A quarter-century of spooktacular shenanigans have seen Wednesday 13 carve out his own niche in the rock world, albeit one that’s so cosy it’s more Hotel Transylvania than The Last House On The Left. This eighth solo album is another collection of horror-fuelled anthems from the graveyard. Spiritual gothfather Alice Cooper emerges to provide spoken-word contributions, while elsewhere Wednesday’s contacts list elicits guest spots from the likes of Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia and Alexi Laiho from Children Of Bodom. Actual scares may be thin on the ground, but Decompose, The Hearse and the catchy title-track are a scream. Scary movie synths frequently make insidious appearances, adding flavour to a witches’ brew of horror-punk, industrial and ‘80s metal. A perfunctory run-th...
Live from the.. -CD+Blry-
CD + Blu-ray. By 1974, the Alice Cooper group had risen to the upper echelon of rock stardom... and then, parted ways. In October 2015, over 40 years later, record store owner and superfan Chris Penn convinced the original line-up to reunite for a very special performance at his record store Good Records in Dallas, Texas. Alice Cooper (vocals), Michael Bruce (guitar), Dennis Dunaway (bass) and Neal Smith (drums) were joined on stage by Alice's current guitarist Ryan Roxie (standing in for the late Glen Buxton). A packed audience, believing they had come to Good Records for Dennis Dunaway's 'Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!' book signing, were surprised to bear witness to a full-blown happening. The historic reunion show including all-time classics such as "No More Mr. Nice Guy", "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out" is now becoming available for the very first time worldwide. Luckily the event was documented. "Live From The Astroturf, Alice Cooper" (edited and directed by Steven Gaddis) toured the world to the acclaim of music fans and rock journalists alike. The documentary won multiple awards for it's coverage of the historic event. Now all Alice Cooper fans and rock music lovers across the globe can enjoy this movie as it's included as a video bonus to this live album. Pop the popcorn, blow up the balloons, dim the lights, and crank it up!