ACE FREHLEY ANNOUNCES TOURING LINEUP, FALL TOUR DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK
Hot off the heels of the monster debut of Space Invader Ace Frehley has announced his touring lineup for the first leg of tour dates, his first U.S. shows in four years, which will be announced next week.
Frehley says, “I can’t wait to hit the road again with this new lineup. I’ll be performing Ace classics as well as songs off my new CD Space Invader for the enjoyment of the fans. Let There Be Rock!”
The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has tapped none other than Richie Scarlet, who rode shotgun performing rhythm guitar and vocal duties on Ace’s Trouble Walking album from 1989, and will do so again on stage. Ritchie toured with Ace in 1984 and 1985 and periodically from 1989 through 1995 and was also known for touring with Sebastian Bach.
On bass and vocals Chris Wyse from Queens, N.Y. will man the post. Previously recording with Ozzy Osbourne and playing on Mick Jagger’s 2001 solo album, Chris is well known as the bass player from The Cult since 2006. Chris can also be heard on Frehley’s new release, Space Invader on select tracks. He also covers bass duties in his current band, Owl.
Finally, Scot Coogan will be behind the drum kit for Frehley’s upcoming tour. An Ace Frehley touring band veteran in his own right, Scott was also a member of Nikki Sixx’s Brides of Destruction recording and touring band in 2004 and Lita Ford’s touring drummer in 2012.
Ace Frehley recently made history with his new album, which debuted at #9 on the Top 200 Chart in its week of release. The LP scored the highest charting position of ANY Kiss solo album ever, and marks Frehley’s first return to the Top 10 since KISS’ 1998 Pyscho Circus reunion album. Internationally, Space Invader has debuted #1 on the Independent Chart and #16 on the Top 200 Chart in Canada, Top 40 in Switzerland and Sweden, and hit a historic benchmark for the first time ever as a solo artist in Germany.
Space Invader, Frehley’s first studio album in five years, has also received praise from critics. Rolling Stone wrote, “Gene Simmons has claimed Ace Frehley doesn’t deserve to wear KISS’ Kabuki clown paint, but the former Spaceman’s first solo LP in five years says otherwise,” while the Associated Press hailed, “…the original KISS lead guitarist has recorded his best solo album since his groundbreaking self-titled album in 1978.” Paste also confirmed, “Space Invader is a good rock album, and it’s an even better guitar record.”
Frehley stopped by The Tonight Show prior to his album release to sit in with legendary house band The Roots to perform his classic hit New York Groove. Watch it here.
Aces cd sounds more like KISS than anything KISS has done since the 70s. RuPauls voice is shot, maybe because all of the things he tries to fit down his throat. Gene will help anyone kill themselves, especially those who suffer from depression. I am sick and tired of the G & P supporters ripping Ace and Peter and giving the other two a total pass. KISS SUCKS they need to hang it up, they’ve destroyed the reputation of the band and any integrity of the music that they play. Mainly from them70’s, the era of the original band funny enough. Ace has made his mistakes, he owns them, and it hope he throttles that imposter Thayer again! Up the irons metalheads! \m/. Fox News rocks!
You’re full of C–P. Gene addressed his comments fair and square. Pauls voice is fine for a guy his age. Just saw them in St. Louis and they blew everyone away. You know Kiss/Lep sold over 600,000 tickets? 17,000 in St. Louis. They were amazing and tight and I’ve seen them since 77. You’re sick of the G&P supporters? Well i’m sick of people like you. I love ’em all. I’ll see Ace and his last tour was great but I’ve also seen him so wasted in concert. When we asked for his autograph he asked us “how much money you got on you”? “Whatever you got, that’s how much it costs”. He was really drunk. But I believe in growth and I support the guy. Kiss do NOT need to hang it up. You’re a troll and a bully.
Anyone saying that Paul’s voice is fine should do a comparison of his voice with footage of the last tour and of the last few decades you can easily find on YT, then come back and tell me his voice is still fine and I will have to send you to the doctor to get a hearing aid – or maybe just stop buying what theyx feed you (“Kiss is still the greatest show on earth” etc.). Other singers at his age often have troubles too, that is true, but that does not make him sound OK, to claim this is is just delusional.
Rupaul! LMFAO! DOWN THE HATCH!
Two addicts together is trouble walking, anyone in the program will tell you that.
I saw scarlet live do a kiss cover, slighted modified, “Old And Wasted.” He’s so wasted he can almost taste it….
His first dates have been announced
http://www.chillertheatre.com/main.htm
He said in a recent Mitch Lafon interview that there would be no FC Reunion, wasn’t a call for it.
http://www.spreaker.com/user/talkingmetal/one-on-one-49-ace-frehley-queensrych