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Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley dies at the age of 74
Ace Frehley rose to fame as a co-founder of the rock band Kiss. After his time with the band, he pursued a successful solo career.
Ace Frehley, the former lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss, is dead. “We are deeply shocked and heartbroken,” says a statement from his family, which is available to the German Press Agency. In his last moments, his relatives supported him with loving, peaceful words. He died in the town of Morristown in the US state of New Jersey. The musician was 74 years old.
His spokeswoman, Lori Lousararian, said Frehley recently fell in his home. The exact cause of death was not initially known.
Kiss bandmates expressed their sadness and paid tribute to the deceased as an “essential and irreplaceable rock soldier” in the band’s most defining chapters and its history. “He is and will always be a part of the Kiss legacy,” it continued.
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The one in 1973 by FrehleyGene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss became known worldwide for their face paint, eccentric stage outfits and hard riffs. Their hits included “Rock And Roll All Nite”, “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” and “God of Thunder”. In total, Kiss sold more than a hundred million records worldwide. The glam rock band was known for spectacular performances with fireworks and smoke bombs
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Ace Frehley was successful solo and with the band Kiss
The rock band Kiss was founded in New York in 1973 and caused a sensation with wild make-up, spectacular costumes and theatrical live shows. At that time, in addition to lead guitarist Frehley, the band included bassist and singer Gene Simmons, singer and guitarist Paul Stanley and drummer Peter Criss. The biggest Kiss hits include “I Was Made for Lovin’ You”, “Rock and Roll All Nite” and “Black Diamond”.
New York native Frehley left the band in 1982 to pursue a solo career. In 1996 he was back on the highly successful Kiss reunion tour. Frehley most recently released the rock album “10,000 Volts” in 2024.
The Kiss musicians were immortalized with a star plaque on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame” in 1999. According to the plaque lenders, flowers were placed there on Thursday. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Ace,” said a statement that praised him as a “legendary talent.”
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