Behold the new LP from 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ace Frehley. Space Invader will be released in the US on August 19th through eOne Music.
Like a shooting star headed toward earth from another solar system, Ace Frehley operates in his own musical galaxy. He’s a musical maverick and iconoclast adored by millions of fans around the world. Through his seminal work with KISS and as a solo artist, Ace Frehley is championed as one of the most influential guitar players of the last four decades and his impact on popular music is immeasurable. With his smash 1978 solo album and post-KISS work including 2009 Anomaly, Frehley continues to be the best selling member of the original band.
Discussing the new album, Frehley says, “Fans can expect something closer to my ’78 solo record,” Frehley reveals. “Over the past couple of months I’ve been listening to my old records and trying to find that formula that I’ve captured so many times in the past. I recently played some of my new music for a few people at my label and they were blown away. It reaffirmed in my mind that I’m on the right path and I think my fans are going to love the results. It’s gonna be a great record.”
Pre-order Space Invader at iTunes.
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Your post is a combination of 2 things – one too many Zimas and a paucity of intellect.
Zima’s? Hysterical, LOL!!
Dana from ET.com 🙂
I was hoping you’d like that. 🙂
Ace isn’t going to sell records because NOBODY SELLS RECORDS ANYMORE…Priest debuted top 10 at I think 36,000 copies so even top sellers aren’t selling. It’s not a metal thing, it’s a music thing. I will be buying Aces record and for the classic bands I love I usually buy the hard CD, but most people steal online, or buy singles online… I come from a time when “the album” was the way bands wrote, not necessarily for singles, and I buy the album usually, but I don’t think you can judge an albums merit by its sales, especially in the metal/hard rock genre because they don’t get much airplay except on satellite. You have to search out websites for new music sometimes because it isn’t covered like pop and there has been much new music I have heard of from sites like this one…
I saw Ace 2 times in Atlantic City at House of Blues and the shows were the best I have seen in 2 decades, my ears rang for hours after the show, it was SOOOO loud and awesome. He played at House of Blues but now with Showboat casino closing I wonder where he will play in Atlantic City? Hate to see HOB close because it is in Showboat……Joe G
If a band or solo artist writes and records a great record and it’s marketed correctly. It still sells millions. Hate to say this but look up Katie Perry’s sales numbers it Pink. Multi Platinum guys. And Pink had a very long tour. Sold out arenas night after night. Records do still sell just not Hard Rock or Metal. The glory days are way gone. In the states anyway. I know a band out of Omaha that’s a hair band cover band that sucks so bad. I mean suck. They put out a all original CD and it’s selling very well in other country’s. Notta in the states. Metal is bigger in other country’s. It’s dead here in the states. Hip hop top 40 sells right now. Just the way it is. Kids don’t give a shit about lead guitar solo’s ect. “Yo Word Bitch”. And the hand finger gestures are way cooler to them. Rap and hip hop has taken over. I watched Limp Bizcut the other night in concert. I couldn’t help but get I to the riffs and rythem of the beats. I mean that shit kicks ass. It explodes in spots. Yet that style of music is dead in the water. POD, Lincoln Park Limp all those great bands are dead now. Metal is cookie cutter garbage now. We are still stuck with all these old bands that are in their 50’s and 60’s in age. It would be so refreshing to hear a really great new band. I’m really sick of the same old stuff over and over.
Hi Bryan,
You’re right, unfortunately, it’s Pop music and Rap that sell millions of units today, not rock.
I do have to add that the issue of whether Katy Perry and Pink really write their own songs is nebulous. Many times they don’t, or they write a few “lyrics” and get a writing credit. It is usually the producers, such as Dr. Luke, who write the songs and agree to split the credit with said artist.
Other times they get their material from other artists. Another example that comes to mind is the pop singer Jessie J. If you have ever heard her song Domino, it sounds exactly like Katy Perry. Well, I heard Jessie J. say in an interview that she originally wrote that song for Perry, and when Perry didn’t end up using it, she recorded it and it ended up being a big hit. Also, Lady Gaga claims that she wrote her song Telephone originally for Britney Spears.
However, in the case of most, if not all, hard rock and metal bands, they usually write the majority of their own material for better or worse. At least, they try their best to write their own songs.
Dana from ET.com 🙂
Dana, what do you think attributes to metal and hard rock not selling but pop, hip hop and country do still sell millions of units? Ironic, I was just watching a old TMS rerun on VH1C this morning, and Don Jamieson was ranting on about this very same thing. I don’t get it. I thought metal and hard rock fans were supposed to be loyal?
Hi Trapper,
Thank you for asking my opinion 🙂 If I had the answer to that question, I could probably solve all of the ills of the music industry. I can only venture to make a few guesses.
1. Although record companies do not have the clout they once did back in the day, in this day and age, they do not seem to promote rock music at all. They put all their man power behind what the trends are mandating, and today, that seems to be Rap/Hip Hop, Pop and Boy Bands.
2. The way music is purchased today is much different than it was decades ago. People do not always spend their hard earned money downloading entire albums. They will download individual songs that they like and skip the filler.
3. Most of the Rock purists from the 70’s and 80’s don’t buy and support the music the way they did when they were in their youth. As one ages, their priorities and obligations tend to change.
So, those are my best guesses as to why the genre, as a whole, is suffering. Again, thanks for asking 🙂
D from ET.com 🙂
BRYAN, if kids today had more exposure to bands like Airbourne, maybe they wouldn’t pay attention to the rap/hip-hop shit! There is a lot of great rock & metal bands out there today, old and a few new, but unfortunately in today’s world I believe the music industry is controlled by politics. Big Brother has decided to brainwash the youth today with rap/hip-hop shit for a reason, politics! Just my opinion.
36,000 is a joke for Judas Priest’s latest, CD sales are dead for anybody cept the big artists of rap and pop. Ace might sell 5,000 with that Priest figure….not even recording costs. He’d sell 500 at the San Diego Comic Convention if it was released this past tuesday.