Glam-Metal.com's Thomas S. Orwat Jr. has issued a new interview with guitarist ACE FREHLEY (ex-KISS). The following is an excerpt:

Q: It must have been a mixed blessing that KISS is releasing their new record right around the time you are. You’re definitely benefiting from all the hype and they’re benefiting from the hype of your CD as well. You would have to be pretty happy about that?

A: "It’s not something I think about much at all. I announced this record a couple of years ago. They announced their record sometime this year. Is there a coincidence why they’re coming out at the same time? I have no idea and it’s not something I really think much about. There’s going to be the obvious comparisons. I leave that up to the fans to make the comparisons."

Q: Do you think there was a little bit of resentment when your first solo record did so much better than the other band members solo records? Pretty much every solo record you released has been pretty much amazing and it seems like the members of KISS can’t seem to get that critical acclaim from what they do outside of the band.

A: I don’t even want to go there. Everybody does what they do and I’m just lucky and thank God I’ve been given a lot of talent. I just try to make the best record every time I go into the studio that I think the fans are going to want. Some of the other people that I worked with in the past can’t achieve that, that’s not for me to say. I let the critics make the reviews."

Read the complete interview at Glam-Metal.com.

As previously reported, Ace has announced more signing sessions for his new album, Anomaly, due out on September 15th on his own Bronx Born Records, with Rocket Science (USA) and Season Of Mist (Europe) providing full label service platforms. The album will be released in Europe on September 18th.

When fans purchase Anomaly at the following locations, they will receive a wristband (starting September 15th) ensuring their place in line at the signing event. Space will be limited, and the only way to receive a wristband will be by purchasing the new album:

KNAC.com presents: Tuesday, September 15th at 7:00pm: Best Buy - 1015 N. La Brea Ave - West Hollywood, CA.

WRAT and WDHA presents: Saturday, September 26th at 1:00pm: Vintage Vinyl - 51 Lafayette Rd - Fords, NJ - www.vvinyl.com.

Sunday, September 27th at 1:00pm: Looney Tunes - 31 Brookvale Ave - West Babylon, NY - www.looneytunescds.com.

Anomaly is now streaming in it's entirety at this location.

BraveWords.com's Mitch Lafon spoke to Frehley recently - check out the chat here.