Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is a rock singer and musician whose career has lasted nearly five decades. He is often referred to as the founder of shock rock due to his gory, theatrical performances. Cooper`s music influenced many musicians and helped shape the sound of punk rock and early heavy metal. The original Alice Cooper band played mostly garage rock with a glam rock image.
Drummer Steven Adler was a founding member of Guns N’ Roses, who erupted out of the 1980’s Sunset Strip music scene to become one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. Adler’s distinctive rock n’ roll percussion talents are on display in such GNR hits as Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child… Read more »
It’s been 50 years since the name Alice Cooper became part of the American lexicon. Although its utterance was probably preceded by expletives from fathers across the country, the arrival of the teenage anthem School’s Out, made the king of theatrical rock’s moniker a household name. That wasn’t the beginning of Alice Cooper, but it… Read more »
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After the release of their debut single, ‘Escape From Hell’ featuring Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper) last month, Sweden’s Fans Of The Dark have now announced the upcoming release of their self-titled debut album on November 5, 2021 via Frontiers Music Srl. The band have also released a new single and music video, ‘Life Kills’. Watch… Read more »
We have all hear about March Madness, but what about Music Madness? With the help of Primary Wave, March Madness isn’t just for basketball fans. To celebrate PW’s iconic artists’ catalogues, the team has created several bracket-style contests mirroring the NCAA Tournament’s for fans to predict which songs will be crowned the 2021 fan favorite…. Read more »
June 18th 2021 will see UK metallers Neonfly release their hotly anticipated album, titled The Future, Tonight, via Germany’s up and coming metal institution, Noble Demon. Neonfly, formed in 2008 as the brainchild of guitarist and composer Frederick Thunder, took the heavy music scene by storm, releasing two highly acclaimed full-length records and an unforgettable… Read more »
When concert promoter Danny Zelisko says, “I’ve got some stories to tell,” he isn’t kidding. In his remarkable new book, ALL EXCE$$ Occupation: Concert Promoter, takes you both backstage and on stage with music’s top stars, recounting his incredible five-decade career in which he has produced over 10,000 concert events throughout the country. “I say that… Read more »
Internationally acclaimed guitarslinger, vocalist, songwriter, Damon Johnson will debut his new band, The Get Ready, with the release of Battle Lessons, February 19, 2021 via Double Dragon Records. The collection available for pre order, here, was made possible with the assistance of an Indiegogo pre-order helping to support the recording of Johnson and his new… Read more »
Today the new alternative active rock band Crashing Wayward from Las Vegas, Nevada premiered their debut single, “Breathe“. The band has a remarkably interesting back story. As Electric Radio Kings was right on the verge of success with a top 30 Billboard Mainstream rock hit, Nationwide Active Rock Radio play and twice featured by Alice Cooper on… Read more »
Beloved Shock Rock trailblazer Alice Cooper joins Dan Rather for a candid conversation exploring his personal life, the highs and lows of his acclaimed career, and more on an all-new episode of The Big Interview—airing Wednesday, October 30 at 8pE/5pP. In this exclusive first look, Cooper discusses the early struggle to separate his over-the-top stage… Read more »
