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США 15 апр 2024 : |
Watch: ACE FREHLEY Joined By '10,000 Volts' Collaborator STEVE BROWN On Stage In New Jersey | 14 апр 2024 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Rome, New York | 9 апр 2024 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY's Entire New York City Concert | 8 апр 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY Explains Decision To Cover NADIA's 'Life Of A Stranger' For '10,000 Volts' Album | 6 апр 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY Says At Least 50% of KISS Alive! Was Either Resung Or Replayed - “If You Listen Closer To The Album You Can Hear That It's Faked” | 1 апр 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY On ERIC SINGER: 'I Know He Would Have Preferred Having Me Play Guitar' In KISS Over TOMMY THAYER | 6 мар 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY Shares Recap Video From Monsters Of Rock Cruise 2024 | 26 фев 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'When PETER CRISS Left KISS, I Realized I Had Lost All My Power In The Band' | 24 фев 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY On Response To '10,000 Volts' Single: 'I Don't Understand What's Happening, But Something's Happening' | 23 фев 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY Releases Music Video For His New Song 'Cherry Medicine' | 17 фев 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY Admits He Was 'Really Aggravated' By PAUL STANLEY's Comments About Him On 'Howard Stern Show' | 12 фев 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY: My New Solo Album Will 'Embarrass' PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS | 3 фев 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY Shares Music Video For 'Walkin' On The Moon' | 28 янв 2024 : |
Watch: ACE FREHLEY Performs New Single '10,000 Volts' Live For First Time | 20 янв 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY On Upcoming '10,000 Volts' LP: 'It's One Of The Best Albums I Ever Did' | 18 янв 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY Explains Passport Issues Which Have Kept Him From Touring Europe: 'I Owe The IRS A Couple Of Hundred Grand' | 15 янв 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'A Lot Of People Say My Vocals Are Stronger Now Than They Were 10, 15 Years Ago' | 11 янв 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY Wants To 'Get Closer To God' And 'Practice The Guitar More' In 2024 | 9 янв 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY Explains Why He Hasn't Used Artificial Intelligence During Songwriting Process | 6 янв 2024 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Work On 'Origins Vol. 3' After Release Of '10,000 Volts' Album | 25 дек 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY Believes He Will Get Paid For Use Of 'Spaceman' Makeup In KISS Avatars | 15 дек 2023 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY's Entire Three-Song Set At EDDIE TRUNK's 40th-Anniversary Party | 28 ноя 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY Shares Title Track Of '10,000 Volts' Solo Album | 3 ноя 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Release New Solo Album '10,000 Volts' In February 2024 | 30 окт 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY: My New Album Is Gonna 'Make PAUL STANLEY Look Like An Imbecile' | 15 окт 2023 : |
Watch: ACE FREHLEY Performs At 'Kiss Cancer Goodbye II' Fundraiser In Florida |
23 сен 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY Completes Mixing Eight Songs For Next Solo Album: 'It Sounds Stellar' | 3 июл 2023 : |
Watch: ACE FREHLEY Performs At Indiana's HAYNES APPERSON FESTIVAL | 8 май 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY Welcomes Back Drummer SCOT COOGAN For First Time In Five Years | 29 апр 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY Says PAUL STANLEY Is 'Hot And Cold': 'Sometimes He's Really Sweet; Sometimes He Can Be Not So Sweet' | 10 апр 2023 : |
Former FREHLEY'S COMET Bassist JOHN REGAN Dies At 71 | 9 апр 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY Claims PAUL STANLEY Called Him Last Week To Say 'F*** You' | 3 апр 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY Wants PAUL STANLEY To Apologize For 'PISS' Comment, Threatens To Tell 'Some Dirt That Nobody Knows' | 1 апр 2023 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Finish Recording His New Album 'In Another Week' | 12 фев 2023 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY's Entire Concert In Hopewell, Virginia | 8 фев 2023 : |
Watch: ACE FREHLEY Plays First Concert Of 2023 In Bristol, Tennessee | 14 дек 2022 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Holland, Michigan | 30 ноя 2022 : |
ACE FREHLEY Is Putting Finishing Touches On New Studio Album | 14 июн 2022 : |
Watch: ACE FREHLEY Performs KISS Classics In Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | 31 май 2022 : |
Watch: PETER CRISS And ACE FREHLEY Reunite On Stage At Nashville's CREATURES FEST | 31 май 2022 : |
Watch: ACE FREHLEY Performs Acoustic Version Of '2000 Man' Poolside At CREATURES FEST | 30 май 2022 : |
Watch: VINNIE VINCENT, ACE FREHLEY And BRUCE KULICK Perform KISS Classics Together At Nashville's CREATURES FEST | 25 май 2022 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Hudson Falls, New York | 10 май 2022 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Everett, Washington | 7 дек 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY And ORIANTHI Perform At ALICE COOPER's 19th Annual 'Christmas Pudding' Concert (Video) | 18 ноя 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY Promotes ASTROWORLD 'Satanic Ritual' Conspiracy Theory While Offering Condolences To Victims | 14 ноя 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY Is Working On 'Some Heavy Songs' | 28 окт 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY Launches The Space Cassette Box Set | 18 окт 2021 : |
Watch Front-Row Video Of ACE FREHLEY's Performance In Jacksonville | 6 окт 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY Says He's On Good Terms With PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS, Doesn't Rule Out KISS Reunion | 5 окт 2021 : |
Watch Front-Row Video Of ACE FREHLEY's Performance In Nashville | 24 сен 2021 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Boston | 22 сен 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY Says He's Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19: 'I Do Not Wanna Get' This Disease | 21 сен 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY Kicks Off U.S. Tour With ALICE COOPER In Gilford, New Hampshire (Video) | 11 авг 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY's 1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Guitar Expected To Fetch Between $150,000 And $250,000 At Auction | 29 апр 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'I Dropped 25 Pounds Since The Last Time I've Been On Stage' | 15 мар 2021 : |
ACE FREHLEY Shows Off A Few Pieces In His Rock And Roll Memorabilia Collection (Video) | 31 дек 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Shoots Down Rumor He Was Asked To Play With KISS At New Year's Eve Concert | 15 дек 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Says He Will Start Recording His New Solo Album 'After The New Year' | 10 дек 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Releases Animated Video For Cover Of THE BEATLES Classic "I'm Down" | 7 ноя 2020 : |
BRUCE KULICK Reacts To ACE FREHLEY's 'BRUCE Blows TOMMY THAYER Off The Stage' Comment | 20 окт 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY: BRUCE KULICK Blows TOMMY THAYER Off The Stage | 15 окт 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'I've Met Most Of My Idols' | 10 окт 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Release 'Space Truckin'' Picture Disc EP For 'Record Store Day' | 5 окт 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Tried To Get PETER CRISS To Guest On 'Origins Vol. 2' Album | 1 окт 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'I'm The Most Interesting Member Of The Four Founding Members' Of KISS | 25 сен 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Looks Back On KISS's Infamous 'Tomorrow Show' Interview: GENE SIMMONS 'Didn't Seem Too Thrilled About It' | 22 сен 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Says His First Solo Album Made Him Realize He Was More Creative Away From KISS Than With The Band | 22 сен 2020 : |
Hear ACE FREHLEY's Cover Of THE BEATLES' 'I'm Down' Featuring JOHN 5 | 17 сен 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Has Written Three Songs For Next Original Solo Album | 11 сен 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'DONALD TRUMP Is The Strongest Leader That We've Got On The Table' | 9 сен 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Discusses Possibility Of Revisiting Previously Unreleased Demo Songs (Audio) | 29 июл 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Releases Cover Of DEEP PURPLE's 'Space Truckin'' From 'Origins Vol. 2' Album | 18 июл 2020 : |
Former FREHLEY'S COMET Drummer JAMIE OLDAKER Dead At 68 | 14 июн 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Play 'Socially Distanced' Concerts In August | 9 июн 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY's Next Collection Of Original Material Will Be Released In 2021 | 9 май 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY Begins Work On New Album Of Original Material; 'Origins Vol. 2' Pushed Back To Fall | 29 апр 2020 : |
ACE FREHLEY On Possibility Of Playing With KISS Again: 'What's Gonna Happen Is Gonna Happen' | 26 ноя 2019 : |
ACE FREHLEY's 'Origins Vol. 2' To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK | 11 ноя 2019 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs In Dallas | 1 ноя 2019 : |
ACE FREHLEY Reunites With Former FREHLEY'S COMET Bandmates At 'Kruise Fest' (Video) | 31 окт 2019 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY And SEBASTIAN BACH Perform KISS Classics At Miami's 'Kruise Fest' | 3 окт 2019 : |
ACE FREHLEY Plays Free Concert At Car Dealership In New Jersey (Video) | 23 авг 2019 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Atlanta | 8 июл 2019 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Release 'Origins Vol. 2' In October | 5 июл 2019 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Huntington, New York | 2 июл 2019 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Wilkes-Barre | 2 июн 2019 : |
ACE FREHLEY Says That He 'Probably Was The Coolest Guy' In KISS | 31 май 2019 : |
ACE FREHLEY Talks KISS' End Of The Road Farewell Tour - "Pretty Much The Same Set They've Been Doing For Years" | 29 май 2019 : |
ACE FREHLEY Releases Animated Music Video For 'Mission To Mars' | 3 янв 2019 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY And LITA FORD Perform 'Wild Thing' At NEW JERSEY KISS EXPO | 28 дек 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY Talks Politics: 'If You're An American And A Patriot, You Should Get Behind Your President' | 19 дек 2018 : |
Ex-KISS Guitarist ACE FREHLEY: 'If I Was To Be Asked To Come Back To The Band, I'd Want Everybody To Put On Makeup Together' | 13 дек 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY Says KISS's Current Lineup Is 'Half Of A Cover Band' | 12 дек 2018 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs 1978 Solo Album In Its Entirety At NEW JERSEY KISS EXPO | 11 дек 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY On Taking Part In KISS's 'End Of The Road' Tour: 'There's Always A Chance I Might Get That Emergency Phone Call' | 19 окт 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY Explains Why He Fired His Band: 'It Wasn't Just About Funds' | 16 окт 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY Releases 'Rockin' With The Boys' Music Video | 5 окт 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY On Past Conflicts With Former KISS Bandmates - "That Bad Blood Thing Is Over With" | 6 сен 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY Guests On New KEN SHARP Album 'Beauty In The Backseat' | 10 авг 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'Spaceman' Album Details Revealed; 'Rockin' With The Boys' Single Available | 8 авг 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY - Fan-Filmed Video Of "Sister" Performed Live In Petaluma, CA Posted | 13 май 2018 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL | 28 апр 2018 : |
Original KISS Guitarist ACE FREHLEY Releases 'Bronx Boy' Single; New Album Due This Summer | 19 дек 2017 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY's Entire Houston Concert | 27 окт 2017 : |
ACE FREHLEY Joins ALICE COOPER On Stage In Brisbane (Video) | 22 сен 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS And ACE FREHLEY Perform Together For First Time In 16 Years At 'The Children Matter' Benefit Concert (Video) | 18 сен 2017 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY Reunite With His Former FREHLEY'S COMET Bandmates In Poughkeepsie | 12 июл 2017 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Release Expanded Deluxe Edition Of 'Anomaly' In September | 28 июн 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS And ACE FREHLEY Collaborate On Two New Songs For Ex-KISS Guitarist's Next Solo Album | 13 фев 2017 : |
PEARL JAM's MIKE MCCREADY Joins ACE FREHLEY On Stage In Seattle (Video) | 5 фев 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Attends ACE FREHLEY's Concert In Beverly Hills | 31 янв 2017 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs At The Canyon In Agoura Hills | 23 янв 2017 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Video Footage Of Entire Corpus Christi Concert | 20 ноя 2016 : |
MR. BIG/Ex-ACE FREHLEY Drummer MATT STARR And Producer WARREN HUART Release Educational DVD | 18 окт 2016 : |
KOFI BAKER On What GINGER BAKER Would Think Of ACE FREHLEY’s Cover Of CREAM’s “White Room” - “I Could Tell You What (Dad) Would Say, And I Wouldn’t Repeat It”; Audio | 23 сен 2016 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Shreds At New York City's ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS | 7 сен 2016 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs At Michigan's 'MotorCity Harley-Davidson Music + Food Festival' | 29 авг 2016 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs In Dallas, Texas | 25 май 2016 : |
PAUL STANLEY Is 'Totally' Glad He Reconnected With His Former KISS Bandmate ACE FREHLEY | 30 апр 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY And SLASH Talk THIN LIZZY Cover – “‘Emerald’ Was Always A Song I Thought Was Really Challenging” | 27 апр 2016 : |
Watch ACE FREHLEY And PAUL STANLEY In 'Fire And Water' Video | 18 апр 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY Hopes To Release His Next Book In 2017 | 17 апр 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY Admitted To Hospital For Exhaustion And Dehydration; Tonight's Show Canceled | 16 апр 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY On Reunion With KISS:' I'm Not Ruling It Out' | 14 апр 2016 : |
Hear ACE FREHLEY And PAUL STANLEY's First Song Collaboration In 18 Years | 8 апр 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY Discusses Origins Vol. 1 Album - “It’s A Really Fun Record, I’m Really Excited About It”; Video | 1 апр 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY's Cover Version Of THIN LIZZY's 'Emerald' Feat. SLASH Available For Streaming | 31 мар 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY Says It's 'Ridiculous' To Think KISS Could Continue Without Any Original Members | 29 мар 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Why GENE SIMMONS Doesn't Appear On 'Origins Vol. 1' | 8 мар 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Quality Footage Of Beverly Hills Concert | 3 мар 2016 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs In Dallas | 29 фев 2016 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs In San Antonio | 13 фев 2016 : |
PAUL STANLEY On His Guest Appearance On ACE FREHLEY Album: 'It Was A Lot Of Fun' | 12 фев 2016 : |
ACE FREHLEY's 'Origins Vol. 1' To Feature Guest Appearances By PAUL STANLEY, SLASH, MIKE MCCREADY, LITA FORD | 3 авг 2015 : |
SLASH And ACE FREHLEY Record THIN LIZZY Classic For Upcoming Covers Album | 21 июн 2015 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival | 5 июн 2015 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Release New Covers Album This Fall Via SPV/Steamhammer | 5 май 2015 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire Sydney Concert | 2 май 2015 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs In Sydney | 18 апр 2015 : |
ACE FREHLEY's Forthcoming Covers Album To Include Versions Of THE ROLLING STONES, THE WHO Classics | 3 фев 2015 : |
Long Out Of Print ACE FREHLEY Tribute Featuring DIMEBAG DARRELL, MARTY FRIEDMAN, SEBASTIAN BACH, SCOTT IAN To Be Reissued This Week | 19 дек 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY: PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Will Regret Decision Not To Perform At ROCK HALL Induction | 23 ноя 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Huntington Concert | 19 ноя 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Durham Concert | 18 сен 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY Announces Lineup Of His Touring Band | 4 сен 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY Welcomes Back Drummer SCOT COOGAN For 'Space Invader' Tour | 15 авг 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY Wants GENE SIMMONS To Guest On His Next Album | 14 авг 2014 : |
Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs 'New York Groove' With THE ROOTS For 'The Tonight Show' Audience | 13 авг 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY's Cover Version Of STEVE MILLER's 'The Joker' Available For Streaming | 13 авг 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'Space Invader' Title Track Available For Streaming | 12 авг 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Release Collection Of Covers And Remixes; SLASH, MIKE MCCREADY And LITA FORD To Guest | 12 авг 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Commercial For 'Space Invader' Album | 21 июл 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'Space Invader' Audio Samples | 11 июл 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'Space Invader' European Track Listings And Configurations Revealed | 29 май 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY Releases 'Gimme A Feelin'' Single From 'Space Invader' Album; Audio Stream Available | 30 апр 2014 : |
ACE FREHLEY: 'Space Invader' To Receive European Release Via SPV/STEAMHAMMER | 28 мар 2014 : |
Original KISS Guitarist ACE FREHLEY To Release 'Space Invader' In June | 25 дек 2013 : |
ACE FREHLEY On Chances Of Reunion With KISS After ROCK HALL: 'Anything Is Possible' | 16 ноя 2013 : |
ACE FREHLEY Signs With eOne Music | 6 ноя 2013 : |
ACE FREHLEY Slams GENE SIMMONS Over 'Cancer' Comments: 'All He Can Do Is Badmouth Other People' | 25 окт 2013 : |
ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS: More Footage Of New York City Reunion | 24 окт 2013 : |
Video: Original KISS Members ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS Perform Together For First Time In 13 Years | 22 июл 2013 : |
ACE FREHLEY Working On New Album | 3 мар 2013 : |
ACE FREHLEY's Yorktown Home In Foreclosure | 7 сен 2012 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Footage Of Entire Brookhaven Performance Available | 8 фев 2012 : |
ACE FREHLEY's 'Anomaly' To Be Released On Double Vinyl | 31 окт 2011 : |
ACE FREHLEY Falls Off Stage At New York City Concert | 13 мар 2011 : |
ACE FREHLEY Performs In Tampa; Video Footage, Photos, Review Available | 14 дек 2009 : |
ACE FREHLEY: \'Behind The Player\' DVD Details Revealed; Preview Clips Available | 9 сен 2009 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Entire \'Anomaly\' CD Available For Streaming | 31 авг 2009 : |
ACE FREHLEY: Audio Samples Of Entire \'Anomaly\' Album Available | 26 авг 2009 : |
ACE FREHLEY: \'Anomaly\' Audio Samples Available | 31 июл 2009 : |
ACE FREHLEY: New Song Available For Streaming | 14 июл 2009 : |
ACE FREHLEY To Release New Solo Album Via His Own Label | 17 июн 2009 : |
ACE FREHLEY Completes Work On \'Anomaly\'; Final Track Listing Revealed | 17 май 2009 : |
ACE FREHLEY\'s \'Anomaly\' In Final Mixing Stage | 8 янв 2009 : |
ACE FREHLEY: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed | 21 дек 2005 : |
ACE FREHLEY: \'Greatest Hits Live\' Cover, Track Listing Revealed |
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21 июл 2014
ACE FREHLEY: 'Space Invader' Audio Samples
"Space Invader", the first new solo album from original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley in five years, will be released in North America on August 19 via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music). The CD, which will be made available in Europe on August 18 (three days earlier in Germany and Scandinavia) through SPV/Steamhammer, will include 11 brand new original songs as well as a cover of Steve Miller's "The Joker". This album is the first release under Frehley's new universal deal on eOne Music.
Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Space Invader" can be streamed at Amazon.co.uk.
"Space Invader" European track listings: Limited digipack CD including 2 bonus tracks and poster
01. Space Invader02. Gimme A Feelin' (radio edit)03. I Wanna Hold You04. Change05. Toys06. Immortal Pleasures07. Inside The Vortex08. What Every Girl Wants09. Past The Milky Way10. Reckless11. The Joker12. Starship
Bonus tracks:
13. The Joker (extended version)14. Reckless (different remix version) Standard Version
01. Space Invader02. Gimme A Feelin' (radio edit)03. I Wanna Hold You04. Change05. Toys06. Immortal Pleasures07. Inside The Vortex08. What Every Girl Wants09. Past The Milky Way10. Reckless11. The Joker12. Starship 2 LP gatefold version including 4 bonus tracks, coloured vinyl, printed innersleeves Side 1
01. Space Invader02. Gimme A Feelin' (radio edit)03. I Wanna Hold You04. Change
Side 2
01. Toys02. Immortal Pleasures03. Inside The Vortex04. What Every Girl Wants
Side 3
01. Past The Milky Way02. Reckless03. The Joker04. Starship
Side 4 (bonus tracks)
01. The Joker (extended version)02. Reckless (different remix version)03. Space Invader (radio edit)04. Gimme A Feelin' (explicit version)
Frehley has released the first single from "Space Invader". "Gimme A Feelin'" is now available on iTunes. You can also stream the song below (courtesy of RollingStone.com).
Asked what the songwriting process was like for "Space Invader", Frehley told Guitar World magazine: "You know, all my life I've never had a formula for writing songs. Sometimes it starts with a guitar riff, sometimes it's a lyrical idea or just a melody. Sometimes I wake up with an idea. There's no rhyme or reason. Sometimes I write on an acoustic, sometimes on a bass. There's a song on the new album called 'Into The Vortex'. It's a riff song, but I wrote it on a bass guitar. Why? Because I write differently with a bass guitar in my hand than an acoustic guitar or an electric guitar. When I feel creative, I just sit down and start playing."
Regarding whether he was writing differently in the early days of KISS, Ace said: "Yes, I wasn't as structured as I am now. Even though I am not really structured — I'm at least cognizant of what's going on. [laughs] Back then it was more hit or miss — and when I hit, I hit big. You know, I go back and listen to my 1978 solo record, and it still holds up. My whole body of work that I've created over the years has withstood the test of time. I know that I still have the goods. And when this record gets released, everybody's gonna say, 'Well, Ace did it again.'"
Ace also spoke about the recording process for "Space Invader", telling Guitar World: "I did most of the recording at my friend's studio in Turlock, California, called the Creation Lab. Turlock is in the middle of nowhere — it's like a farming community — and that's why I loved it. I have Attention Deficit Disorder, and there are absolutely no distractions when working at this place. You record for eight or 10 or 12 hours, then you go back to the hotel and go to sleep. You wake up and go back to the studio. There's nothing else to do there, which means it's the perfect place for me to record. Plus, I like working with the least amount of people, and this studio is great because it's quiet and there aren't all kinds of people walking through. I did most of this record with just me and a drummer, Matt Starr. For a couple of songs I brought in Chris Wyse from THE CULT to play bass."
On the topic of whether there were things about 2009's "Anomaly" that he wanted to change with "Space Invader", Ace said: "I know that everyone is hoping that this album is heavier than the last one, and it is. I'm also doing an instrumental this time, called 'Starship', that isn't slow. It's a departure from the 'Fractured Mirror' style. It's more fast paced and has a lot of transitions in it."
Frehley also explained his decision to cover Steve Miller's "The Joker", saying: "It was the record company's idea, to be honest. And I was a little resistant when it first came up. But then I thought back to my 1978 solo record, when [producer] Eddie Kramer's assistant said to me, 'Why don't you try this song?' And it was 'New York Groove'. At first I said, 'I don't want to do that,' and it turned out to be my biggest hit. So maybe history can repeat itself."
The "Space Invader" cover artwork was created by Frehley's longtime friend, artist Ken Kelly, who designed the iconic cover art for two of KISS' best-selling LPs "Destroyer" (1976) and "Love Gun" (1977). Ken said: "It was very exciting when I was approached with the idea of doing an album cover for Ace."
Kelly, who is also widely known for his paintings in the sword and sorcery and heroic fantasy subgenres, most notably for the Conan The Barbarian novels, continued: "I had spoken to Ace on a few occasions about the possibility, so I was delighted when it actually happened.
"I am very pleased with the results and proud to play a part of Ace's continuing successful career!"
Frehley added: "I've been talking with Ken Kelly since 2007 about painting a CD cover for me and it has finally happened! I couldn't be more excited about the new 'Space Invader' cover, and the music behind it is also going to rock your world!"
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