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How Ace Frehley came back from the brink with his first solo album in 20 years
By Jean Uhelszki published
In 2009, the late Spaceman took GW inside the inner workings of rock’s makeup-clad warriors – like that time he forged ahead after getting electrocuted onstage – and explained why he always valued spontaneity over rigorous practice

Justin Hawkins on his run-in with Ace Frehley – who saw the funny side to their ‘spat’
By Phil Weller published
The Darkness frontman felt a good-natured tirade had landed him in hot water

Tom Morello on why Ace Frehley is his ultimate guitar hero – and why he owes him a “life debt”
By Janelle Borg published
Morello discusses how Kiss and the Spaceman were seminal early inspirations

Nuno Bettencourt on what Ace Frehley taught him about guitar playing
By Phil Weller published
The Extreme guitarist has looked back on how the Spaceman shaped his childhood and his unique brand of soloing

I spoke to Ace Frehley a dozen times in the last two years of his life – he was the true embodiment of rock ‘n’ roll spirit
By Andrew Daly published
Guitar World correspondent Andrew Daly got to know Frehley, his idol, incredibly well in his final years, and just as vivid as the memories of conversations about Kiss and the guitar are the chats about egg sandwiches, and why the guitar hero's home always had geese around

The guitar world pays tribute to the late Ace Frehley – the Spaceman who took Kiss into orbit
By Jonathan Horsley published
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons lead tributes to the Kiss co-founder and larger-than-life former lead guitarist, who has died, aged 74

Ace Frehley, larger-than-life Kiss guitarist, dies at 74
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though, his playing was, in his own words, “always old school,” Frehley set a new bar for guitar showmanship

Gene Simmons rushed to hospital after reportedly losing consciousness and crashing his SUV into a parked vehicle
By Jonathan Horsley published
The God of Thunder is doing okay now

Ace Frehley cancels show after fall in home studio
By Janelle Borg published
Frehley had been slated to appear at the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, California, last Friday

Ace Frehley looks beyond his next Origins album to his travel guitar, more touring and even reconciling with Kiss
By Andrew Daly published
50 years after the iconic live album’s release, the guitar hero reflects on what made it so special, how it influenced other guitarists, and why he’s not interested in making his own live record today
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