Original KISS member Ace Frehley has been asked throughout the years about a reunion with the band and the speculation has revved up through 2016 and on into 2017. The guitarist was quoted as saying “2017 seems like a ripe year. We’ll just have to wait and see.”

Frehley has recently said he was open to reuniting with fellow original members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons for a potential farewell tour. “If it was handled correctly, it could be great,” he said.

In a new interview with Louder Noise, Space Ace offered a brief, positive and non-committal update. “I haven’t heard anything from Paul and Gene, but if it’s going to happen it should happen next year, I’d assume,” he said.

Frehley played his last show with KISS in April 2001. Stanley said last June that he was delighted with the “joy and satisfaction in reconnecting” with his former colleague, Paul Stanley,  on Frehley’s album Origins, but when asked about a reunion he said, “I don’t see it.”

Simmons has added more fuel to the fire, posting a picture on Instagram showing the band’s original lineup.