Ace Frehley

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Ace Frehley

Born April 27, 1951 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died October 16, 2025 · aged 74

Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley was an American musician and songwriter best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band KISS. Guitar World magazine ranked him as the 14th Greatest Metal Guitarist of All Time. His solos often incorporate the minor pentatonic scale and the use of vibratos. Frehley is also known for the use of many "whimsical" guitars, including a Gibson Les P…

Known For

Detroit Rock CityDetroit Rock City · 1999
Detroit Rock City
6.81999
MovieComedyMusic
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
Kiss: UnpluggedKiss: Unplugged · 1996
Kiss: Unplugged
6.01996
MovieMusic
Kiss Unplugged is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged. On August 9, 1995, hard rock band Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider the beginning of the eventual Kiss Reunion Tour. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and invited them to participate in the event. Fan reaction to Criss and Frehley at the Unplugged show was so positive that, in 1996, the original lineup of Kiss reunited, with all four original members together for the first time since 1980. It also marked the only time the original lineup performed live without their trademark makeup, other than at Ace Frehley's wedding, and was also the only time Frehley and Criss shared a stage with Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick. Further, it was the first time Eric Singer had part of a lead vocal (shared with Peter Criss on Nothin' To Lose).
KISS Meets the Phantom of the ParkKISS Meets the Phantom of the Park · 1978
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
5.21978
MovieMusicScience Fiction
The tale of rock band KISS and their efforts to thwart a diabolical plan by mad scientist Abner Devereaux. Devereaux has found a way to clone humans into robots in his laboratory at an amusement park. It just so happens that he plans to use the KISS concert as a platform to unleash his plan on the world. KISS must use their special powers to stop him.
RemedyRemedy · 2005
Remedy
5.22005
MovieCrimeDrama
A NYC artist is witness to his best friend's murder - or was he? Due to a drug problem, he can't recall what happened. Now he is the prime suspect and desperately tries to remember before it's too late.
Kiss: Young Music ShowKiss: Young Music Show · 1977
Kiss: Young Music Show
1977
Movie
Kiss live in Japan April 2, 1977
Kiss: Live in TokyoKiss: Live in Tokyo · 1977
Kiss: Live in Tokyo
1977
MovieMusic
Setlist: Detroit rock city Let me go, rock 'n' roll Firehouse Makin' love Cold gin Nothin' to lose God of thunder Rock and roll all nite Black diamond
Kiss: Beyond the MakeupKiss: Beyond the Makeup · 2001
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup
8.02001
Movie
TV show dedicated to KISS and their best days
Kiss: The Lost ConcertKiss: The Lost Concert · 2003
Kiss: The Lost Concert
9.02003
MovieMusic
Kiss The Lost Concert, captures a young and hungry band on the verge of multi-platinum success. Experience they heavy metal masters pounding out scorchers, "Firehouse" and "Black Diamond" along with tracks culled from their then new album "Destroyer". Filmed on the "Spirit of 76" summer tour, which debuted the new Destroyer stage and costumes. Live in Jersey City, NJ, Roosvelt Stadium, July 10, 1976

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Kiss: UnpluggedKiss: Unplugged · 1996
Kiss: Unplugged
6.01996
MovieMusic
Kiss Unplugged is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged. On August 9, 1995, hard rock band Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider the beginning of the eventual Kiss Reunion Tour. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and invited them to participate in the event. Fan reaction to Criss and Frehley at the Unplugged show was so positive that, in 1996, the original lineup of Kiss reunited, with all four original members together for the first time since 1980. It also marked the only time the original lineup performed live without their trademark makeup, other than at Ace Frehley's wedding, and was also the only time Frehley and Criss shared a stage with Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick. Further, it was the first time Eric Singer had part of a lead vocal (shared with Peter Criss on Nothin' To Lose).
That Metal ShowThat Metal Show · 2008
That Metal Show
7.72008
SeriesTalk
That Metal Show is a talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk with co-hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson. It premiered on VH1 Classic on November 15, 2008. New episodes air on VH1 Classic on Saturday nights and are rebroadcast throughout the week. Discussions on the show focus on "all things hard rock and heavy metal", past and present. Among the regular segments are round table discussions between the three regular hosts, top-5 debates, interviews with heavy metal musicians, "Stump the Trunk," where audience members ask provided trivia questions of host Eddie Trunk in hopes of acquiring prizes, and "The Throwdown," where the hosts and guests vote on and debate great moments and figures in metal history. The guitar & bass-heavy theme song, "Day to Remember" was co-written by co-host Jim Florentine and Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and performed by Thal. The intro to "Stump the Trunk" was composed by Mark Fain.