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KISS has suffered another blow ... Danny Francis , the legendary band's head of security, has passed away.

Co-lead vocalist, Paul Stanley , 73, made the announcement on X, writing, "Danny Francis, my dear friend, assistant and so much more for 30 years of tours and life has died after a brutal fight with liver cancer. He was loved by Erin and all my children and his kindness was given to everyone he came in contact with. My condolences to his entire family."

This comes as Stanley and the rest of the band are still mourning the sudden loss of guitarist Ace Frehley .

We broke the story ... Ace was hospitalized after falling and hitting his head at the studio last month, causing a brain bleed. His family made the difficult decision to take him off life supp

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