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Ace Frehley
Frehley performing in April 2011
Background information
Birth name
Paul Daniel Frehley
Also known as
The Spaceman
Space Ace
Socks[1]
Born
(1951-04-27) April 27, 1951 (age 73) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Hard rock
heavy metal
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
Years active
1964–present
Formerly of
Kiss
Frehley's Comet
Website
acefrehley.com
Musical artist
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (/ˈfreɪli/; born April 27, 1951)[2] is an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, occasional lead vocalist and founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. After leaving Kiss, Frehley formed his own band named Frehley's Comet and released two albums with the group. He subsequently embarked on a solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour.
Frehley's second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002, when he left at the conclusion of what was originally purported to be the band's farewell tour. His most recent solo album, 10,000 Volts, was released on February 23, 2024. Guitar World magazine ranked him as the 14th Greatest Metal Guitarist of All Time.
Outside Kiss, Frehley achieved further commercial success and popularity, with his debut solo album achieving platinum status. His first album with his Frehley's Comet band was also a big success. Frehley is noted for his aggressive, atmospheric and melodic guitar playing and is also known for the use of many "special effects" guitars, including a Gibson Les Paul guitar that emits smoke from the neck humbucker pickup and produces spinning pyrotechnics and a custom Les Paul that emits light based on song tempo. Frehley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss.
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (/ˈfreɪli/; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, occasional lead vocalist and founding...
singer of the hard rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, AceFrehley and Peter Criss in the early 1970s until their retirement in 2023. Simmons...
rock band Hello in 1975 and was later covered by AceFrehley (Kiss) for his 1978 solo album. Frehley's version is also well known, especially in the USA...
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for a lead guitarist, with Stanley placing an ad in the Village Voice. AceFrehley won the group over with his playing, and was nearly a perfect fit to...
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effort, Peter Criss only played drums on the AceFrehley-penned track, "Into the Void", and guitarist Frehley only played on two regular album tracks, the...
of Kiss despised the film for making them appear buffoonish, despite AceFrehley enjoying the production of the film. For years after its airing, no one...
on Kissology 2. AceFrehley in his 2011 book, No Regrets, and he stated that Criss was fired during a band meeting in which Frehley, Simmons, Stanley...
reissues had an inlay at the first fret while the originals did not. The AceFrehley signature model (released in 1997 and re-released in 2012) has three...
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room standing in front of a mirror holding the guitar while wearing AceFrehley-style makeup, though he was unable to play the instrument at the time...
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the first Kiss studio album to feature a lead vocal performance from AceFrehley, making it the first to feature lead vocal performances from all four...
and vocalist for the melodic hard rock group Frehley's Comet, led by former Kiss guitarist AceFrehley. The band recorded three albums and produced four...
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