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Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s co-founder, dies aged 74

The musician died following injuries suffered during a fall in his recording studio last month

The Guardian - AU

Kiss legend Ace Frehley dead at 74

"Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!" The former Kiss guitarist's family have confirmed his passing in a statement

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Kiss ‘deeply honored’ to accept Trump’s Kennedy Center Honor despite branding him ‘abhorrent’

Gene Simmons previously said Trump was ‘out for himself’

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“I said to those guys, ‘I would like us to do something where you become Marlon Brando — where you can still be bad boys but there has to be an element of vulnerability’”: How producer Bob Ezrin added a new dimension to Kiss

"It was such a big departure for them," Ezrin says

MusicRadar

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss to release first solo album in almost two decades

Peter Criss is set to return with a "hard rock" solo album later this year.

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Original Kiss drummer Peter Criss announces first solo album in 18 years

The Catman's new album includes contributions from John 5, Billy Sheehan, Paul Shaffer and more

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“A lot of the misconceptions were created by Paul and Gene. They still say in interviews that they fired me, but I was never fired from Kiss”: Ace Frehley sets the record straight on his multiple departures from Kiss

Frehley has dispelled the decades-long rumors that he was fired from the legendary band

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“They were trashy. They seemed genuine”: New York Dolls singer David Johansen dead at 75

The Dolls’ debut album inspired many bands - from the Sex Pistols to Guns N’ Roses

MusicRadar

“I didn’t know it was going to be loved by so many people. I didn’t even want to record the song!”: How a famous guitarist scored a surprise solo hit

“I stepped out of my comfort zone with the funky guitar!”

MusicRadar

“Pete Townshend said, ‘I wish I could play like you.’ I thought, ‘I wish I could come up with the three chords you take to the bank!’” How Caleb Quaye became Elton John’s go-to guitarist – and took over Jimmy Page’s session work

He was one of the 1970s’ most successful session players – but the Lou Reed, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney collaborator is glad he bowed out in the ‘80s

Guitar World

Trump fatigue has set in

Trump — realizing he has nowhere to hide — looks to disrupt

Salon

“I’m 5’7” but I’ll have an operation, I’ll do something”: Ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman was denied a Kiss audition for being too short

Marty Friedman’s height cruelly cost him the chance to join one of rock’s biggest-ever bands

Metal Hammer

“I was never fired from Kiss – I was left behind for a wildly successful commercial venture. You don’t have to be an accountant to understand Paul and Gene”: Bruce Kulick shares war stories from Kiss’ no-makeup era – and the reunion that killed it

Kulick offers a front-row perspective of what went down with Kiss in the ’80s: the tension between the past and future, his six-string independence from Ace Frehley, and the coming grunge asteroid

Guitar World

Gene Simmons wishes he was harder on former Kiss members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss over their substance abuse issues

Kiss star Gene Simmons says if he was harder on them, Ace and Criss might have been in the band until the final shows

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“When you blend a Gibson and a Fender together, you get a much thicker sound. That’s a trick I learned from Pete Townshend”: Ace Frehley invites us to his home to talk tone tricks, 10,000 Volts and pawn shop treasures

Host with the most, Ace Frehley welcomes GW to his New Jersey home to show us his stuff, talk guitar playing, and explain why he has no plans on stopping any time soon

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B-movie monsters, IQ tests and The Village People: 50 obscure Kiss facts only hardcore Kiss fans know

Kiss played their very first gig on January 30, 1973, in front of 10 people. Half a century on, here are 50 obscure facts about the Hottest Band In The World

Guitar World

“Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have tried to destroy my reputation over the years. 10,000 Volts is going to make them look like imbeciles”: He may have missed Kiss’ last-ever performance, but Ace Frehley is set to make a statement with his new solo album

The former Kiss guitarist says he's “always been the kind of guy to let the music do the talking” – and that's exactly the plan for his forthcoming record

The Independent UK

A look back at 50 years of Kiss-tory as the legendary band prepares to take its final bow

Fifty years ago, four young New Yorkers dragged their guitars, amps and drums to a loft on 23rd Street in New York, dreaming of becoming the biggest band in the world

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“They said they invited us to perform at that show. I never got a phone call. They just said that to sell tickets”: Despite reports, Ace Frehley says he hasn’t heard from Paul Stanley or Gene Simmons about joining Kiss’s last-ever gig

The glam rock heroes will take to the stage for the last time ever later this week – but Frehley won't be there

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“Gene looked like a transvestite, Paul looked like some whore and Ace looked like Shirley Maclaine”: the outrageous story of Kiss’s first 12 months

Kiss’s farewell tour is fast approaching its end – but this is how it all started, way back in 1973

Louder

Gene Simmons says that he's "totally open" to the idea of a future version of Kiss existing without any members of Kiss: "Why not pass the baton, pass the crown to four new, young people who are deserving?"

Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons says that the quartet's show at Madison Square Garden on December 2 will definitely be The End. But that doesn't mean their legacy can't be extended

Louder

10 brilliant Kiss deep cuts we’re begging them to play one last time before they retire

Detroit Rock City and Rock And Roll All Nite are great, but these are the lost gems we want to hear on their farewell tour

Louder

Peter Criss and Ace Frehley decline offer to return for last ever Kiss shows

Gene Simmons says estranged Kiss members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley have refused a request to play with band again

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Ace Frehley says Kiss frontman Paul Stanley called him to say "f*** you" and then hung up

Grab some more popcorn – because the war of words between former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley and frontman Paul Stanley doesn't look like ending any time soon

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Ace Frehley claims to keep a 120-page document of "dirt" on Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons in a safety deposit box

"God forbid anything happens to me, my attorney is instructed to release it" - former Kiss man Ace Frehley, as he promises to reveal all unless he gets an apology from Paul Stanley

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