kiss were holding auditions to replace the just-departed Peter Criss. Eric Carr managed to get a try-out through Kiss\' management, and jammed with the band on June 23rd. Barely over one week later, on July 1st, Caravello was invited to join the band.
In related news about Carr: Modern Drummer magazine features the late KISS drummer in their April 2006 issue for having one of the best recorded solos of all time in the 1981 song Carr Jam.