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KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Died From Fall

Medical examiner's report rules death an accident, caused by blunt trauma to head

(Newser) - It was known, via word from his family, that Paul "Ace" Frehley died last month at the age of 74 after a fall at his home studio. Now, a new report confirms exactly how he died. Per TMZ , the report out of the medical examiner's office in Morris...

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KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley
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KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Is Dead at 74

Hall of Famer helped shape band's sound with his three-pickup Gibson Les Paul

(Newser) - Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for KISS and a key figure in shaping the band's sound—with his electrifying riffs and "Spaceman" persona—died Thursday. He was 74. Frehley's family said he died in Morristown, New Jersey, weeks after being injured in a fall in...

KISS Frontman: My Bandmates Were Anti-Semites

Paul Stanley skewers old band members in new memoir

(Newser) - Surprise surprise, KISS frontman Paul Stanley's new memoir includes dirt on his old bandmates—some of which go beyond the typical rock 'n' roll complaints, the New York Post reports. In Face the Music: A Life Exposed, due out tomorrow, Stanley says original KISS members Peter Criss and...

KISS Guitarist's Home Goes Up in Flames

Ace Frehley had been fighting foreclosure on New York house

(Newser) - A suburban New York house owned by former KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley has gone up in flames. The Journal News reports that firefighters were called to the stone house in the town of Yorktown Heights late yesterday morning. The home was heavily damaged, with flames burning through the roof....

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