Alice Cooper has updated his North American tour schedule with new shows (**) in Idaho, Illinois and New Jersey. It is now as follows:

July:

31 - Redmond, Oregon - Deschutes County Fair

August:

01 - Kalispell, Montana - Raceway Park
02 - Great Falls, Montana - State Fair
03 - Sturgis, South Dakota - Buffalo Chip
05 - Bismarck, North Dakota - Civic Center Arena
07 - St. Louis, Missouri - The Pageant
08 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Riverside
09 - Sparta, Wisconsin Fort McCoy Army Base
10 - Sioux City, Iowa - Orpheum Theatre
12 - Casper, Wyoming - Events Center
13 - Idaho Falls, Idaho - Sandy Downs **
15 - Imperial, Nebraska - Chase County Fair
16 - Council Bluffs, Iowa - Harrah's Stir Cover
17 - Duluth, Minnesota - Fortune Bay Resort Casino
19 - Hammond, Indiana - The Venue @ Horseshoe Casino
21 - Bloomington, Illinois - The Theatre @ US Cellular Coliseum
22 - Indianapolis, Indiana - White River State Park
23 - Florence, Indiana - Belterra Resort & Casino
24 - Columbus, Ohio - LC Pavilion
27 - Detroit, Michigan - State Fair
28 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Waterfest Concert Series
29 - Waukegan, Illinois - Genesee Theater **

September:

05, 06, 07 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Orleans Hotel & Casino
12 - Hutchinson, Kansas - State Fair
18 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Centre for the Performing Arts
20 - Vernon, British Columbia - Multiplex
21 - Kamloops, British Columbia - Interior Savings Center
23 - Prince George, British Columbia - Canada Centre
24 - Grand Prairie, Alberta - Crystal Centre
26 - Red Deer, Alberta - Centrium Arena
27 - Edmonton, Alberta - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
28 - Lethbridge, Alberta - Enmax Centre
29 - Calgary, Alberta - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

October:

01 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Conexus Arts Centre
02 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place
04 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Auditorium
06 - Hamilton, Ontario - Hamilton Place
07 - Barrie, Ontario - Molson Centre
08 - Oshawa, Ontario - General Motors Centre
10 - London, Ontario - Centennial Hall
11 - Ottawa, Ontario - Civic Centre
14 - Kitchener, Ontario - Centre In The Square
15 - Montreal, Quebec - St Denis Theatre
17 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Metro Centre
18 - Saint John, New Brunswick - Harbour Station
19 - Moncton, New Brunswick - Coliseum
21 - St John's, Nefoundland - Mile One Stadium
22 - Cornerbrook, Nefoundland - Pepsi Centre
26 - Schenectady, New York - Proctor's Theater
30 - Englewood, New Jersey - (venue tba) **
31 - Mashantucket, Connecticut - MGM Grand @ Foxwoods

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Source:	alicecooper.com
Band profile:	Alice Cooper

A brand new Alice Cooper track "Vengeance Is Mine", is available for streaming on his MySpace page. The song comes off the forthcoming album "Along Came A Spider", due on July 29 via SPV Records. More about the album at this location.

Source:	alicecooper.com
Band profile:	Alice Cooper

Official press release:

"There are only a handful of rock artists that have proven to be as enduring and influential as Alice Cooper has over the years. Name just about any hard rock artist, and they've probably borrowed a thing or two from Cooper. On his latest studio recording, "Along Came A Spider" (issued via SPV Records on July 29th), Alice has returned with a concept album with a sinister streak.

"A dark and menacing album for dark and menacing times" is perhaps the most fitting description for Alice's 25th studio album. A chilling conceptual thread runs through the songs, which are told through the voice of a serial killer named Spider - one that Alice describes as "an arachnophobic psychopath" (in the song "Catch Me If You Can"). Alice, the master storyteller, weaves a web of danger, intrigue and death that rivals his best work.

Co-produced by Danny Saber, Greg Hampton and Alice himself, "Along Came A Spider" manages to marry both vintage and modern day Alice. As theatrical as ever, the album is a sonic combination of familiar Alice musical elements from albums as diverse as "Billion Dollar Babies" and "Brutal Planet," with the storytelling of "Welcome To My Nightmare," capturing the historic dark side of Alice in peak form, an instantly recognizable presence that will be welcomed by his fans. Joining Alice on the album are members of his touring band - longtime Alice drummer Eric Singer, bassist Chuck Garric, and guitarists Keri Kelli and Jason Hook, with additional contributions from others, including Saber, Hampton, and renowned backing vocalist Bernard Fowler. Slash also lends some guitar style to "Vengeance Is Mine."

Saber and Hampton co-wrote several of the album's songs with Alice, while others were collaborations with Alice's band members. Danny Saber, best known for his role as member and producer of Black Grape, has also worked with many other artists, including the Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, and David Bowie, while Greg Hampton's been working on a new album project teaming up Buckethead and Bootsy Collins.

Who else but Alice Cooper, with "Along Came A Spider," would create a "love story" about a serial killer named Spider? His trademark is wrapping his victims in silk, and his victims are specifically chosen to feed his hunger to kill. But, upon meeting his (possibly) last victim, he falls in love with her and cannot kill to complete his plan. That could be his demise.

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Source:	eddietrunk.com
Band profile:	Alice Cooper

The new Gwar album "Beyond Hell" is mixed, mastered and ready for you to hear. Produced by Devin Townsend, Oderus says "I can say with utmost confidence that this one is going to take yer fucking head off." The record isn't set to be released until August but that won't stop you from hearing the first single from the new album. Gwar pays homage to the original master of shock rock, with a bone-crushing version of his most famous song. The first single from "Beyond Hell" is a cover of Alice Cooper's Schools Out, it can be heard at this link: http://www.gwar.net/schoolsout/

Source:	gwar.net
Band profile:	Gwar