Ace Frehley - KISS legend to release new album 'Space Invader' !!!

August 16th 2014

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Ace Frehley releases stunning new album 'Space Invader' !!!

2014 "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" inductee Ace Frehley has signed to Steamhammer / SPV to release his first solo album in five years, ‘Space Invader’ containing eleven brand new original songs, plus a cover of Steve Miller’s ‘The Joker’ on August 16th. ‘Space Invader’ the cover of which was painted by Ken Kelly, the famous creator of KISS’ ‘Destroyer’ and ‘Love Gun’ albums artwork, will be available as a limited edition Digipak CD including two bonus tracks and poster as well as a standard jewel case CD. ‘Space Invader’ will also be released as a double gatefold coloured vinyl album, boasting four bonus tracks, printed inner sleeves and a CD in a cardboard sleeve, while the iTunes version of ‘Space Invader’ will include the fourteen tracks contained on the digipak.

“Life on Earth has been very good to me, and the body of work I’ve created over the years has withstood the test of time. Today I see no obstacles before me and my creativity has never been more fine tuned. Growing up in an Alien world has enhanced my senses and allowed me to succeed where others would have failed. The best is yet to come!” - Ace Frehley (Ex-KISS, Ex-Frehley's Comet)

Widely known as the original ‘Space Ace’ and founding guitarist for sixteen cumulative years over two tenures of multi platinum selling rock band KISS, Frehley is demonstrably the most popular original member, having enjoyed the best selling solo album career (vintage or current) of the original foursome. Frehley’s self titled solo debut ‘Ace Frehley’ album, which was released in 1978, went on to sell well over one million copies, and produced the only top fourty single, ‘New York Groove’ to be taken from any of the legendary KISS band members’ solo albums to date. ‘New York Groove’ which peaked at No.13 in Billboard’s top one hundred singles chart was most recently featured in an episode of cult show ‘Entourage’ and was also KISS’ second bestselling download in 2012, besting such KISS Army anthems as ‘I was made for lovin’ You, Beth’ and ‘Calling Dr. Love’ even after thirty six years.

After his departure from KISS, Ace went on to release four more solo albums and one live EP, culminating with his most recent opus ‘Anomaly’ in 2009, which received a more than welcoming response from critics;

"‘Anomaly' shows why many rock and metal guitarists list ‘Space Ace’ as a prime six-string influence," - Rolling Stone Magazine

Check Out! Joe Denby's review of the album on Music Trespass: http://www.musictrespass.com/content/ace-frehley-space-invader-0