Alice Cooper to release new album Road, shares gritty first single I'm Alice

Alice Cooper
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Alice Cooper has announced the arrival of his new album Road, set for release on August 25 via earMUSIC.

Alongside the news, the Godfather of Shock Rock has shared its first single, I'm Alice, an unfussy slab of gritty rock'n'roll all about - yep, you called it - he himself, Alice Cooper, as he re-introduces the listener to his role as the 'Master of Madness' and 'the Sultan of Surprise'. Meanwhile, a chugging rhythm drives the track forward, with Cooper regally musing about life on the road and his theatrical live shows.

“For Road, I wanted the band to be involved in the foundation of all the songs,” says Cooper, speaking of his longtime bandmembers Ryan Roxie, Chuck Garric, Tommy Henrikson, Glen Sobel, and Nita Strauss.

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 “I only see these guys when we’re on the road. So, I wanted them to be as tight as they are for the show but on all new material. When you have a band this good, I believe in showing it off, and this is my way of doing so.”

Road will be purchasable in a wide variety of formats and limited vinyl colours. Arriving alongside the release is a bonus DVD/Blu-ray that captures Alice Cooper’s full live show at Hellfest 2022.

Listen to I'm Alice below:

Road tracklisting:

Side A:
I’m Alice
Welcome To The Show
All Over The World
Side B:
Dead Don’t Dance
Go Away
White Line Frankenstein
Side C:
Big Boots
Rules Of The Road
The Big Goodbye
Side D:
Road Rats Forever
Baby Please Don’t Go
100 More Miles
Magic Bus

Alice Cooper

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Liz works on keeping the Louder sites up to date with the latest news from the world of rock and metal. Prior to joining Louder as a full time staff writer, she completed a Diploma with the National Council for the Training of Journalists and received a First Class Honours Degree in Popular Music Journalism. She enjoys writing about anything from neo-glam rock to stoner, doom and progressive metal, and loves celebrating women in music.

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