Five Finger Death Punch bassist Chris Kael and comedian Craig Gass recently addressed a disturbing incident involving a KISS fan on the Beardo And Weirdo Podcast. The fan had attempted to crash the private funeral of legendary KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, prompting both personalities to condemn the behavior.
Ace Frehley fan ruins funeral
Kael expressed his frustration with the fan’s actions. He emphasized the disrespect shown to Frehley and his grieving family during an extremely difficult time.
“Ace. That’s who I’m pissed off. Not the real Ace Frehley. Pseudo fan page. Fan page Ace. My God, that was incredibly disturbing,” Kael said. “As an artist, I’m nowhere near the level of fame and success of Ace Frehley, but we do have fans. Thank God our fans are respectful. Because oh my God, that’s just a whole another level. I mean, that disturbed me so much.”
Kael further criticized the fan for failing to show basic respect to Frehley’s family during their time of grief.
“And then the fact going to the funeral, his family has given up their life to let essentially Ace do what he does. They have missed out on so much. And now in that time and need, he shows up at the darkest point in their life since they’ve been with Ace. And they can’t even that dude, Ace, not fans. Ace can’t even give him and his family that amount of respect. Absolutely disturbing. It’s mental illness,” Kael continued.
Comedian Craig Gass added his perspective. He revealed that the fan had sent him a video documenting his actions on private property, which included trespassing and discussing stealing materials.
“And I cannot believe you sent me a video where you say repeatedly, ‘Yeah, I am trespassing right now and I was chased by dogs here and should we steal some bricks from this property?’ Like I don’t know what is going on in your mind when where you send me this video as an explanation as to what kind of content you need to create, but going on to people’s private property. I just you’re documenting a crime. This is how people get arrested,” Gass said.
Ace Frehley passed away on October 16th, 2025, at the age of 74. His passing was ruled an accident caused by blunt trauma injuries sustained in a fall at his home. These injuries included a brain bleed and skull fractures. The loss of the iconic musician echoed throughout the music world, as tributes poured in from across the globe.
