Alice Cooper announces new album Paranormal

Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper has announced that he’ll release a new album this summer.

Titled Paranormal, it will launch on July 28 after the shock rock icon signed a new record deal with earMUSIC.

It will be released on 2CD Digipak, 2LP, limited edition box set and on digital formats – and will come with a special mini album.

A statement reads: “The 12-track album has been recorded in Nashville with long-time collaborator Bob Ezrin and features a very special bonus CD – a mini-album consisting of three brand new songs written and recorded together with the original Alice Cooper band members Dennis Dunaway, drummer Neal Smith and guitarist Michael Bruce, alongside carefully selected live recordings.

Paranormal also features special guest appearances by U2’s Larry Mullen Jr, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Deep Purple’s Roger Glover.”

Further album details will be revealed in due course.

Alice Cooper is currently on tour in the US and has dates planned across Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand later in the year.

Alice Cooper 2017 tour dates

May 11: Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium, LA
May 13: Columbia Koger Center For The Arts, SC
May 14: Nashville Performing Arts Center, TN
May 16: Columbus Express Live, OH
Jun 07: Appleton Fox Cities PAC, WI
Jun 08: Hinckley Grand Casino Amphitheatre, MN
Jun 09: Mankato Vetter Stone Amphitheatre, MN
Jun 12: Denver Paramount Theatre, CO
Jun 13: Salt Lake City Kingsbury Hall, UT
Jun 16: Lincoln Thunder Valley Casino Resort, CA
Jun 17: Eugene Cuthbert Amphitheatre, OR
Jun 18: Airway Heights Northern Quest Casino, WA
Jun 20: Bakersfield Rabobank Theater, CA
Jun 21: Temecula Pechanga Resort And Casino, CA
Jun 22: Tucson Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre, AZ
Jun 24: El Paso KLAQ Streetfest, TX
Jul 01: Barcelona RockFest, Spain
Jul 21: Tromso Bukta City Festival, Norway
Jul 24: Oslo Sentrum Scene, Norway
Jul 26: Gothenburg Liseberg, Sweden
Jul 27: Stockholm Grona Lund, Sweden
Jul 29: Onlu Qstock Festival, Finland
Jul 31: Vilnius Traku Pilis, Lithuania
Aug 02: Dresden Junge Garde, Germany
Aug 03: Szekesfehervar Fezen Fest, Hungary
Aug 06: Lokeren Lokerse Feesten, Belgium
Aug 12: Las Vegas The Chelsea At The Cosmopolitan, NV
Aug 13: Los Angeles The Greek Theatre, CA
Aug 15: Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion, AZ
Aug 16: Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheatre, NM
Aug 18: The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, TX
Aug 19: Dallas Starplex Pavilion, TX
Aug 21: Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheatre, GA
Aug 23: Bristow Jiffy Lube Live, VA
Aug 24: Camden BB&T Pavilion, NJ
Aug 26: Wantagh Nikon At Jones Beach Theatre, NY
Aug 27: Mansfield Xfinity Center, MA
Aug 28: Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ
Aug 30: Indianapolis Klipsch Amphitheatre, IN
Sep 01: Pittsburgh KeyBank Pavilion, PA
Sep 02: Toronto Budweiser Stage, ON
Sep 03: Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre, MI
Sep 06: Chicago Tinley Park, IL
Sep 08: St Louis Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, MO
Sep 09: Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center, OH
Sep 10: Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center, OH
Sep 21: Rio Cidade Do Rock, Brazil
Sep 23: Curitiba Live, Brazil
Sep 26: Sao Paulo Allianz Parque, Brazil
Oct 17: Perth Arena, Australia
Oct 19: Adelaide Thebarton Theatre, Australia
Oct 20: Melbourne Margaret Court Arena, Australia
Oct 21: Moore Park Hordern Pavilion, Australia
Oct 23: Bruce AIS Arena, Australia
Oct 24: Broadmeadow Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Australia
Oct 25: Brisbane Convention And Exhibition Centre, Australia
Oct 27: Auckland The Trusts Arena, New Zealand
Oct 28: Wellington TSB Bank Arena, New Zealand
Nov 08: Dublin Olympia Theatre, Ireland
Nov 09: Dublin Olympia Theatre, Ireland
Nov 11: Leeds First Direct Arena, UK
Nov 12: Glasgow The SSE Hydro, UK
Nov 14: Birmingham Barclaycard Arena, UK
Nov 15: Manchester Arena, UK
Nov 16: London The SSE Wembley Arena, UK
Nov 18: Krefeld Konigpalast, Germany
Nov 20: Aurich Sparkassen- Arena Aurich, Germany
Nov 21: Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle, Germany
Nov 23: Berlin Tempodrom, Germany
Nov 24: Neumarkt Grobe Jurahalle, Germany
Nov 25: Ludwigsburg MHPArena LB, Germany
Nov 27: Vienna Wiener Stadthalle, Austria
Nov 29: Zurich Samsung Hall, Switzerland
Nov 30: Milan Alcatraz, Italy
Dec 01: Lyon L’Amphithetare, France
Dec 03: Paris Salle Pleyel, France
Dec 04: Tilburg 013, Netherlands
Dec 07: Paris L’Olympia, France

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