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10/18/2022

15 of KISS's best guitar songs that don’t feature Ace Frehley

By Andrew Daly / www.guitarworld.com

Most of KISS's biggest tracks feature the original Spaceman, Ace Frehley, on guitar. But there's plenty more six-string ear candy in the band's catalog – some from surprising names…

From a guitar standpoint, KISS may be forever defined by the original Spaceman, Ace Frehley. Dig deeper, though, and there's a buffet of guitar licks offered up by other helping hands over the years.

Frehley may be a founding member, and yes, he did develop a polarizing archetype. Still, there's no denying the likes of Vinnie Vincent, Mark St. John, Bruce Kulick, and Tommy Thayer have all done their part to expand on that initial vision.

These singular voices proved pivotal to KISS in their time of need during an era where the band was floundering and looking for its lost identity.

Massive as they may be, KISS guitar heroics aren't defined solely by the frenetic fingers of our favorite Bronx-born six-stringer. Below are 15 of the finest instances of guitar wizardry laid to tape by KISS guitarists outside the initial Ace Frehley era.

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10/13/2022

KISS Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Boxset

We are stoked to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Creatures Of The Night with a Super Deluxe Boxset available November 18, 2022! To include a 5-CD + Blu-ray Audio Super Deluxe Edition, 3-LP Deluxe, 2-CD Deluxe, 1-LP Half-Speed Master 180gm, 1-CD Remaster, as well as a 5-CD Super Deluxe Edition Digital Download + Streaming and 2-CD Digital Download-only version plus a color Vinyl exclusive. 

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