Bruce Kulick

Julien's Auctions has reported strong international bidding results from its annual Music Icons sale in New York, with high-value lots from Ace Frehley, Johnny Cash, Eddie Van Halen, Prince, Madonna, Mick Jagger and more attracting collectors from 30 countries. The two-day event delivered several multi-million dollar category benchmarks across guitars, stage-worn items and rare memorabilia.

Legendary rock band Kiss celebrate three decades since the release of their landmark live album Kiss Unplugged, a performance that not only showcased the band in an unprecedented acoustic setting but also ignited the reunion of the original lineup.

Ace Frehley, the founding lead guitarist and cosmic trailblazer of KISS, has had his cause of death officially confirmed, several weeks after he passed away at age 74. The Morris County Medical Examiner in New Jersey has ruled Frehley’s death an accident, confirming the guitarist died from blunt trauma to the head following a fall.

Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley, the original lead guitarist and co-founder of KISS, has died aged 74. The man who brought outer space to the stage and forever changed rock guitar passed away on 16 October 2025, only weeks after suffering a fall in his home studio that led to a brain bleed. Frehley had been on life support since late September, following what was initially described as a “minor fall”.

Original KISS guitarist and solo artist Ace Frehley is reportedly in a critical condition, fighting for his life after suffering a brain bleed caused by a fall in his home studio a few weeks ago.

Rock legend Ace Frehley has been sidelined after a fall in his studio led to a precautionary trip to hospital, forcing him to cancel his scheduled performance at the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, California.

Ace Frehley will release his eighth solo studio album ’10,000 Volts’ in February with the title track ready to go now.