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Last month, the legendary KISS guitarist Ace Frehley passed away<\/a> at 74 years old just a few short weeks after being hospitalized for a fall<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, his cause of death has been revealed.<\/p>\n A new report<\/a> from TMZ confirms that the rock legend died as a result of blunt trauma from the fall and his death was accidental. According to a medical examiner\u2019s report in New Jersey, Frehley suffered a skull fracture, a subdural hematoma (internal bleeding of the brain), and a stroke. His cause of death was pending until now as the state was first performing a toxicology report<\/a>.<\/p>\n The report continues to mention that doctors performed a procedure on Frehley to fix the subdural hematoma, but the surgery was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n Frehley, who founded KISS alongside Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss, is the first founding member of the group to die.<\/p>\n After his death, Simmons and Stanley released a joint statement honoring his memory. <\/p>\n \u201cWe are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley,\u201d Simmons and Stanley wrote in their\u00a0joint statement<\/a>. \u201cHe was an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its history. He is and will always be a part of KISS\u2019s legacy. Our thoughts are with Jeanette, Monique and all those who loved him, including our fans around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n