The rock world mourns the loss of Ace Frehley, original lead guitarist of KISS, who died on October 16, 2025, at 74. Frehley's presence was foundational to the identity, sound, and spectacle of one of rock\u2019s most iconic bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born Paul Daniel \u201cAce\u201d Frehley in the Bronx in 1951, he joined KISS in 1973 and crafted some of their most enduring riffs. His Spaceman persona\u2014with silver makeup, cosmic imagery, and smoking guitars\u2014became emblematic of the theatrical and sonic ambition of the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in 2025, Frehley cancelled multiple tour dates after suffering a studio fall that resulted in a brain bleed and hospitalization. His health declined until his passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tras su salida de KISS en 1982, Ace desarroll\u00f3 una s\u00f3lida carrera en solitario, liderando proyectos como Frehley\u2019s Comet<\/strong> y lanzando \u00e1lbumes que mantuvieron viva su esencia rebelde y virtuosa. Aunque regres\u00f3 a la banda en varias ocasiones, su esp\u00edritu independiente y su conexi\u00f3n con los fans lo mantuvieron como una figura de culto dentro y fuera del universo KISS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In recent months, Frehley had canceled part of his 2025 tour due to health complications, raising concerns among his fans. His passing marks the end of an era for classic rock, but his legacy will continue to resonate with future generations of guitarists and fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ace Frehley wasn't just an exceptional musician: he was the electric soul of a band that forever changed the way rock spectacle and theatricality were conceived. His influence extends from the big stages to the small venues where young musicians learned their first riffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon confirmation of the news, the Frehley family issued the following statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his final moments, we were fortunate to be able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers, and intentions as he left this earth. We cherish all his fondest memories, his laughter, and celebrate his strength and the kindness he provided to others. The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions and beyond comprehension. Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace's memory will live on forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" El mundo del rock lamenta la p\u00e9rdida de Ace Frehley, guitarrista original de KISS, quien falleci\u00f3 el 16 de octubre de 2025 a los 74 a\u00f1os. Reconocido por su estilo inconfundible, su sonido incendiario y su personalidad irreverente, Frehley deja tras de s\u00ed una huella imborrable en la historia del hard rock y el heavy metal. Nacido en el Bronx en 1951, Paul Daniel \u201cAce\u201d Frehley fue pieza clave en la formaci\u00f3n de KISS en 1973 junto a Paul Stanley, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2707,375,260],"tags":[4838,411,5857,5856,141,5861,5859,371,56,5858,5855,3350,5863,5862,5860],"class_list":["post-62411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-hard-rock","category-new","tag-4838","tag-ace-frehley","tag-fallecimiento","tag-frehleys-comet","tag-gene-simmons","tag-glam-rock","tag-guitarrista","tag-hard-rock","tag-kiss","tag-legado-musical","tag-new-york-groove","tag-paul-stanley","tag-peter-criss","tag-rock-clasico","tag-spaceman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62413,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62411\/revisions\/62413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n