{"id":23368,"date":"2026-10-16T07:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23368"},"modified":"2026-10-16T07:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:36:30","slug":"ace-frehley-april-27-1951-october-16-2025-one-year-since-his-passing-revisit-podcast-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23368","title":{"rendered":"Ace Frehley (April 27, 1951 \u2013 October 16, 2025) \u2014 One Year Since His Passing\/Revisit PodCast Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23369\" style=\"width:457px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE.jpg 387w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American musician and one of the most recognizable guitarists in classic hard rock. Born in the Bronx, New York, he developed a passion for the guitar during his teenage years, drawing inspiration from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Led Zeppelin. His raw, melodic playing and charismatic personality eventually helped transform him into a legendary figure in rock music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a founding member of KISS in 1973, Frehley became famous for his Spaceman makeup, smoking guitars, and unforgettable solos. His contributions to albums such as KISS (1974), Dressed to Kill (1975), Destroyer (1976), and Love Gun (1977) were fundamental to the band&#8217;s rise to international fame. He also wrote and performed memorable songs including &#8220;Shock Me,&#8221; &#8220;Rocket Ride,&#8221; and &#8220;Talk to Me.&#8221; His successful 1978 solo album featured &#8220;New York Groove,&#8221; which became one of the most recognizable recordings of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frehley left KISS in 1982 but returned for the band&#8217;s hugely successful reunion in 1996, performing once again alongside the original members. He continued releasing solo material, including Anomaly, Space Invader, and 10,000 Volts. Tragically, he passed away on October 16, 2025, at the age of 74, following a fall at his home. One year after his death, Ace Frehley remains an unforgettable icon whose sound and influence helped shape generations of rock musicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"579\" data-id=\"23370\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE-8X10-SIGNED.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23370\" style=\"width:354px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE-8X10-SIGNED.png 453w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE-8X10-SIGNED-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"23371\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE-BOOK-SIGNED-1157x1536-1-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23371\" style=\"width:340px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE-BOOK-SIGNED-1157x1536-1-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE-BOOK-SIGNED-1157x1536-1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE-BOOK-SIGNED-1157x1536-1-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ACE-BOOK-SIGNED-1157x1536-1.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The ACE FREHLEY REST IN SPACE TRIBUTE with Six Powerful and Attractive Men 10\/19\/2025 by MKULTRASOUND\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2193965031&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American musician and one of the most recognizable guitarists in classic hard rock. Born in the Bronx, New York, he developed a passion for the guitar during his teenage years, drawing inspiration from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Led Zeppelin. His raw, melodic playing and charismatic personality eventually helped transform him into&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23368\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ace Frehley (April 27, 1951 \u2013 October 16, 2025) \u2014 One Year Since His Passing\/Revisit PodCast Tribute<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23368"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23372,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23368\/revisions\/23372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}