41 h. ago Kiss bandmates lead tributes to ‘rock soldier’ and founding member Ace Frehley

“He is and will always be a part of KISS’s legacy,” said a joint statement from the surviving founding members of the band

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45 h. ago Without Ace Frehley, Kiss could not have achieved their extraordinary greatness | Michael Hann

The guitarist was the most proficient musician in the original lineup and his bludgeoning ‘monster plod’ was central to their soundAce Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s cofounder, dies aged 74Ace Frehley was the last of the quartet to join Kiss, and when he left, the band were beginning their slow descent through the 80s. By the time Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley wrestled the brand back to the big stages, Frehley – who has died aged 74 – was little more than a face-painted pattern to the generations of new fans who came to gawp at the fireworks.But one shouldn’t underestimate his contribution to Kiss: almost all of Kiss’s setlist to the end was made up of songs he had played on. And though he was not a prolific writer, one of his compositions – Cold Gin – remained in their setlist until Stanley and Simmons quit in 2023, more than 40 years after Frehley left the band (the less said about the 1998 reunion album, Psycho Circus, the better). Continue reading...

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47 h. ago ‘He was an essential rock soldier’: Kiss bandmates lead tributes for founding member Ace Frehley

“He is and will always be a part of KISS’s legacy,” said a joint statement from the surviving founding members of the band

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48 h. ago Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Pearl Jam mourn Kiss founding member Ace Frehley

The music world mourns the death of Ace Frehley, a founding member of KISS, who died Thursday at 74

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49 h. ago Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s cofounder, dies aged 74

The musician died following injuries suffered during a fall in his recording studio last monthAce Frehley, the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Kiss, has died aged 74.The musician died after suffering injuries during a fall in September, his family said in a statement. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Kiss founding member Ace Frehley dies aged 74, weeks after canceling tour dates over health issues

The musician co-founded the massively successful rock group in 1973

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51 h. ago Kiss founding member Ace Frehley reportedly on life support, weeks after canceling tour dates over health issues

The musician co-founded the massively successful rock group in 1973

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1 week ago Huge British rock band cancels tour dates due to agonising health issue

Rock band Stereophonics say they've had to cancel a string of their upcoming concerts, with frontman Kelly Jones telling fans the decision was "not taken lightly"

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