KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley’s cause of death was revealed on Monday.
Frehley died at the age of 74 last month after he suffered a brain bleed following a scary fall.
TMZ previously reported that Frehley was put on life support after he fell down in his music studio in early October.
On Monday it was revealed that Frehley’s official cause of death was blunt head trauma due to a fall.
TMZ reported:
Legendary KISS guitarist Ace Frehley passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, after his family made the difficult decision to turn off his ventilator … and today his cause of death has been released, TMZ has learned.
TMZ confirms, Ace died as a result of blunt trauma to the head due to a fall.
According to the Morris County, New Jersey Medical Examiner’s report … Ace suffered a fracture to the back of his skull, a subdural hematoma — a collection of blood formed between the brain’s protective outer layer and the brain itself — and a stroke. His manner of death was ruled an accident.
The 74-year-old musician was put on life support after a nasty fall in a studio led to a brain bleed. According to the report, he underwent a procedure to evacuate the subdural hematoma, but to no avail.
Ace was a founding member of KISS … joining forces with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss. He shredded guitar with the band from 1973 to 1982 … but left the group amid substance abuse issues and creative differences.
A private funeral was held for Frehley in the Bronx, New York, last month.
The original members of KISS attended the funeral service.
“Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was laid to rest in an intimate, private ceremony in the Bronx on Wednesday (Oct. 22) attended by family, friends and the three other founding members of the greasepaint rock band, singer/guitarist Paul Stanley, bassist/singer Gene Simmons and original drummer Peter Criss,: Billboard.com reported.
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