Former Guitarist of the Legendary Rock Group Kiss, Ace Frehley has Died

MUSIC: Ace Frehley, former guitarist for the glam rock band Kiss, died Thursday at the age of 74

He had been one of the founders of the inimitable-style group before leaving in 1982 due to drug problems and creative differences. Guitarist in the early years of American glam rock band Kiss, Ace Frehley died Thursday at the age of 74, his family announced. The guitar virtuoso died at his home from his injuries after a fall.

“The scale of his disappearance is of epic proportions and beyond comprehension”, say those close to him, adding that “Ace’s memory will live on forever! “Ace Freyley founded the group Kiss in 1973 alongside from singer Gene Simmons, from rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley and drummer Peter Criss.

Makeup, shaggy hair and big shows

From the beginning, the group has built an inimitable style with their facial makeup, long shaggy hair and incredibly high platform boots. A look that contributed to the success of the group including hits I was made for lovin’you, God of Thunder or Strutter have become classics of history rock.

Kiss concerts, major American-style shows, also left their mark with their theatricality with fireworks and smoke bombs. After leaving the group, Ace Frehley worked solo and founded the hard rock band Frehley’s Comet, before returning to Kiss in the mid-1990s for a period of six years.