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ALICE COOPER To Release New Live Album “A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris” On August 31st

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 6, 2018
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Following the release of the 2017 studio album “Paranormal”, which was the best chart-performing album by ALICE COOPER in decades, the American rock legend took his exciting live show all over the world, accompanied by “the best band he has ever had.”

After an entire year spent on the road, the “Paranormal tour” ended in Paris, on December 7th, 2017 at the world renowned Olympia, a theatre that is iconic in the truest sense of the word. The Olympia, since opening in 1888, has witnessed changes in entertainment and pop culture for 130 years from the can-can through Édith Piaf to Johnny Hallyday and the Beatles and now… Alice Cooper

This 90 minute rock show is a journey through Alice Cooper’s timeless creations: classics like “Poison”, “School’s Out” and “No More Mr. Nice Guy” are alternated with hand-picked gems for the joy of true Cooper connoisseurs like “Pain”, “Woman of Mass Destruction” and “Paranoiac Personality,” the first single from the album “Paranormal”.

The album captures a rock and roll show at its peak and is one of the best live releases by Alice Cooper, featuring his longtime band guitarists Nita Strauss, Tommy Henriksen and Ryan Roxie, bassist Chuck Garric and drummer Glen Sobel in front of an excited audience.

“A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris” will be released on August 31st, 2018 on earMUSIC as 2CD digipak, 2LP Gatefold (white and red LP) and Digital.

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In July 2017, Alice Cooper released “Paranormal”, his first studio album in six years. Produced by Bob Ezrin, it was immediately saluted as a classic Alice album, featuring collaborations with iconic guests such as ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, U2’s Larry Mullen and Deep Purple’s Roger Glover, as well Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway and Michael Bruce – the three original Alice Cooper band members.

The album charted at #4 in the German and Australian official album charts, #6 in the UK and in Sweden and overall, it reached the highest chart positions for Alice in several decades.

PREORDER THE ALBUM HERE: https://alicecooper.lnk.to/ParanormalOlympia

TRACK LIST

CD1

1. Brutal Planet
2. No More Mr. Nice Guy
3. Under My Wheels
4. Department Of Youth
5. Pain
6. Billion Dollar Babies
7. The World Needs Guts
8. Woman Of Mass Distraction
9. Poison
10. Halo Of Flies

CD2

1. Feed My Frankenstein
2. Cold Ethyl
3. Only Women Bleed
4. Paranoiac Personality
5. Ballad Of Dwight Fry
6. Killer / I Love The Dead themes
7. I’m Eighteen
8. School’s Out

2LP Coloured

Side A

1. Brutal Planet
2. No More Mr. Nice Guy
3. Under My Wheels
4. Department Of Youth
5. Pain
6. Billion Dollar Babies

Side B

1. The World Needs Guts
2. Woman Of Mass Distraction
3. Poison
4. Halo Of Flies

Side C

1. Feed My Frankenstein
2. Cold Ethyl
3. Only Women Bleed
4. Paranoiac Personality

Side D

1. Ballad Of Dwight Fry
2. Killer / I Love The Dead themes
3. I’m Eighteen
4. School’s Out

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ALICE COOPER Premieres Official Video For New Single “The Sound Of A”, Announces Physical Release For February 23rd, Receives SSE Scottish Music Award

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 15, 2017
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ALICE COOPER has premiered the official video for “The Sound Of A”. The song has a special meaning; it is in fact the first song that Alice Cooper wrote entirely on his own back in 1967. The song was forgotten until Dennis Dunaway, the bass player of the original Alice Cooper band, rediscovered it and played it to Alice, after which the two of them updated the song and then recorded it for the “Paranormal” album. With its psychedelic sound, swirling guitars and the mysterious Hammond organ, it is one of the most hypnotic songs on “Paranormal”.

Watch “The Sound Of A” here:

“The Sound Of A” is going to be released on February 23rd 2018, via earMusic, only a few days after Alice Cooper´s birthday. In addition to the title track, the single (available as limited edition CD single, 10” white vinyl) includes four previously unreleased live songs recorded in Columbus, OH, on May 6th.

Earlier this December, Alice received with the Best International Artist award at the 19th annual SSE Scottish Music Award held in Glasgow which every year raises funds for the Nordoff Robbins Scotland music charity (this year, over £148,000 were collected for the music therapy activities).

In July 2017, Alice Cooper released “Paranormal”, his first studio album in six years. Produced by Bob Ezrin, it was immediately saluted as a classic album, strong of the collaboration with iconic guests such as ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, U2’s Larry Mullen and Deep Purple’s Roger Glover.

The album charted at #4 in the German and Australian official album charts, #6 in the UK and in Sweden and overall, it reached the highest chart positions for Alice in several decades.

Cooper just finished a hugely successful world-wide tour, over 100 shows played on all five continents. Alice reunited with original Alice Cooper band members Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith and Michael Bruce during select shows in USA and UK. The Alice Cooper band split in 1974, after releasing some of the most iconic rock albums of all time. After the band´s split, Alice went on to continued success as a solo artist.

Track list CD

1. The Sound Of A
2. The Black Widow (Live)*
3. Public Animal #9 (Live)*
4. Is It My Body (Live)*
5. Cold Ethyl (Live)*
“The Sound Of A” is taken from the studio album “Paranormal”.

All other songs* are previously unreleased and recorded live in Columbus, OH, May 6, 2016.

Track list 10” vinyl

SIDE A
1. The Sound Of A
2. The Black Widow (Live)*

SIDE B
1. Public Animal #9 (Live)*
2. Is It My Body (Live)*
3. Cold Ethyl (Live)*

ALICE COOPER: Worldwide Chart Success With New Album “Paranormal”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 8, 2017
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ALICE COOPER and earMUSIC are celebrating the worldwide chart success of “Paranormal”.

The album has been produced by long-time Cooper producer Bob Ezrin for earMUSIC, the rock label part of the Edel AG group, which markets and distributes the album worldwide through its international network.

“Paranormal” features guests such as Larry Mullen (U2, who plays on 9 of the 12 new songs), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Deep Purple’s Roger Glover as well as a highly anticipated mini-reunion of the original ALICE COOPER band members.

Media and fans worldwide have praised the album as a return to Cooper’s early years rock and roll sound.

Some of the chart positions achieved by the album so far are among the highest for ALICE COOPER in the last 30 years:

– Germany: #4 (highest chart entry in 45 years since the classic “School’s Out”).
– Australia: #4 (highest chart entry in 39 years).
– Belgium: #5
– USA: #6 current album charts (#32 Billboard 200, #1 Hard Music Albums, #3 Current Physical).
– UK: #6 (highest chart entry in 23 years) / #1 Rock Charts #1 independent Charts.
– Sweden: #6 (highest charts entry in 28 years since the smash hit album “Trash” in 1989).
– Finland: #9 (best charts entry ever) #1 physical album sales.
– On release date, “Paranormal” climbed the iTunes rock charts at #1 in 12 countries and the Top5 in 20 countries.

ALICE COOPER’s manager Shep Gordon commented “Working with the earMUSIC team made me remember the days when record companies really contributed to the work and success of an artist”.

Just one day after ALICE COOPER’s triumphal return at the top of the charts, the legendary rock icon took over the main stage at the Wacken Open Air, the biggest metal festival of its kind, where he was greeted by over 80.000 excited fans.

This year’s edition of Wacken was dedicated to the memory of Motorhead’s Lemmy who has been a long-time friend of Cooper. Alice closed his show with a joyful version of Motorhead’s classic “Ace Of Spades”.

When asked to share his memories of Lemmy, during the festival promoter’s press conference, Alice Cooper surprised everybody by offering a donation of 10.000 USD to the Wacken Foundation at one condition: the amount would be spent to give a new talented band the chance to record in a professional studio for the first time, to be one day “the new Alice” or “the new Lemmy”.

Wacken’s founder Thomas Jensen then “relaunched” by promising that he would offer the band the opportunity to play in front of the Wacken’s audience.

TOUR 2017
ALICE COOPER / DEEP PURPLE
(SPECIAL GUEST EDGAR WINTER)

08/12/17 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan (US)
08/13/17 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre (US)
08/15/17 Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion (US)
08/16/17 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater (US)
08/18/17 The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (US)
08/19/17 Dallas, TX – Starplex Pavilion (US)
08/21/17 Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre (US)
08/23/17 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live (US)
08/24/17 Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion (US)
08/26/17 Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (US)
08/27/17 Boston, MA – Xfinity Center (US)
08/28/17 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center (US)
08/30/17 Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Amphitheater (US)
09/01/17 Pittsburgh, PA – KeyBank Pavilion (US)
09/02/17 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage (CA)
09/03/17 Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre (US)
09/06/17 Chicago, IL – Tinley Park (US)
09/08/17 St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (US)
09/09/17 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center (US)
09/10/17 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center (US)

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09/21/17 Rio de Janeiro – ROCK IN RIO (BRA)

10/17/17 Perth, WA – Perth Arena (AUS)
10/19/17 Adelaide – Thebarton Theatre (AUS)
10/20/17 Melbourne, VIC – Margaret Court Arena (AUS)
10/21/17 Sydney – Hordern Pavilion (AUS)
10/23/17 Canberra – AIS Arena (AUS)
10/24/17 Newcastle – Entertainment Centre (AUS)
10/25/17 Brisbane – Convention & Exhibition Centre (AUS)
10/27/17 Auckland – The Trusts Arena (NZ)
10/28/17 Wellington, NZ – TSB Bank Arena (NZ)

11/08/17 Dublin – Olympia (IRL)
11/09/17 Dublin – Olympia (IRL)

ALICE COOPER
(With Special Guests The Mission and The Tubes)

11/11/17 Leeds – FIRST DIRECT ARENA (UK)
11/12/17 Glasgow – THE SSE HYDRO (UK)
11/14/17 Birmingham – BARCLAYCARD ARENA (UK)
11/15/17 Manchester – Manchester Arena (UK)
11/16/17 London – SSE Arena at Wembley (UK)

11/18/17 KREFELD– Königspalast (GER)
11/20/17 AURICH – Sparkassen-Arena (GER)
11/21/17 Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle (GER)
11/23/17 Berlin – Tempodrom (GER)
11/24/17 NEUMARKT – Jurahalle (GER)
11/25/17 LUDWIGSBURG – MHP Arena (GER)
11/27/17 Vienna – Stadthalle D (AUT)

11/29/17 Zürich – Samsung Hall (CH)
11/30/17 Milan – Alcatraz (IT)
12/01/17 Lyon – Ampitheatre (FR)
12/03/17 Paris – Salle Pleyel (FR)
12/04/17 Tilburg – 013 Poppodium (NL)
12/07/17 Paris – OLYMPIA (FR)

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Members AL PITRELLI And RUSSELL ALLEN Guest On Nights With ALICE COOPER; Performance, Interview Footage Streaming

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 17, 2016
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Al Pitrelli and Russell Allen of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA came into the Nights With Alice Cooper studio to talk about their new rock opera, The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve, and the history of TSO, issued Bravewords. They also performed “This Christmas Day”. Watch the video below:

Trans-Siberian Orchestra recently kicked off their 2016 Winter Tour and released a new video, dubbed TSO 2016 Winter Tour In 60 Seconds. Watch below.

The 2016 Winter Tour kicked off at the Covelli Centre, Youngstown, OH. Fan-filmed video of the entire show is available at this location. Some clips from the set are available below.

The video below takes you behind the scenes with the production crew building the lavish TSO set and the musicians rehearsing before hitting the stage.

The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve 2016 Winter Tour is set to hit 61 cities across North America, concluding, after 105 shows, with special New Year’s Eve performances in Seattle and Cleveland (click here for a full itinerary).

 

CO-OP – Featuring Alice Cooper’s Son – Release Self-Titled Debut EP on EMP Label Group

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 2, 2016
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Phoenix Hard Rockers CO-OP release their self-titled debut EP today, 12/2, on all digital outlets via EMP LABEL GROUP/THC MUSIC.

The 5 song EP, Produced by Mike Bolenbach and CO-OP at Phoenix’s FULL WELL STUDIO, showcases the band’s aggressive, dreamy, stoner-infused brand of Hard Rock, marked by Cooper’s intense vocal delivery.

CO-OP, Dash Cooper (Lead Vocals), Court Stumpf (Lead Guitar & Vocals), Mark Savale (Drums), Justin Swartzentruber (Bass), and Kolby Peoples (Guitar) have been making noise in, and out of, their hometown of Phoenix for years, honing their craft as a must-see live act. From clubs to theaters to arenas, the band has commanded stages including many shows opening for, and even serving as an impromptu backup band for, Dash’s father, Rock legend Alice Cooper.

Dash Cooper and Mark Savale met early in their childhood and soon became close friends. As they grew up, they each began developing their own individual passion for music. And while vocalist Dash Cooper is a direct descendent of Rock royalty, without a doubt inheriting his father’s talent as a powerhouse vocalist and songwriter, he has developed his own distinct voice as a vocalist and performer.

Says EMP’s Thom Hazaert, “When I first became aware of Dash and the CO-OP guys, obviously, it seemed like a cool fit because of David’s (Ellefson) longtime relationship with Alice (Cooper), as well as the hometown Phoenix connection. I flew out to Arizona and saw the guys open for Alice at a huge outdoor Amphitheater, and it was just pure Rock power. And once I really dove into the band and their music, and got to know the guys, it was all but a done deal. Dash is a tremendous talent, and an incredible vocalist. I was lucky enough to get to jump in the studio with them on this EP and lend a little extra production to a couple tracks, and it really came out killer. ”

EMP President (and Megadeth bassist) David Ellefson echoes those sentiments. “Alice Cooper took Megadeth out on our first big tour, and we’ve always had a great relationship. He wrote the foreword to my book. So when Thom started talking to Dash and the CO-OP guys, and we had the chance to sign them, it was a really cool opportunity to shine a spotlight on some incredible local Phoenix talent. And when I finally heard the finished EP, I was blown away.”

The original lineup played locally around Phoenix, but it wasn’t until they added lead guitarist Court Stumpf in 2012 that the band started building what would eventually become CO-OP. A graduate of Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, Stumpf pioneered CO-OP’s new direction and sound. Taking influence from a wide spectrum of bands and musicians–from AC/DC and Led Zeppelin to Alice in Chains, Queens of the Stone Age, Corrosion of Conformity, even stoner legends Sleep (which a song on the EP is titled as a nod to) –CO-OP is forging a sound all their own, earning them accolades and fans from around the World. (One of those fans is Johnny Depp, who was photographed onstage several times with Hollywood Vampires, wearing his CO-OP shirt, leading to a flood of orders from around the Globe.) Not bad for a band releasing their first EP today.

CO-OP will release their debut full length via EMP in 2017, but for now check out the band at their CD release party tonight 12/2 at Joe’s Grotto in Phoenix.

Sleep:

Tracklist:
1. DESERT DREAMS (6:09)
2. THEME FOR IGNORANCE (5:09)
3. OVERDRIVE (3:33)
4. OLD SCRATCH (4:39)
5. SLEEP (6:59)

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