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Striktly For Konnoisseurs
(Kerrang! - November 1981)
Lookit those clothes! Gold lame pants, yum-yum! Pervets. Before Alice Cooper took up celebrity golf and dried out, before he cut 'Love It To Death' even, Frank Zappa let him make a couple of albums just so Alice would quit annoying him. And this is the...
News Report
(Kerrang! - February 1982)
Alice Cooper, one of the leaders in glam rock will play two dates in Britain in February. They are Birmingham Odeon, February 12 and Hammersmith Odeon, 14. It is expected that more dates will be added but no further details are available at the moment...
All About Alice
(Kerrang! - February 11, 1982)
ALICE COOPER'S return to British concert halls this month mark his first appearances in the country for more than half a decade. Much has happened since his last visit. Indeed, several years ago, the man who became an international superstar in the...
News Reports
(Kerrang! - March 1982)
Cosmetic pioneer Alice Cooper may be re-recording his '72 hit 'School's Out' with the equally mascara'd Adam Ant. Cooper, on the brink of his first British tour for six years, also has a video-cassette on the way and while Adam won't appear the much ...
Welcome To The Nightmare
(Kerrang! - March 10, 1982)
Rock fashion being the cyclic thing it is, it was perhaps inevitable that there should be a resurgence of interest in Alice Cooper. Adam Ant claims him as hero and inspiration, while the concept of 'putting on a show' as opposed to simply playing...
News Report
(Kerrang! - April 8, 1982)
Alice Cooper addicts may well be interested to lean that a video of his 'Welcome To My Nightmare' show is now available in Britain. The footage comes from 1976 Wembley dates and basically the 84 minute film comprises an entire show from...
News Report
(Kerrang! - September 9, 1982)
Talking of weeping, Alice Cooper's wrenching new album, due around the same time (next month), is titled 'Zipper Catches Skin'. Kerrang has always approved of honesty in rock....
News Report
(Kerrang! - September 23, 1982)
Yet another rock'n'roller to contribute music for a movie is Alice Cooper who has written and recorded a brand new tune titled 'I Am The Furture' for the film 'Class Of 1984'....
Zipper Catches Skin
(Kerrang! - November 4, 1982)
"Ouch," Alice seems to whimper from the back cover; "ouch," thought I listening to this. Alice is not a healthy man as the last couple of albums have shown and this doesn't do much to convince me he's getting any better. Believe me, Alice, it...
I Am The Future
(Kerrang! - April 7, 1983)
From the reportably appalling 'Class Of '84' film which by all accounts is 'Happy Days' meets 'The Warriors', we have an equally limp soundtrack from the one time master of menace - re-mixed especially for the occasion. As much as I would really...
Rock USA
(Kerrang! - October 6, 1983)
Alice Cooper's coming out of seclusion (ie a million dollar mansion in exclusive Scottsdale) to put out a new album. 'Dada' is due late September....
Dada Album Review
(Kerrang! - December 15, 1983)
"Come now, lay down on the couch and watch the swinging locket. You're eyes are getting heavy. You are sleeping deeply. Now, what's the trouble?" "I've got this daughter, I mean son, sorry, called Alice Cooper, doc..." "Oh dear, now I begin to...
News Report
(Kerrang! - February 9, 1984)
The man who wrote the classic 'School's Out', ex-Alice Cooper Band member Michael Bruce, has just finished 'Rock Rolls On', his first solo album. Dino Dinelli and Gene Cornish, ex-Rascals, helped out....
News Report
(Kerrang! - March 22, 1984)
Alice Cooper has parted company with his longstanding record label, Warner Brothers. According to a spokesman for Cooper: "He has fulfilled his contractual obligations to the company and is now negotiating a new deal which should be announced...
Wake Up Screaming
(Kerrang! - May 31, 1984)
Just think. If there'd never been an Alice Cooper, Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue would probably be wearing clumpy shoes now instead of those fetching stilettos, Dee Snider'd doubtless look like a lorry driver and Ozzy's dove might be safely hatching...
News Report
(Kerrang! - February 7, 1985)
It seems that Dee Snider of Twisted Sister recently had the chance of a lifetime when he met Alice Cooper. Apparently, Cooper read an interview with Snider published in the 'Los Angeles Times>', wherein the long-haired blond singer...
News Report
(Kerrang! - May 3, 1985)
What's long and thin and slimy and sends you screaming from the room? Alice Cooper's snake naturellement, which as we speak is being coaxed out of retirement in it's Beverley Hills home (Alice left it there while he and the missus scarpered...
Alice In Twisted Land
(Kerrang! - October 31, 1985)
Pictured above at the Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles are Twisted Sister lead vocalist Dee Snider and none other than Alice Cooper. TS were recently in LA putting the final touches to their latest album, due for release through the Atlantic label...
News Report
(Kerrang! - December 12, 1985)
Alice Cooper will be recording with producer Beau Hill in New York during January, testing out material for his latest studio album. If all goes according to plan these sessions will be used as the basis for his next LP. As yet untitled, the album is likely...
Back Alice
(Kerrang! - August 21, 1986)
Alice Cooper's back! Having sorted out a fresh deal with MCA Records, the King Of The Night Time World returns to the scene with a new single/album and an upcoming tour. The single, 'He's Back - The Man Behind The Mask' (the theme song from the...
News Report
(Kerrang! - October 2, 1986)
Alice Cooper who will issue a new album ('Constrictor') on the MCA label shortly, is expected to play 10 shows in the UK at the end of the year. This is probably going to include a date at Wembley Arena on November 23. Watch out for confirmation...
Crawl To Be Kind
(Kerrang! - October 16, 1986)
He's back! Alice Cooper welcomes the world to the Nightmare of 'Constrictor'. Dave Dickson watches as AC flexes his new muscle of love... All together now!! 'He's back...He's the man behind the mask....And he's out of control!!!!'...
Alice In Splatterland
(Kerrang! - November 13, 1986)
After three years away from the scene, three years spent nurturing psychotic urges with regular daily doses of hack 'n' slash movies, the gorier the better, Alice Cooper returns to the UK with a carefully planned OTT stageshow harking back in...
Teenage Frankenstein
(Kerrang! - April 2, 1987)
I've a feeling this is also on the 'Friday The 13th Pt. 786' soundtrack along with Alice's last single, 'He's Back...'. This one, though, is devoid of all trace of a synthesiser and just kicks serious thingy. Buy. The B-side, I'm told, has a bunch of old...
News Report
(Kerrang! - April 30, 1987)
Thunderbolt records have just put out 'Ladies Man', a live album from Alice Cooper recorded at the Toronto Rock And Roll festival. This mid-priced LP has been repackaged for the UK market and includes two bonus tracks not available elsewhere. ...
News Report
(Kerrang! - July 9, 1987)
Alice Cooper has just completed work on his latest album with producer Michael Wagener. As yet untitled, it should be out on the MCA label to coincide with his headlining appearance at the Reading Festival on August 30....
Kulture - Vids
(Kerrang! - August 6, 1987)
For real laughs and delightfully disgusting entertainment, check out the noo Alice Cooper vid - 'The Nightmare Returns' (Hendring) - which captures all the bowel-opening excitment of his Halloween '86 show in his hometown of Detroit. Yup, the...
News Report
(Kerrang! - August 20, 1987)
Alice Cooper, the man who put the gore into 'gore-blimy-what-a-brilliant-meisterwork-just-sitting-here-waiting-to-rip-it-off', has just completed a new album. Anthemically-titled 'Raise Your Fist And Yell', it's due out (in the states at least) through MCA in the first...
Reading '87
(Kerrang! - September 17, 1987)
Alice Cooper was the reason why a whole lot of people braved three days camping in a field, not washing or eating (probably) and being sick (certainly). Alice Cooper has always had a hold on people and in '87, with no new album or stage show to...
News Report
(Kerrang! - October 10, 1987)
Alice Cooper will issue his latest studio album, 'Raise Your Fist And Yell', through MCA on October 19. Produced by Michael Wagener, it has the following track listing: Side One: 'Freedom', 'Lock Me Up', 'Give The Radio Back', 'Step On You' and Not...
Raise Your Fist and Yell Album Review
(Kerrang! - October 17, 1987)
'We the people of the United States ... Stop pretending that you've never been bad. You are the rulers with the iron hand!' Alice launches hot foot into a powerful assault that attempts to prick the nation's conscience. He demands 'freedom to rock...
Shriek Of The Mutilated
(Kerrang! - October 24, 1987)
Picture this: Me, my friend Kay, Andy Layson (then marketing man at MCA), Kane Roberts (Alice Cooper guitarist) and Alice himself. We're lounging around Alice's suite at the Birmingham Holiday Inn. It's about midnight and I've just...
Blood Orange
(Kerrang! - November 28, 1987)
Exactly one year after Alice Cooper made the comeback of the '80s on his 'Constrictor' tour, he returned to San Bernardino to give us a chance to raise our fists and yell before going on to once again conquer the rest of the world. With two strikes...
News Report
(Kerrang! - February 13, 1988)
Alice Cooper returns to a nightmare near you with his 'Live ...In The Flesh' tour in April. He plays Edinburgh Playhouse April 1, Sheffield City Hall 4 , Birmingham NEC 5, Wembley Arena 7, Manchester Apollo 10-11. Expect all of Alice's usual theatrics...
News Report
(Kerrang! - March 5, 1988)
Alice Cooper has added extra dates to his spring UK tour. He plays Edinburgh Playhouse April 2, Newcastle City Hall 9. Even more dates may be added soon. Chrome Molly will support Alice Cooper on his forthcoming tour. Readers Poll results...
News Report
(Kerrang! - March 12, 1988)
Alice Cooper has added another date to his spring UK tour. It's Machester Apollo on april 12....
News Report
(Kerrang! - March 19, 1988)
Alice Cooper has re-recorded his old classic 'Under My Wheels' for the soundtrack of a new film 'The Decline Of Western Civilisation Part 2'. Guns'n'Roses singer Axl Rose duets with Alice, and the guitars feature Kane Roberts plus Slash...
Who Made Who?
(Kerrang! - April 2, 1988)
Around 17 years ago, an ordinary guy called Vincent Furnier cam up with an extraordinary idea. He decided to invent an alter ego name of Alice Cooper and tread a rockin’ trail strewn with blood ‘n’ gore across this beleaguered planet. Now, in 1988...
Concert Review
(Kerrang! - April 16, 1988)
Good Friday, April Fools Day becomes Bad Friday, April Ghouls Day, 'cos he's back - AAAAAALISS COOPERRR! Beyond legendary, beyond mere infamy, the anti-hero personified. Just seein' ol' black-eyes in the flesh again made me feel all warm...
News Report
(Kerrang! - June 25, 1988)
Alice Cooper's recent tour of Germany was hit by censorship and protest about the content of his stage show. Following reports in the English tabloid press about girls fainting in horror at Alice's antics, he was forced to drop sections of the show...
This Week In Rock
(Kerrang! - December 17, 1988)
A New York Department store stays open late on December 14 so that Alice Cooper, wearing silver pants and a 'Paul McCartney Lives' badge, can do some private Christmas shopping. ...
News Report
(Kerrang! - December 24, 1988)
Alice Cooper, king of gore-filled rock, is currently writing songs for his next album, a follow-up to 'Raise Your Fist And Yell', due on the MCA label early next summer. Hit-maker Desmond Childs is co-writing a number of songs, and will be producing the...
Trash Steet Kid
(Kerrang! - 1989)
Walking into this place during the Front's third song is tike stepping into their first MTV video: the stained glass is glowing, the band are gyrating, and there's no audience in sight. Okay, I'm exaggerating: there are people in the building, but...
The Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time: No.74
(Kerrang! - January 14, 1989)
Alice Cooper (vocals), Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce (guitars), Dennis Dunaway (bass), Neal Smith (drums). Maybe not every 'classic' Cooper fanatic's favorite, yet the definitive Cooper album in terms of money, acclaim and most important of all...
Alice Cooper in 'no gore' shock
(Kerrang! - April 8, 1989)
Godfather of gore Alice Cooper is currently mixing his new album. Entitled 'Trash', with producer Desmond Childs in New York. The album will be released on the Epic label, and although no release date has been lined up yet, late May or early June...
The Week In Metal
(Kerrang! - April 15, 1989)
The number one US album is 'Billion Dollar Babies' from Alice Cooper, born Vincent Furnier, the son of a Mitchigan preacher. Alice has built his reputation to fever pitch with this record - the American tour becomes one of the biggest money-making...
The Week In Metal
(Kerrang! - June 3, 1989)
Alice Cooper, preparing for his first American concert appearances in two years (kicking off on June 19 in Anaheim, California) suffers a setback when his boa constrictor, for many years a feature of his stage act - is mortally bitten on June 5...
The Week In Metal
(Kerrang! - June 10, 1989)
'Roadie', a rock comedy film about the trials and tribulations of a typical rock band equipment handler (a roadie), opens in theatres across America on June 13. It stars Meatloaf and features a live in concert performance from Alice Cooper. ...
The week In Metal
(Kerrang! - June 24, 1989)
Alice Cooper falls off the set of his 'Welcome To My Nightmare' tour in Vancover on June 23 and breaks six ribs, forcing the cancellation of a few subsequent dates. 1988. Alice Cooper is hit by calls for censorship regarding the content of his...
The Week In Metal
(Kerrang! - July 8, 1989)
Alice Cooper's fifth album 'School's Out' is certified gold. The album's title track will peak at number seven in the singles chart and solidify Cooper as one of the fathers of metal, or at least metal's image. Cooper's hard rock sound, however, is just part...
News Report
(Kerrang! - July 15, 1989)
The legendary Alice Cooper releases a new single, 'Poison', through Epic on July 17. Co-written by Alice, John McCurry and Desmond Child, it's backed with 'Trash'. 12" and CD versions add a live version of 'The Ballad Of Dwight Fry', while a...
Poison Single Review
(Kerrang! - July 22, 1989)
The intro belongs to something called 'Sweet Child Of Mine'. Desmond child helped write it and it shows; slowly picked guitar verses and a big, big chorus with heaps of backing vocals. I think he's singing about kissing his snake, though I could be...
The Week In Metal
(Kerrang! - July 29, 1989)
An Indian art store in Scottsdale, Arizona owned by shock-horror rocker Alice Cooper is hit by a fire bomb thrown through a rear window by an unknown vandel on July 27. Over $200,000 worth of native American artefacts are destroyed, as are some of...
Less Gore, More Whore
(Kerrang! - August 5, 1989)
The last time I saw Alice Cooper, back in April 1988, he was still working alongside Vincent Furnier, as opposed to with him. The two had an understanding of course - much like they've had for their entire 17-odd year career....
What Do You Think Of It So Far?
(Kerrang! - August 12, 1989)
"Rubbish!" choruses the beleaguered Kerrang! sub-editor, the memory of wading through Alice Cooper feature part one (last week) still looming large in his mind. "Trash!" exclaims Steffan Chirazi in response, slipping in the title of the new AC album...
News Report
(Kerrang! - August 26, 1989)
Former Kiss and White Tiger guitarist Mark St. John is rumoured to be part of Alice Cooper's touring band which takes to the road in America this autumn....
Alice/Britney package line up Euro-tour
(Kerrang! - September 16, 1989)
Gore/whore merchant Alice Cooper is said to be planning a European tour for November with Philadelphia Glam quartet Britny Fox in support, although this is unconfirmed as yet. Alice has just released his 'Trash' album through Epic and the first...
Hey! Alice! It's time to take out the Trash
(Kerrang! - September 23, 1989)
America's king of gore Alice Cooper will hit the UK with a full British tour in December! The 'Alice Cooper Trashes The World' tour will run as follows: Glasgow SECC December 5, Whitley Bay Ice Rink 7, Wembley Arena 10 and 11, Birmingham NEC...
Bed of Nails Single Review
(Kerrang! - September 30, 1989)
Oh, lots better than that last mush of pithy harmonies. This is 'Livin' On A Prayer' in overdrive. Desmond Child, have you no shame? So, anyway, in the (paraphrased) words of Big Black, it's more songs about f**king. Alice is going to, uh, drive into...
The Week In Metal: 1974
(Kerrang! - October 21, 1989)
Alice Cooper comes forth in the Nashville Pro-Am golf tournament....
News Report
(Kerrang! - October 28, 1989)
Alice Cooper has recruited former Lita Ford bassist Tommy Caradonna to his touring line-up. No details of the rest of the band are available as yet....
The Week In Metal
(Kerrang! - November 4, 1989)
Alice Cooper makes his TV acting debut playing Archie Bunkers neighbour in US TV's 'All In The Family' (the US version of 'Till Death Do Us Part')...
What A Load Of Rubbish!
(Kerrang! - November 18, 1989)
US goremaster Alice Cooper will precede his December UK tour with a one-off show at London's legendary Marquee club! The show is on November 23 - Thanksgiving Day in the US! There will be no advance tickets for the show. Instead, in order to...
House of Fire Single Review
(Kerrang! - November 25, 1989)
Ooops, after all I've said in the past I actually like this one. Damn. This posiitively thunders along, sort of, and I think it's probably something to do with sex again. I remember when he used to just kill women. Now all he wants from them is a...
Trash 'n' Carry
(Kerrang! - December 2, 1989)
Alice Cooper has been open all hours for longer than most in the rock biz. Now, with his latest album 'Trash' he's come up with a few special offers that look set to keep him clear of the bargain bins and instead make him a chart-topping best seller...
Heavy Bevvy
(Kerrang! - December 16, 1989)
Openers Britney Fox came on at 6.30 so I unfortunately missed them, but fear not you oglers of the semi-detached wig! There'll be a full live report from elsewhere in the next ish. I can go halfway to understand the buzz around Great White at the...
This Week In Metal
(Kerrang! - March 3, 1990)
Alice Cooper releases 'Billion Dollar Babies', but the UK tour is almost cancelled as guitarist Glenn Buxton is taken ill with a stomach ailment, and hospitalised....
San Antonio, Texas '90
(Kerrang! - March 31, 1990)
...when the lights go down and the opening bars of 'Hello Hurray' reach our ears, there's no doubt this crowd came to party. A huge garbage can gives birth to our Alice, and the visuals are great - he's got tight red trousers, black leather...
Alice Cooper starts video landslide
(Kerrang! - June 30, 1990)
Legendary bad guy Alice Cooper releases a full length concert video from his last tour, 'Alice Cooper Trashes The World', through CMV on July 9. Filmed at the Birmingham Exhibition Centre last year, it features the following tracks: 'Billion Dollar...
Slack Alice
(Kerrang! - July 14, 1990)
Mr nice guy is 95 minutes of leather and black eyeliner at the Birmingham International Arena. Why release over a hour-and-a-half of Alice's least visual stage show in years? If it is due to the knock-on effect of the massive selling 'Trash'...
News Report
(Kerrang! - October 13, 1990)
US gormeister Alice Cooper has begun writing material for the follow up to his successful 'Trash' album. Quireboys' Spike and Guy are set to pen a tune or two with alice, folling 'I Like It', a track they wrote for inclusion on 'Trash' but that arrived too...
News Report
(Kerrang! - November 24, 1990)
Alice Cooper releases a two video box set through Hendring this week. It features his 1975 Wembley performance 'Welcome To My Nightmare' and 'The Nightmare Returns', filmed in Detroit in 1976...
Alice Gets 'Stoopid'
(Kerrang! - May 25, 1991)
King shocker Alice Cooper returns with a new album 'Hey Stoopid' through Epic on July 1. It's been produced by Peter 'Queensryche' Collins and features 12 new songs by a variety of guest writers and an all-star cast of thousands (almost). Present...
News Report
(Kerrang! - June 14, 1991)
Shock rocker Alice Cooper releases a new single 'Hey Stoopid'. Through Epic this week. The track, which features contributions from Slash, Joe Satriani, and Ozzy Osbourne, is backed with 'Wind-Up Toy'....
Stoopid Time To Release An Album
(Kerrang! - June 29, 1991)
Legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper releases his new album, 'Hey Stoopid', through Epic on July 1. It features the following tracks: Side One: 'Hey Stoopid', 'Love's A Loaded Gun', 'Snakebite', 'Burning Our Bed', 'Dangerous Tonight', 'Might...
Operation Rock 'N' Roll
(Kerrang! - August 3, 1991)
Although Motorhead raised the stakes significantly, Alice Cooper was capable of matching them. While this tour's stageshow is mild and tame compared to past antics, the music is incredible. Packing in 18 or so songs, Vincent and friends tore through...
News Report
(Kerrang! - August 17, 1991)
Veteran gore God Alice Cooper has lined up a comprehensive UK tour in support of his current 'Hey Stoopid' album. Alice play the following shows: Dublin Point September 28, Wembley Arena 30, and October 1, Bournemouth Center 4, Sheffield...
News Report
(Kerrang! - September 7, 1991)
Gore king Alice Cooper has been inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk, leaving his handprints and signature in the Hollywood Boulevard pavement alongside the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Elvis Presley and Aerosmith! In honour of the occasion...
Cooper Scooper
(Kerrang! - October 12, 1991)
It was the moment of truth for Ray Zell. After nigh on 20 years of being a billion dollar baby, he was about to step out of the lift and meet his idol, Alice Cooper. Would Alice lasso him with a live python while dangling from the chandelier guzzling...
Love's A Loaded Gun
(Kerrang! - October 19, 1991)
More sub-Desmond Child poop from the Coop, once the planets most dangerous rockstar. Jeff: "Alice Cooper hasn't done anything of any worth since the '70s, but you respect him just for having done that stuff." Jase: "I like 'Poison'..." Jeff: "When...
News Rport
(Kerrang! - May 16, 1992)
Vetran Rocker Alice Cooper releases a new single, 'Feed My Frankenstein', through Epic on June 1. The track is performed by Alice in the hit movie 'Waynes World' and is backed with 'Burning Our Bed'. '12" and CD versions add 'Poison' and...
Feed My Frankenstein
(Kerrang! - May 23, 1992)
Written and latter recorded by Zodiac Mindwarp, 'Frankenstein' is typical latter-day Cooper no-shock rock, as seen in the movie 'Waynes World'. John: "I have a lotta respect for Alice Cooper, but this is nothing special. He did quite a good job in...
Alice's Warped Mind
(Kerrang! - May 30, 1992)
Legendary metal goremeister Alice Cooper, currently enjoying huge sucess as guest star in the mega-hit movie 'Wayne's World', returns to the studio in September to begin work on a new album. Cooper is currently collaborating on material with...
News Report
(Kerrang! - January 2, 1993)
Alice Cooper is working on a new album. Cooper selected the tracks for inclusion over the Summer, and the album is due out late this year....
News Report
(Kerrang! - January 30, 1993)
Alice Cooper begins recording a new album at the end of this month. Writing for the album has been protracted, but a release date has been slated for July or August. The album is to have a general concept, and features what Alice's management ...
Encyclopaedia Kerrang!-asaurus
(Kerrang! - August 7, 1993)
Alice was biting the heads off live chickens well before Ozzy got peckish onstage. He had guillotines and hatchets, did unspeakably gory things to baby dolls long before W.A.S.P. Ripped him off, and before David Coverdale had his...
News Report
(Kerrang! - January 1, 1994)
Alice Cooper releases a new album in March. Several songs have been co-written by Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell. The album is already completed, but its release has been delayed by work on a video-game which ties in with the album! Guests on...
The Last Temptation Of Alice
(Kerrang! - March 26, 1994)
Ol' black eyes is back! Yeah, it's he who dies for a living - Alice Cooper! Set for a June release, big Al's new studio opus (his 20th!) is titled 'The Last Temptation'. And it's business as unusual for the Coop! "It's really gonna be the first real concept album...
The Cooped Crusader!
(Kerrang! - May 7, 1994)
ALICE COOPER, the indestructible rocker who makes Captain Scarlet look like an insurance risk, will have - as previously revealed in Mayhem! - a graphic novel (posh for 'comic book') included with his forthcoming album 'The Last Temptation'...
News Report
(Kerrang! - May 14, 1994)
Alice Cooper lifts the first single from forthcoming LP 'The Last Temptation' on May 16. Entitled 'Lost In America', the single will be released through Epic and will be available on seven-inch, 12-inch and CD. 'Hey Stoopid' (live) will appear on all formats...
Lost In America Single Review
(Kerrang! - May 21, 1994)
Alice Cooper, whose new album 'The Last Temptation', is released through Epic in June, will be represented in a lookalike form on ITV's 'Stars In Their Eyes' on May 21! Chris Pavlou, frontman with legendary '80s Glam Rockers Aunt May, will be...
Alice, What's The Matter?
(Kerrang! - June 11, 1994)
I can think of other things far more tempting than the latest Alice Cooper offering, to be honest. And I fear that only die-hard Coop freaks will fully appreciate the finer elements of the album. As a concept records go, this baby is a big sluggish. Still, it is...
Coop Killer!
(Kerrang! - June 18, 1994)
The nightmare continues! Alice Cooper, Rock legend and alleged chicken murderer, is back with a killer new album - his best for two decades! Ray Zell scoops all the hottest Coop poop as Alice admits: "I look 400 years old!" and wonders: "Am I...
It's Me Review
(Kerrang! - July 23, 1994)
It's him, alright. Dear God, what have we done? We've taken Vince Furnier's schlock Rock alter ego and handed it a succession of manufactured Metal anthems to keep the doddering old tart alive. 'Lost In America' was pretty cool...
Trouble At T' Mill!
(Kerrang! - October 29, 1994)
Whisperings heard in the streets this week say that the Epic record label has been doing some house cleaning, dropping veteran Alice Cooper and less venerable Arcade - who are fronted by ex-Ratt man Stephen Pearcy. Reports that Infectious...
News Report
(Kerrang! - January 14, 1995)
...finally, AC seems to be unhappy with his own situation with Epic, and it would seem that he is negotiating his way out of his deal. Hollywood Records, part of the giant Disney conglomerate, have emerged as the company to whom he is most likely to...
News Report
(Kerrang! - January 21, 1995)
Alice Cooper has parted company with Epic Records. The rock legend - whose last LP 'The Last Temptation' was hailed as a remarkable return to form - intends to hook up with Us-based Hollywood Records, but has yet to sign a contract....
Alice's Last Stand
(Kerrang! - June 10, 1995)
"Special Versions of Alice Cooper's 'The Last Temptation' LP came with a free comic book. There were apparently two more to collect. But I've hunted everywhere for them without any luck. Any ideas where they can be found and at what price...
News Report
(Kerrang! - September 1995)
The legendary Trash rocker will release a compilation album titled 'Classicks' via Epic on October 30. The full track listing is: 'Poison', 'Hey Stopid', 'Feed My Frankenstein', 'Love's A Loaded Gun', 'Stolen Prayer', 'House Of Fire', 'Lost In America', 'It's...
Monsters Of Rock
(Kerrang! - October 7, 1995)
Alice Cooper was, frankly, boring. Without being to callous, the stage schtik came across as dated, the songs uninspired and Alice's pink plastic pants quite fucking frightening...much more so than the whipping of the blow-up doll and the ol' West...
Classicks Album Review
(Kerrang! - October 21, 1995)
When this sort of thing happens, the words "contractual obligation" spring to mind. There is no real point in releasing this compilation album, as it certainly doesn't offer an accurate representation of Alice Cooper's star-studded career. It's very...
News Report
(Kerrang! - February 17, 1996)
On a lighter note, frontman Rob Zombie has teamed up with rock legend Alice Cooper to record a song for the forthcoming soundtrack album to the cult sci-fi series, 'The X-files'. Zombie and Cooper recorded the track - which has a working title of...
Slash Joins 'Killer' Alice
(Kerrang! - July 13, 1996)
Oldies package tours seem to be in vogue at the moment over here at the moment. We've got Cheap Trick and Boston currently out together, and REO and Speedwagon and Foreigner also on the road. And then there's Alice Cooper and the Scorpions...
News Report
(Kerrang! - May 3, 1997)
Finally, you'll be able to see shock rock legend Alice Cooper and US metal crew Megadeth in July. Alice plays Wolverhampton Civic Hall 3, Glasgow Barrowlands 4, Newcastle City Hall 5, Manchester Apollo 6, London Astoria 8 and 9. And the 'Deth...
News Report
(Kerrang! - May 17, 1997)
Alice Cooper will be playing the following UK shows: Wolverhampton Civic Hall July 3, Glasgow Barrowlands 4, Newcastle Hall 5, Manchester Apollo 6, London Astoria 8 and 9...
News Report
(Kerrang! - May 24, 1997)
Alice Cooper releases a live album called 'A Fistful Of Alice' through EMI on June 16. The album has contributions from Rob Zombie, Slash and Sammy Hagar....
Alice Cooper plays top festival
(Kerrang! - May 31, 1997)
Alice Cooper will be appearing at the Graspop Festival in Dessel, Belgium on June 29. Also on the bill will be Megadeth, Cradle of Filth, Biohazard and Obituary....
News Report
(Kerrang! - June 7, 1997)
Alice Cooper will make a guest appearance at London's Tower Records in Piccadilly Circus on June 16. He'll be signing autographs for an hour from 5:30pm....
News Report
(Kerrang! - June 14, 1997)
Alice Cooper has added another date to his upcoming 'School's Out '97' tour. It's at Southampton Guildhall on July 10....
Mister Superstar
(Kerrang! - June 21, 1997)
Alice Cooper — the original shock rocker — firmly refuses to endorse the talents of his '90s successor Marilyn Manson. When asked by Kerrang! what he thought of the man regarded as the world's most controversial rock star, Alice enigmatically...
Limo Wreck
(Kerrang! - July 5, 1997)
The original Marilyn Manson is running a bony hand over the soft leather back seat of a phallic stretch limo. "Just about everything you could think of has happened to Alice Cooper in the back of a limo at one time or another," grins Alice Cooper...
The Last Word
(Kerrang! - July 12, 1997)
Last time you had a nightmare? "Just two nights ago. It's the nightmare every musician gets just before a touur. I'm about to go onstage and I find that the band is a totally different band and they tell me that they're doing all new songs. And there's...
Concert Review
(Kerrang! - July 19, 1997)
Tampasm singer Charllotte Honey drawls languidly on a ciggie and smirks at seats in front of her, "I bet this is the best school assembly you've ever been to." The new disciples of Manson have stayed away in their droves tonight. This is an...
Alice Cooper Guitarist Dies
(Kerrang! - October 29, 1997)
'Glen Buxton, original guitarist with Alice Cooper and co-writer of such classics as 'School' Out' and 'Elected', has died of complications from a bout of pneumonia. He was 49. Kerrang! sends condolences to Buxton's family and friends.'...
Alice Opens A Pub
(Kerrang! - December 6, 1997)
Alice Cooper is going into the sports bar business. The legendary shock rocker is planning to open a sports bar in Arizona, called 'Alice Cooper'stown'. which the man himself claims will be the "Taj Mahal of sports bars". The bar should...
Alice Cooper
(Kerrang! - June 3, 1998)
YAWN. THIS whole Backyard Babies thing really is becoming a bore. The seismic Swedes storm on, rip the place apart with a chain reaction of feedback linked nitro-fuelled sleazed-out rock 'n' roll and leave the stage triumphant. Again. From the...
Freedom For Frankenstein Album Review
(Kerrang! - July 18, 1998)
Alice Cooper has just released a compilation album titled 'Freedom For Frankenstein (Hits & Pieces 1984-91)' on Raven Records. Running for 78 minutes and featuring 18 tracks, 'Freedom...' spans the influential one's 29-year CV, throwing...
Cooper Gets Boxed
(Kerrang! - September 12, 1998)
Alice Cooper will have a box set released next February by Rhino Records. It will span his entire career. Titled "The Life And Crimes Of Alice Cooper", it will feature four CD's that will include material that dates back as far as 1967. There will...
Top 100 most influential artists
(Kerrang! - November 25, 1998)
The Original Marilyn manson. A Guy with a girl`s name and long black hair playing shock rock. Simple, really. Back in the 70s, Cooper was Americas public enemy number one, horrifying parents with his outrageous stage-shows (monsters, guillotine...
Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper Album Review
(Kerrang! - May 8, 1999)
NEVER DID Alice Cooper snarl a more prophetic line than in the 1972 single 'Elected', when he declared 'We're all gonna rock to the rules that I make'. Back list the bad guys, from Manson to Guns N' Roses to the Sex Pistols, and you're guaranteed one...
Book Review
(Kerrang! - November 6, 1999)
Comprehensive guide to all things Alice Cooper-related. WHILE LIFE is generally considered to be far too short, it would appear that for Dale Sherman there are simply way too many hours in the day. Witness this excruciatingly detailed tome dealing...
Brutal Planet Review
(Kerrang! - June 17, 2000)
Another comeback from '70s shock rock legend. Although there would be no Marilyn Manson without his influence, Alice Cooper has wrongly interpreted this as an excuse for a comeback. 'Brutal Planet' is his first solo album in six years, and sadly serves...
Seminal hard rocker invades Germany
(Kerrang! - July 15, 2000)
Five modes of transport (underground and overground train, plane, coach and taxi!) your Kerrang! team went through to bring you this report from a German town that looks like it - gets sandblasted clean on a daily basis, takes recycling very...
News Report
(Kerrang! - September 9, 2000)
Alice will star as Satan in a new film entitled The Crossover which is being produced by Mike Myres. Described as an Irish black comedy, the film is about an over the hill rock band who sell their souls to Satan in return for fame and fortune. Cooper begins...
American Psycho
(Kerrang! - November 16, 2002)
Long before Marilyn Manson became public enemy number one, a snake-loving, noose-wielding madman was happily enraging moralists everywhere. This is the story of how Alice Cooper became rock's original bogeyman... THE YEAR: 196...
Concert Review
(Kerrang! - November 30, 2002)
The Monsters of Rock super-tour kicks off In London FROM 1980 to the mid-'80s, the Monsters Of Rock festival celebrated all that was great about the musk we love. With bands as diverse as Motley Crue, Iron Malden and Metallica all contributing...
Eyes of Alice Cooper Review
(Kerrang! - September 27, 2003)
The oldest shock rocker in town goes back to his garage roots Alice Cooper has always kept one heavily made-up eye on what's going down. When hair bands ruled he teamed up with pop-rock svengali Desmond Child and had a hit with 'Poison'. He...
Wembley Concert Review
(Kerrang! - 2007)
WITH THE rain lashing down outside, it seems people can't cram through Wembley's doors quick enough. Or maybe it's just because inside its brightly lit walls Joan Jett is busy leading thousands into a joyous rendition of I Love Rock And Roll...
Don't Lose Your Head
(Kerrang! - October 31, 2015)
The legends goes that the blade of a guillotine is so sharp that it can slice through your neck at such a pace that your dismembered hear will still be able to see in the moments after it comes flying off your neck....