Eric Singer is a member of a band.
Eric Singer ( born Eric Doyle Mensinger ; May 12 , 1958 ) is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer , best known as a member of Kiss , portraying The Catman originally played by Peter Criss . He has also performed with artists such as Black Sabbath , Alice Cooper , Lita Ford , Badlands , and Gary Moore as well as his own band ESP . Kiss ( often stylized as KISS ) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley , Gene Simmons , Peter Criss , and Ace Frehley .