Kiss members, from left, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley perform ... lead guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss. (Criss had left the band in 1980; Frehley in ...

Frehley says he was interested in pursuing a solo career after the success of Ace Frehley ... while his second exit saw Tommy Thayer step into his platform boots and walk them all the way to ...

Tommy Thayer remains the longest-serving Spaceman ... Thayer was drafted in to work on the book Kisstory and later helped Ace Frehley relearn parts from the band’s 1970s discography.

There’s no denying that Ace Frehley’s off-kilter ... Bruce Kulick (who survived one of Kiss's most disgusting gigs) and Tommy Thayer. It goes without saying that Frehley — an admittedly ...

In the interview, he explained why the band didn’t invite him back after Ace Frehley left for a final time in 2002 — instead opting for Tommy Thayer. “Even during my era, [Tommy] was ...

Formed in 1973, KISS’s founding members are Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley ... lineup consisted of Stanley, Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer.

The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and original KISS lead guitarist, Ace Frehley has ... on with KISS long after Frehley left the band; they had Tommy Thayer replace him on lead guitar ...

[RELATED: Ace Frehley Takes Dig at KISS Successor Tommy Thayer: “It’s Back to the Breadline for Him”] “I’m sure they felt more emotion than anybody after a stellar touring career,” he ...

That’s how I shut them up.” [RELATED: Ace Frehley Takes Dig at KISS Successor Tommy Thayer: “It’s Back to the Breadline for Him”] Frehley released the lead single and title track from ...

Ace Frehley has a lot to look forward to as he readies the release of his new solo album, 10,000 Volts — but he's less optimistic about the prospects of his Kiss successor, Tommy Thayer.