Rock Legend Lost: KISS Founding Guitarist Ace Frehley Dies at 74
Founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley passed away Oct. 16, 2025, after a fall at home
“Ace’s passing is of epic proportions,” his family said.
He left surrounded by love, prayers, and peace.
Ace was on life support due to a brain bleed from a recent fall
He had previously downplayed the injury as “minor.”
Paul “Ace” Frehley co-founded KISS in 1973, bringing the “Spaceman” to life
He launched a solo career in 1978 with hits like New York Groove and Rip It Out
Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello called Ace his “first guitar hero.”
Despite success, tensions with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley led to his exit in 1982.
His hit New York Groove became the New York Mets’ home win anthem