Space Invader (album)

Space Invader
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 18, 2014
Recorded2014
Studio
  • The Creation Lab, Turlock, CA
  • The Hideout, Las Vegas, NV
  • Ace in the Hole Studios West, San Diego, CA
  • The Green Room, Los Angeles, CA
  • Spitfire Studio, Los Angeles, CA
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length53:52
LabelE1 Music
ProducerAce Frehley
Ace Frehley chronology
Anomaly
(2009)
Space Invader
(2014)
Origins, Vol. 1
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[3]
Classic Rock8/10[4]
Paste7.8/10[5]
PopMatters[6]
Record Collector[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Space Invader is the fourth solo album by former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, released in the UK on August 18, 2014, and in the US on August 19[6] via eOne Music.[9] His first album of new studio material since 2009's Anomaly, it was produced by Frehley, and recorded at The Creation Lab in Turlock, California.

Reaching No.9 on the Billboard 200 chart,[10] it is the only solo album by a past or current Kiss member to attain a US top ten position.

  1. ^ "Space Invader - Ace Frehley". Metacritic. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Ace Frehley - Space Invader review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Van Horn jr., Ray. "Ace Frehley - "Space Invader"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Elliott, Paul (November 2014). "The Hard Stuff: Albums". Classic Rock. No. 203. p. 96.
  5. ^ Lore, Mark (August 19, 2014). "Ace Frehley: Space Invader review". Paste. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Beaudoin, Jedd (October 6, 2014). "Ace Frehley: Space Invader". PopMatters. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Staunton, Terry (October 2014). "Ace Frehley - Space Invader". Record Collector. No. 432. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Grow, Kory (August 19, 2014). "Space Invader". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Giles, Jeff (July 10, 2014). "Ace Frehley Reveals Space Invader Track Listing". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  10. ^ "ACE FREHLEY's 'Space Invader' Cracks U.S. Top 10". Blabbermouth.net. August 27, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.