in 1981, carr replaced peter criss on drums in the hard rock band kiss. carr brought a heavy metal style to the band. the band's first album with carr was "music from the elder", released on november 16, 1981. carr co-wrote some songs on the album. he co-wrote "escape from the island" with ace frehley, and "under the rose" with gene simmons. other albums with kiss were "creatures of the night", "lick it up", "animalize", and "hot in the shade".