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According to the the U.K. based Daily Mail, Ace Frehley is losing his home after a bank foreclosed on his house because he hasn’t paid his mortgage in two years. Ace Frehley, the former lead guitarist of KISS, owes more than $700,000 on his $735,000 house in Westchester County, New York. He also owes nearly …
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Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen) has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on The Mystery Of Time, the new album from Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are Michael Kiske (Unisonic,Helloween), Saxon frontman Biff Byford, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, drummer Russell Gilbrook of Uriah Heep, Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen (also ex-Bodine, Vengeance), Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids and Mr. Big frontman Eric Martin. “The Mystery Of Time” track …
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has announced four Summer tour dates as well as a three day appearance at the “Days of the Dead” event in Indianapolis, IN. The dates are as follows: July 6: Indianapolis, IN, Days of the Dead Signing July 7: Indianapolis, IN, Days of the Dead Signing July 8: Indianapolis, IN, …
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Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley took a spill at his house yesterday which resulted in a fractured left wrist and has canceled his three UK shows. Ace has been instructed not to play guitar or use his wrist for a minimum of 10 days. Ace would like to convey his deepest heartfelt apologies to all …
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley – the rock band that made every day Halloween with their over-the-top costumes and live shows-labels his ex-bandmate Gene Simmons a “sex addict” who had no luck with women before becoming a rock star, in a tell-all book. Frehley describes Simmons, who now stars on A&E’s Gene Simmons Family Jewels …
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Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will release his memoir “No Regrets” on November 1st. The 288 page book, co-authored by Joe Layden, will be published under Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books’s VH1 Books imprint and can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com by clicking here. Ace Frehley said “I think Sinatra said it best…’regrets I’ve had a few, …
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Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has issued the following update: “I am [releasing] this factual account of events pertaining to [Vinnie’s post-KISS band VINNIE VINCENT INVASION] in order to correct Wikipedia’s false rendition. “After quitting KISS following the ‘Lick It Up’ tour, Vinnie Vincent recorded and produced a demo containing the songs ‘Boyz Are Gonna …
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Members of Twisted Sister, Queensrÿche, Anthrax, and Strapping Young Lad pay tribute to “The Voice.” ______________________________________________________________ Just about any heavy metal fan can automatically fire off a list of bands that served as an early influence on the genre – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper…the list is endless. But what about Ol’ Blue …
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Meat Loaf has just released Bat Out of Hell: The Original Tour, a DVD package from his 1977 tour. What makes this release fit for SMNnews is that future KISS member Bruce Kulick is one of the guitarists in the white hot band. Joining Bruce is his brother Bob who some of our readers might …
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s new solo album, Anomaly is due out on September 15. The album was produced and recorded in Westchester County, NY during Ace’s downtime between 2007 and 2007 and 2009. Ace brough in Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Def Leppard) to help mix the album and put it all together. Anomaly official tracklisting …
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