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SOURCES: www.sleazeroxx.com and www.blabbermouth.net<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ace Frehley<\/strong> was recently interviewed by Marko Syrjala<\/strong> for Chaoszine<\/strong><\/a>. Frehley<\/strong> was promoting his new upcoming studio album 10,000 Volts<\/em>, which will be released on February 16, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in the fall of 2018, Frehley<\/strong> revealed that he was changing his entire solo backing band from guitarist Richie Scarlet<\/strong>, bassist Chris Wyse<\/strong> and drummer Scot Coogan<\/strong> to Gene Simmons<\/strong>\u2018 solo band members consisting of Philip Shouse<\/strong> on guitar\/vocals, Ryan Cook<\/strong> on guitar\/vocals, Jeremy Asbrock<\/strong> on guitar\/vocals, and Christopher Williams<\/strong> on drums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with The Cassius Morris Show<\/strong> around that time, Frehley<\/strong> indicated (as per Blabbermouth<\/strong><\/a>): \u201cI\u2019m changing the lineup in my band. I\u2019m actually gonna start working with the band that backed up [KISS<\/strong> bassist\/vocalist] Gene<\/strong>[Simmons<\/strong> on his recent solo tours]. I worked with them in Australia, and they also did eight shows with me in Japan. And I realized that\u2026 I think they were better than my current lineup, so I\u2019ve decided to make a change. They\u2019re younger and more hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Syrjala<\/strong> five years later, Frehley<\/strong> noted the following about Scarlet<\/strong>: \u201cWe have been dear friends for years, and it was tough for me to fire Richie<\/strong>. When I hired my new band, it was the same group that toured Australia with me and Gene<\/strong>. Gene<\/strong> had initially hired them to promote the Vault<\/strong> experience. Gene<\/strong> was kind enough to invite me to join him and play, which was a lot of fun. He was supposed to go to Japan with us, but something came up, and he had to cancel Japan. So, I ended up going to Japan with Gene<\/strong>\u2019s band. We did about a dozen shows, and when we returned to the United States, I called Gene<\/strong> and said, \u201cI like this band. Do you mind if I use them?\u201d I think he was then gearing up for another KISS<\/strong> tour, so he had no problem, and that\u2019s how that worked out. They came as a package deal, and because of that, there was no room for Richie<\/strong> and the band anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read the rest of the interview with Ace Frehley<\/strong> at Chaoszine<\/strong>\u2018s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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ACE FREHLEY On Upcoming ‘10,000 Volts’ LP: ‘It’s One Of The Best Albums I Ever Did’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a new interview with VRP Rocks<\/a>, original KISS<\/strong> guitarist Ace Frehley<\/strong> spoke about his upcoming solo album, “10,000 Volts”<\/strong>. The 11-track LP was produced by Ace<\/strong> and Steve Brown<\/strong> (TRIXTER<\/strong>) and will be released on February 23, 2024 via MNRK Music Group<\/strong> (formerly eOne Music<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m very happy with the way the record turned out,”\u00a0Ace<\/strong>\u00a0said (as transcribed by\u00a0BLABBERMOUTH.NET<\/strong>). “Now, a lot of times I’ve recorded records where sometimes you look at three or four songs on the album and you consider them not as good as some of the other ones and you kind of consider them as filler. But I don’t think there’s any filler on this album. I think every song has merit to it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: ?”I think it’s one of the best albums I ever did. I mean, I think it’s probably as good as my solo album in 1978, which everybody seems to think is my best album to date. But I think this new album is equally as good as my 1978 solo album, and I think there’s more than one hit single on the album. So, if I was a\u00a0KISS<\/strong>\u00a0fan or an\u00a0Ace Frehley<\/strong>\u00a0fan, I’d go out and buy it immediately when it’s released on February 23rd, because you’re in for a treat.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ace<\/strong> released the single “10,000 Volts”<\/strong> on November 28. The track’s music video \u2014 directed by Alex Kouvatsos<\/strong> from Black Wolf Imaging<\/strong> \u2014 has garnered 850,000 views on YouTube<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“10,000 Volts”<\/strong> track listing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

01.\u00a010,000 Volts<\/strong>
02.\u00a0Walkin’ On The Moon<\/strong>
03.\u00a0Cosmic Heart<\/strong>
04.\u00a0Cherry Medicine<\/strong>
05.\u00a0Back Into My Arms Again<\/strong>
06.\u00a0Fightin’ For Life<\/strong>
07.\u00a0Blinded<\/strong>
08.\u00a0Constantly Cute<\/strong>
09.\u00a0Life Of A Stranger<\/strong>
10.\u00a0Up In The Sky<\/strong>
11.\u00a0Stratosphere<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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