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Tommy Thayer teases future Kiss activity and says the band “has a lot in the works”
By Phil Weller published
The lead guitarist for the band’s final two decades doesn’t believe it’s game over just yet

Ace Frehley said one of his greatest Kiss guitar solos was written by someone else
By Phil Weller published
The track, from the band’s ‘Destroyer’ album, is among the best known in their catalog

Gene Simmons says he has one regret about how he treated the late Ace Frehley
By Phil Weller published
The bassist explains there were many reasons he avoided taking action when it might have done some good

Test your guitar news knowledge with Guitar Player's "Week in Music" Quiz for November 14, 2025
By Phil Weller published
20 multiple choice questions about guitarists, gear and music, chosen from this week's top stories

A veteran guitarist says Eddie Van Halen copied Ace Frehley. We dismantle the claim with one simple fact
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist sees too many similarities between Ed's magnum opus and Ace's “Shock Me” solo from 'Alive II.' But the timelines don't add up

Gene Simmons on the guitar solo Eddie Van Halen recorded for a Kiss hit — and Ace Frehley copied note for note
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Simmons was producing Van Halen at the time in the hope of turning the group into superstars

The time Bob Dylan picked a fight with Kiss and ended up writing a song with Gene Simmons
By Elizabeth Swann published
The 1979 feud was among the strangest in rock and was sparked during Dylan's born-again period

Ace Frehley on his one regret about the hit that is forever associated with him
By Christopher Scapelliti published
A prior success in the U.K., the tune became an American classic after the Space Ace covered it on his 1978 solo album
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