R.I.P.
SPACE ACE
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Paul Daniel "'Ace" The Spaceman Frehley
( April 27, 1951 – October 16, 2025)
was an American
musician who
was the original
lead guitarist,
occasional
lead vocalist,
and founding member
of the rock band
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 studio album,
Origins Vol. 3,
was released in 2025.
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 1978
eponymous debut
solo studio album
achieving platinum status.
His 1987 eponymous
debut studio 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.
Death
On September 25, 2025,
Frehley fell in his
home studio
and was forced to
cancel upcoming
tour dates.
On October 16, 2025,
TMZ reported that
Frehley had been
on life support
and a ventilator
due to brain bleeding
caused by his fall.
They reported that his family
considered removing him
from life support
after his health
failed to improve.
Frehley died
several hours later in
Morristown,
New Jersey,
at the age of 74.
Spaceman
is the sixth
studio album
by American
guitarist
released on
October 19, 2018.
The album features
a guest appearance
from Frehley's
former
Kiss bandmate
Gene Simmons
who also
co-wrote
two tracks.
Album Information
Spaceman
features a reunion
of sorts with
Frehley's former
Kiss bandmate
Gene Simmons,
who co-wrote
and played bass
on the opener
"Without You I'm Nothing".
He also co-wrote
"Your Wish Is My Command",
which Simmons
intended for Kiss
to record.
Simmons named
Spaceman.
"Rockin' with the Boys"
was mentioned as a
Frehley song title
for the upcoming
Kiss album
(before Music from "The Elder")
by Kerrang! magazine
in 1981.
In a 2018 interview
with Ken Sharp,
Frehley confirms
that it is partly
the same song:
"I wrote the chorus for
“Rockin’ With The Boys”
in the ‘70s.
But I could never come up
with a good enough verse
and bridge to
make it a
viable tune.
I experimented and had
several versions of that."
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