sentences:  On July 25, 1980, Kiss played the venue, their only North American concert in 1980, to introduce new drummer Eric Carr to the American press before heading overseas for their Unmasked Tour.Also part of the reason for having the concert was to help subsidize the rental of the Palladium for tour rehearsals with Carr.The venue was also where many British heavy metal acts made their initial impact in the United States in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Humble Pie, and other participants of the so-called new wave of British heavy metal.