Ace Frehley is streaming his new album, “10,000 Volts”, in sync with its February 23 release.
Produced by Frehley and Steve Brown, the project marks the guitarist’s first record since the 2020 covers set, “Origins Vol. 1”, and 2018's "Spaceman".
"It's probably the best record I've ever done," Frehley told Nuvo recently. "I'm very excited about it. It's the first time I ended up writing most of these songs with a good friend of mine, Steve Brown. He used to play in Trixter and now has a group called Rubix Kube."
The KISS icon launched the set with the title track, and follow-up singles “Walkin’ On The Moon” and “Cherry Medicine.”
Frehley will next be seen performing on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise in early March; hosted by Eddie Trunk, the event will see fans depart from Miami, FL aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas – with stops in Jamaica and the Bahamas – and feature appearances by Joe Satriani, Extreme, Queensryche and many more.
Produced by Frehley and Steve Brown, the project marks the guitarist’s first record since the 2020 covers set, “Origins Vol. 1”, and 2018's “Spaceman”.
Frehley will next be seen performing on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise in early March; hosted by Eddie Trunk, the event will see fans depart from Miami, FL aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas – with stops in Jamaica and the Bahamas – and feature appearances by Joe Satriani, Extreme, Queensryche and many more.
Ace Frehley is debuting a video for “Walkin’ On The Moon”, the second single issued from his forthcoming new album, “10,000 Volts.”
Produced by Frehley and Steve Brown, the project marks the guitarist’s first record since the 2020 covers set, “Origins Vol. 1”, and 2018's “Spaceman”.
“Walkin’ On The Moon” follows the title track as the latest preview to the set, while Frehley has also shared a video package that features an inside look at the making of the record.
Frehley recently completed a three-show run in the US Midwest, and will next be seen performing on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise in early March; hosted by Eddie Trunk, the event will see fans depart from Miami, FL aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas – with stops in Jamaica and the Bahamas – and feature appearances by Joe Satriani, Extreme, Queensryche and many more.
Ace Frehley is sharing video of an inside look at the making of his forthcoming new album, “10,000 Volts.”
Produced by Frehley and Steve Brown, the project marks the guitarist’s first record since the 2020 covers set, “Origins Vol. 1”, and 2018's “Spaceman”.
Frehley recently issued the title track as the album’s lead single ahead of its release on February 23.
The KISS icon recently announced a new series of 2024 US dates to promote the package; the series will begin with a three-show run in the US Midwest late this month – get more details here.
Ace Frehley has announced a new series of 2024 US dates as he prepares to launch his latest album, “10,000 Volts”, on February 23.
The series will begin with a three-show run in the US Midwest late this month, after which Frehley will appear on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise in early March, ahead of gigs along the US Northeast that are scheduled into April.
Produced by Frehley and Steve Brown, the project marks the guitarist’s first album since the 2020 covers set, “Origins Vol. 1”, and 2018's “Spaceman”.
"It's probably the best record I've ever done," Frehley told Nuvo recently. "I'm very excited about it. It's the first time I ended up writing most of these songs with a good friend of mine, Steve Brown. He used to play in Trixter and now has a group called Rubix Kube."
As for the tour, Frehley’s social media team say “Additional tour dates will be announced in the coming days!”
Jan 25 - Frankfort, KY @ Grand Theatre
Jan 26 - Anderson, IN @ Paramount Theatre
Jan 27 - Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center
Mar 2-6 - Miami, FL @ Monsters Of Rock Cruise
Mar 28 - New York, NY @ Sony Hall
Mar 29 - Woonsocket, RI @ Stadium Theatre
Mar 30 - Rutland, VT @ Paramount Theatre
Apr 12 - Rome, NY @ Rome Capitol Theatre
Apr 13 - Carteret, NJ @ Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
Jun 28 - Marion, IL @ Marion Cultural & Civic Center
Ace Frehley has released a video for the title track to his newly-announced album, “10,000 Volts.”
Produced by Frehley and Steve Brown, the project marks the guitarist’s first album since the 2020 covers set, “Origins Vol. 1”, and 2018's “Spaceman”.
"It's probably the best record I've ever done,"Frehley told Nuvo recently. "I'm very excited about it. It's the first time I ended up writing most of these songs with a good friend of mine, Steve Brown. He used to play in Trixter and now has a group called Rubix Kube."
The title track to “10,000 Volts” arrives just days before KISS will perform the final concert of their career; Frehley and the original members of KISS – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss – were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2014.
Ace Frehley "10,000 Volts"
Release date: February 23, 2024
01. 10,000 Volts
02. Walkin' On The Moon
03. Cosmic Heart
04. Cherry Medicine
05. Back Into My Arms Again
06. Fightin' For Life
07. Blinded
08. Constantly Cute
09. Life Of A Stranger
10. Up In The Sky
11. Stratosphere
Original KISS members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss reunited at Creatures Fest in Nashville, TN on May 27 to perform a pair of classic tracks from their former band, and video from the event has surfaced online.
After the first three songs of his set, Frehley welcomed Criss to the stage to handle lead vocals for the 1976 “Rock And Roll Over” hit, “Hard Luck Woman”, and to sit in on drums and vocals for the group’s 1974 “Hotter Than Hell” track, “Strange Ways.”
The weekend festival also featured performances by, among others, KISS alumni Vinnie Vincent and Bruce Kulick, with Criss joining Kulick during his set and both guitarists joining Vincent during his appearance.
Gene Simmons recently reiterated his public invitation to Frehley to perform with KISS on the band’s End Of The Road farewell tour.
"The invitations still stand,”tweeted Simmons in late April. “Jump up on stage with us for encores. The fans would love it."
The current KISS lineup sees guitarist Tommy Thayer perform using Frehley’s spaceman makeup and stage gear while longtime drummer Eric Singer appears in Criss’ cat makeup and stage persona.
Frehley reunited with KISS for the first time in 17 years during a fall 2018 acoustic performance on KISS Kruise 8, just two months before the classic rock group launched the farewell series in Vancouver, BC in early 2019; the band resume the trek with summer shows in Euope starting June 1 in Dortmund, Germany.
Ace Frehley live-streamed video of a March 5 concert performance from The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY as part of a spring tour.
Filmed from the venue’s balcony, fans can watch footage of Frehley and his band run through a number of KISS classics, solo tunes, and covers of tracks by Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy and Mountain that appeared on the rocker’s “Origins” album series.
The Poughkeepsie footage follows an on-stage livestream on social media of a portion of a performance in Patchogue, NY on March 3.
The rocker will continue his tour this weeked with shows in Vernon, OH, Lawrenceburg, IN and Hazard, KY, with other dates scheduled for later this month before Frehley reteams with Alice Cooper for a three-show series on the US West Coast in April.
Ace Frehley live-streamed on-stage video of a performance of the 1974 KISS classic, “Parasite”, during a March 3 concert at the Patchogue Theatre For The Performing Arts in Patchogue, NY.
The Frehley-written song from KISS’ second album, “Hotter Than Hell”, was one of three clips the guitarist streamed during the event, including show-opener “Rip It Out” (according to setlist.fm) – from the rocker’s self-titled 1978 solo debut – and his extended guitar solo.
Frehley – who toured with Alice Cooper last year – released his covers album, “Origins Vol, 2”, in 2020; the project featured new versions of songs by Deep Purple, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and more.
The original KISS guitarist’s most recent original studio record is 2018’s “Spaceman”, which featured a guest appearance by former bandmate Gene Simmons, who co-wrote two songs for the set.
Alice Cooper was joined by Ace Frehley for his 1972 classic, “School’s Out”, during a pair of concerts in Florida this week.
The pair hooked up to perform the iconic track during Cooper’s finale in West Palm Bach, Fl on October 10 and in Tampa, FL on October 11.
Frehley – who is currently on the road as the opening act for Cooper’s fall US tour – previously delivered “School’s Out” with the shock-rocker in Brisbane during an Australian trek in 2017.
Cooper is on the road in support of his 2021 album, “Detroit Stories”, while original KISS lead guitarist Frehley is performing behind his latest record, 2020’s “Origins Vol. 2”; the pair will wrap up their US series in Tupelo, MS on October 22
Alice Cooper has announced dates for a fall US tour with special guest Ace Frehley.
Cooper will be hitting the road in sopport of his 2021 album, “Detroit Stories”; produced by Bob Ezrin, the project – which recently debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart – is billed as a modern-day homage to the rocker’s hometown and the city that launched the original Alice Cooper group.
Frehley will be promoting his 2020 covers album, “Origins Vol. 2”, which features songs originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Animals, Paul Revere And The Raiders and more.
The month-long US tour by the pair of rock veterans will kick off in Atlantic City on September 18 after Alice plays his own show the night beforer without the former KISS guitarist.
"We've always had fun touring together and it should be a heavy rock show with Ace and a great way to get everyone back to live concerts again," says Cooper. "It should be a great night of virtuoso guitars!"
"I've known Alice for over 30 years," adds Frehley. "We're good friends, and we've toured together numerous times and always had a blast. Our musical roots are very similar, and the combination of our two bands make for a great event that nobody is gonna want to miss. Being off the road for more than a year because of the pandemic has been tough on everyone in the music industry, and I'm really looking forward to seeing all of the fans happy, healthy, and ready to rock."
Pre-sale tickets are available Tuesday, May 18 at 10 a.m. local time, while venue and radio pre-sales are set for Wednesday, May 19 at 10 a.m. local time; general public tickets will go on sale Friday, May 21 at 10 a.m. local time.
Alice Cooper Fall 2021 US Tour
With guest Ace Frehley
Sep 17 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Ovation Hall at Oceans Resort Casino (w/out Ace Frehley)
Sep 18 - Gilford, NH @ Bank of NH Pavilion
Sep 19 - Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
Sep 21 - Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
Sep 22 - Farmingville, NY @ Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheatre at Bald Hill
Sep 24 - Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Sep 25 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sep 27 - Youngstown, OH @ Youngstown Foundation Amphitheater
Sep 28 - Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center
Sep 29 - Indianapolis, IN @ Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
Oct 01 - Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Pavilion
Oct 02 - St Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
Oct 03 - Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheatre
Oct 05 - Pikeville, KY @ Appalachian Wireless Arena
Oct 06 - Raleigh, NC @ The Red Hat Amphitheater
Oct 07 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
Oct 09 - Jacksonville, FL @ Daily's Place
Oct 10 - West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Oct 11 - Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Oct 13 - Montgomery, AL @ Montgomery Performing Arts Center
Oct 14 - Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Concert Hall
Oct 18 - Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre
Oct 19 - Austin, TX @ HEB Center
Oct 20 - Ft. Worth, TX @ Will Rogers Auditorium
Oct 22 - Tupelo, MS @ Bancorp South Arena
Oct 23 - Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival (w/out Ace Frehley)
Ace Frehley is streaming an animated viudeo for his version of the 1965 Beatles classic, “I’m Down”, from his latest covers album, “Origins Vol. 2.”
The original KISS rocker is joined by Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 on the tune, which first appeared as the b-side to the single for the title song to the UK band’s film, “Help!”
“Origins Vol. 2” features eleven tracks, including songs originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Animals, Paul Revere And The Raiders and more.
In sync with the new video’s release, Frehley has announced a special limited-edition Christmas vinyl edition of the record; it’s now available in translucent ruby red and emerald green vinyl and available here.
Ace Frehley is streaming his version of the 1965 Beatles classic, “I’m Down”, as the latest preview to his forthcoming covers album, “Origins Vol. 2.”
The original KISS rocker is joined by Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 on the tune, which first appeared as the b-side to the single for the title song to the UK band’s film, “Help!”
The 2020 version follows Frehley’s take on Deep Purple’s “Space Truckin’” as the second song issued in advance of the September 18 release of the project, which serves as a sequel to the 2016 collection, “Origins Vol 1.”
“Origins Vol. 2” will feature eleven tracks, including songs originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Animals, Paul Revere And The Raiders and more.
"Pretty much the whole concept behind the album is redoing songs of bands that influenced me growing up," Ace told KATT Rock 100.5 in Oklahoma City recently, adding “Those guitar players taught me how to play, so nothing's too difficult for me to handle. I used to do their material when I played in club bands."
Ace Frehley “Origins Vol. 2”
Release date: September 18
01 - "Good Times Bad Times" (Led Zeppelin)
02 - "Never In My Life" (Mountain)
03 - "Space Truckin'" (Deep Purple)
04 - "I'm Down" (The Beatles)
05 - "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (The Rolling Stones)
06 - "Politician" (Cream)
07 - "Lola" (The Kinks)
08 - "30 Days In The Hole" (Humble Pie)
09 - "Manic Depression" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
10 - "Kicks" (Paul Revere & The Raiders)
11 - "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" (The Animals)
Ace Frehley is streaming an animated video for his version of the 1972 Deep Purple classic, “Space Truckin’”, from the forthcoming covers album, “Origins Vol. 2.”
Recorded at The Creation Lab in Turlock, CA, Frehley recorded guitar, bass, and vocals on "Space Truckin'" with long-time studio drummer Matt Star and keyboard player Rob Sabino (Peter Frampton, Simon & Garfunkel).
“'Space Truckin' was recorded years ago, and then I just re-recorded some parts and changed it a little,” explains Frehley. “We never ended up putting it on a record, so it was just sitting around. It turned out very well. Rob Sabino is a very accomplished studio musician, and we actually grew up in the Bronx together, so we go way back.”
Due September 18, “Origins Vol. 2” will feature eleven tracks, including songs originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Animals, Paul Revere And The Raiders and more.
The project is the sequel to Frehley’s 2016 collection, “Origins Vol 1.”
Ace Frehley “Origins Vol. 2”
Release date: September 18
01 - "Good Times Bad Times" (Led Zeppelin)
02 - "Never In My Life" (Mountain)
03 - "Space Truckin'" (Deep Purple)
04 - "I'm Down" (The Beatles)
05 - "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (The Rolling Stones)
06 - "Politician" (Cream)
07 - "Lola" (The Kinks)
08 - "30 Days In The Hole" (Humble Pie)
09 - "Manic Depression" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
10 - "Kicks" (Paul Revere & The Raiders)
11 - "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" (The Animals)
Ace Frehley is streaming a preview of his version of the 1972 Deep Purple classic, “Space Truckin’”, from the forthcoming covers album, “Origins Vol. 2.”
And while the teaser audio clip reveals only the song's famous intro, the rocker will release the full track on July 28 from the project, which is the sequel to his 2016 collection, “Origins Vol 1.”
The second record in the guitarist’s cover series will reportedly feature appearances by Cheap Trick frontman Robin Zander (on Humble Pie’s “30 Days In The Hole”) and Lita Ford (vocals on “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” by The Rolling Stones), among others.
"Pretty much the whole concept behind the album is redoing songs of bands that influenced me growing up," Ace told KATT Rock 100.5 in Oklahoma City last year. "I'm doing a [Jimi] Hendrix song, I'm doing a Cream song, I'm doing a Led Zeppelin song, a song by The Animals. I also did a song by Paul Revere And The Raiders."
The tunes are ones familiar to the rocker as both a fan and a touring musician.
“Those guitar players taught me how to play,” adds Frehley, “so nothing's too difficult for me to handle. I used to do their material when I played in club bands."
“Origins Vol 1.”debuted at No. 23 on the US Billboard 200 upon its arrival in the spring of 2016; the project featured a series of guests including Paul Stanley, Slash, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Lita Ford and John 5.
UPDATE: Ace has released a video for "Space Truckin'", which you can view here.
Ace Frehley has confirmed plans for the release of his next studio album, “Origins Vol. 2”, in a new video interview with Long Island, NY’s News 12.
The session saw the rocker speak about being on the road for a US spring tour in support of 2018’s ”Spaceman”, and the timing of the sequel to a 2016 collection of covers that influenced the original KISS lead guitarist.
"It feels great,” says Frehley about performing these days. “It's great to be adored and worshipped. I mean, I'm used to it, but I still enjoy it. I just turned 68 in April, but I'm still having a great time. I'm actually having more fun now than I did in my 50s. I don't know what the reason is. Sobriety might have something to do with it. The fact that I'm in better shape.
“I'm a lot more creative now. I've done five albums [in the past decade]. And 'Origins Vol. 2' is done. It's just being mixed. That'll be out in October. So there's a lot of stuff going on."
Details about "Origins Vol. 2" are starting to surface, including news of guest appearances by Cheap Trick frontman Robin Zander (on Humble Pie’s “30 Days In The Hole”) and Lita Ford (vocals on “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” by The Rolling Stones).
Frehley has previously confirmed that the forthcoming package will feature songs originally done by Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Animals, and Paul Revere And The Raiders.
“Origins Vol 1.”debuted at No. 23 on the US Billboard 200 upon its arrival in the spring of 2016; the project featured a series of guests including Paul Stanley, Slash, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Lita Ford and John 5.
Ace Frehley is sharing an update on his next studio album.
Entitled “Origins Vol. 2”, the project is the sequel to a 2016 collection of covers that influenced the original KISS lead guitarist, and he confirms the record in done in a new interview promoting his US spring tour in support of 2018’s ”Spaceman.”
"Pretty much the whole concept behind that album is redoing songs of bands that influenced me growing up," Ace tells KATT Rock 100.5 in Oklahoma City (hear audio below). "I'm doing a [Jimi] Hendrix song, I'm doing a Cream song, I'm doing a Led Zeppelin song, a song by The Animals. I also did a song by Paul Revere And The Raiders."
The tunes are ones familiar to the rocker as both a fan and a touring musician.
“Those guitar players taught me how to play,” adds Frehley, “so nothing's too difficult for me to handle. I used to do their material when I played in club bands."
The project is tentatively due for release later this year.
The first volume in the series delivered new versions of tracks by Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Cream and Jimi Hendrix, among others, and featured a series of guests including Paul Stanley, Slash, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Lita Ford and John 5.
Frehley will resume his US tour in Englewood, NJ on June 28.
