[Susan Foreman]

New interview at Planet Rock

"Alice Cooper teases new live show and says 'rocking' 29th album 'will knock you out'

Alice Cooper has teased his brand-new live show and promised that his upcoming new studio album will “knock” listeners out.

Speaking on his Planet Rock radio show, Nights with Alice Cooper, the shock rock extraordinaire spoke of his exciting 2023 ahead.

He will be gracing the UK in July for a tour with his Hollywood Vampires band mates Joe Perry, Johnny Depp and Tommy Henriksen, and he’ll also be embarking on an extensive solo trek across North America in April, May, September and October.

Looking ahead to the year, Alice said: “It’s Wednesday night and you’re hanging with Mr Cooper. It may be quiet right now but I’m getting ready for another year of travelling around the world to play for my adoring fans!

“I think that it’s fair to say that it’s going to be another amazing year because it’s a brand-new (Alice Cooper) show. We’re bringing an entirely new show. The castle has gone – (I) can’t tell you what it’s going to be right now but I can tell you there’s that.”

Commenting on his follow-up album to 2021’s ‘Detorit Stories’, Alice added: “There’s another album coming out that’s really gonna knock you out. Everybody really likes it, the people that have heard it so far. It’s just a rocking rock and roll album.”

The as-yet-untitled Alice Cooper record will be his 29th studio album overall factoring in the seven albums he made at the start of his career with the Alice Cooper band.

Alice has also recorded two albums with Hollywood Vampires; 2015’s ‘Hollywood Vampires’ and 2019’s ‘Rise.’

Ever the workaholic, Alice revealed in early 2022 that he was also working on his 30th album.

“I’m working on two albums right now,” he confirmed to Trunk Nation. “One is… totally written, and we’ll be doing bed tracks for that one pretty soon. The other one is just a touch in the future, but that’s being written right now too.”

He added: “They’re two entirely different kinds of albums, but they’re Alice Cooper, pure rock’n’roll albums. The two albums will really be hard rock albums.” "