Ace Frehley
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KISS together with OG members Peter Criss and Paul Stanley are remembering Ace Frehley, the band’s unique lead guitarist, following his heartbreaking loss of life Thursday.
Take a look at Peter’s touching tribute shared on his web site — he confirmed he was along with his “brother” alongside along with his spouse and Ace’s household when he died peacefully in a hospital, the place he had been on life help after struggling a mind bleed.
He additionally applauded Ace’s legendary profession, writing … “As a founding member of the rock group KISS and in Ace’s solo career, Ace influenced and touched the hearts of millions of people. His legacy will live on in the music industry and in the hearts of the KISS Army.”
Paul, in the meantime, took to social media to share his favourite image along with his late bandmate and recall a fond story of his unbelievable guitar abilities.
I keep in mind 1974 being in my room on the Hyatt on Sundown in LA and I heard somebody enjoying deep and fiery guitar within the room subsequent door. I assumed “Boy, I wish THAT guy was in the band!” I appeared over the balcony… He was. It was Ace. That is my favourite photograph of us… pic.twitter.com/3ojMXqVkQr
— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) October 17, 2025
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KISS — which Ace helped kind in 1973 with Peter, Paul and Gene Simmons — mentioned they’re “devastated” by the loss, noting … “He was an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its history.”
We’re devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley. He was a vital and irreplaceable rock soldier throughout among the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its historical past. He’s and can all the time be part of KISS’s legacy. Our ideas are with Jeanette, Monique and… pic.twitter.com/y19anvZXbz
— KISS (@kiss) October 17, 2025
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Gene and Paul memorialized the long-lasting guitarist with the identical assertion to TMZ Thursday night time as tributes from the rock world poured in.
We broke the tragic information Thursday — Ace was hospitalized and respiratory by way of a ventilator after taking a severe fall within the studio, which precipitated a mind bleed. His household took him off life help, after which he handed surrounded by family members.
Ace is the primary unique member of KISS to die. He was 74 years previous.
RIP.
