He has been described as a legend in one's own time is certainly a blatantly abused clichs but no one has taken a vivid imagination and unusual persona to the people with as much controversy and success as Alice Cooper. Call him Master of Shock Rock, Black Humorist Supreme, or simply one of the era's great showmen, his mark has been undeniable. Lennard Promotions, in association with Music Max, proudly announces the forthcoming Alice Cooper's Theatre Of Death Australian Tour in August 2009 - Tickets on Sale from usual outlets on Monday 4th May.
Alice Cooper received his long-awaited star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, as well as lifetime achievement awards from both Classic Rock and Mojo, two of the most important rock music magazines in the world, and has a syndicated Monday-Friday rockn roll radio show, launched in 2004, which is already on over 100 stations worldwide. With the release of Along Came A Spider, his 2008 album, Alice showsno sign of slowing down. Recent Alice tour highlights have included astop at the legendary Montreux Festival, filmed for a live DVD, three shows in 2006 in North America as special guests to The Rolling Stones,and concerts throughout North & South America, Europe, Australia, NewZealand, and Asia.
Debuting in 1970, he soon turned the music world upside down, wearingoutrageous clothing and make-up, performing loud hard music framingsharp-edged lyrics. "We were into fun, sex, death and money when everybody was into peace and love," Alice explains. "We wanted to seewhat was next. It turned out we were next, and we drove a stake through the heart of the Love Generation."Alice Cooper touched a deep nerve in the minds of teenagers everywhere, bringing him countless gold and platinum albums from around the world,including "Love It To Death," "Billion Dollar Babies," "Welcome To My Nightmare," and "Trash, featuring such anthems as "Eighteen," "Elected,""School's Out," and "No More Mr. Nice Guy," as well as the classics "OnlyWomen Bleed" and "Poison." His recording successes notwithstanding, it is on stage, both musicallyand visually, that Alice has had his greatest impact. Colossal concerttours utilizing multi-level stage sets and elaborate scenery in waysunprecedented for a rock band. Audiences gasped and cheered at suchprops as the magic movie screen, a guillotine, an electric chair, and ag allows (with Alice invariably the victim). Each tour continually topped the preceding one, setting a standard for technical wizardry and sheer theatrical imagination. The gallows made its return in 2007, for the first time since 1988.
Alice Cooper was one of the first rock stars to have his own Marvel comic in the '70's. Alice's 1994 album, "The Last Temptation," was a multi-media event, released in conjunction with a trilogy of Marvel comics, based on the concept of the album, done in collaboration with noted graphic novel author Neil Gaiman, best-known for his "Sandman" series. He has appeared (with stars including Mae West and Gene Wilder, among others) in movies and television, including, mostnotably, "Wayne's World," "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare,""Roadie," "John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness," and "Something Wilder," with Gene Wilder.
Alice's 2000 and 2001 albums, Brutal Planet and Dragontown, wereharsh and intense depictions of a world on the brink, while The Eyes ofAlice Cooper (2003) and Dirty Diamonds (2005) were more old-fashioned brash, play-it-loud rock and roll albums, their roots plantedfirmly in familiar Alice territory. 2008 brought the release Along Came A Spider, reviewed widely as a worthy addition to Alice's catalog of themed albums, setting the story ofa serial killer to music. Classic Alice, yet contemporary as well.The road is still Alice's second home as he continues to tour extensively throughout the world, with a full schedule planned for his 2009 itinerary, from May into December .And then theres Golf Monster, Alice's autobiographical book about how he transferred his alcohol addiction to a golf addiction, chock full of anecdotes, photos, golf tips, and Alices trademark sense of humor. The book published in hardcover in 2007 and then in paperback in 2008.
Alice Cooper has brought show business and rock 'n roll together in ways never seen before (and rarely seen since). It is not surprising that, afterall the shock waves he has caused, the legend of Alice Cooper continues strong into the new millennium.
"Theatre Of Death" is a brand new show devised by Alice Cooper to shock and thrill his legions of Australian fans in August 2009 - who knows what mysteries will be unveiled!!!