Editing Alice Cooper (section)

==Career==
===1960s===
{{see also|Alice Cooper (band)}}

====The Spiders and Nazz====
In 1964, 16-year-old Furnier was eager to participate in Cortez High School's annual [[Letterman (sports)|Letterman's]] talent show, so he gathered four fellow [[Cross country running|cross country]] teammates to form a group for the show: [[Glen Buxton]], [[Dennis Dunaway]], John Tatum, and John Speer.<ref group=fn>Cooper describes in detail in his first autobiography, ''Me, Alice'' (1976), how he was tasked with organizing an act for the show.</ref> They named themselves the Earwigs.<ref name="Harkema">''[[Super Duper Alice Cooper]]'' (2014). Dir. [[Reginald Harkema]], [[Scot McFadyen]], and [[Sam Dunn]]. [[Banger Films]] in association with [[Eagle Rock Entertainment]], [[Crave (TV network)|The Movie Network]], and [[Movie Central]]. 2014 – documentary</ref> They dressed up in costumes and wigs to resemble [[the Beatles]], and performed several parodies of Beatles songs, with the lyrics modified to refer to the track team: in their rendition of "[[Please Please Me (song)|Please Please Me]]", for example, the line "Last night I said these words to my girl" was replaced with "Last night I ran four laps for my coach".<ref>{{cite news |title=Alice Cooper bandmates reflect on their historic past |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/06/06/alice-cooper-band-interviews-history/28625657/ |newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]] |first=Ed |last=Masley |date=June 6, 2015}}</ref> Of the group, only Buxton knew how to play an instrument—the guitar—so Buxton played guitar while the rest mimed on their instruments.<ref name="Harkema"/><ref name="rock lifestyle">{{cite news |title=Rock lifestyle caught up with Cooper guitarist Glen Buxton |url=http://archive.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20110308alice-cooper-glen-buxton.html |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |date=October 1999 |first=Larry |last=Rodgers |access-date=August 15, 2017 }}</ref> The group got an overwhelming response from the audience and won the talent show. As a result of their positive experience, the group decided to try to turn into a real band. They acquired musical instruments from a local [[Pawnbroker|pawn shop]], and proceeded to learn how to play them, with Buxton doing most of the teaching, as well as much of the early songwriting.<ref name="rock lifestyle" /> They soon renamed themselves [[The Spiders (American rock band)|the Spiders]], featuring Furnier on lead vocals, Buxton on lead guitar, Tatum on rhythm guitar, Dunaway on bass guitar, and Speer on drums.<ref name="Harkema"/>

In 1966, the Spiders graduated from Cortez High School, and after [[North High School (Phoenix, Arizona)|North High School]] football player [[Michael Bruce (musician)|Michael Bruce]] replaced John Tatum on rhythm guitar, the band released their second single, "Don't Blow Your Mind", an original composition which became a local {{Numero|1}} hit, backed by "No Price Tag".<ref name="Harkema"/>

By 1967, the band had begun to make regular road trips to Los Angeles to play shows.<ref name="Harkema"/> They soon renamed themselves Nazz and released the single "Wonder Who's Lovin' Her Now", backed with future Alice Cooper track "Lay Down and Die, Goodbye". Around this time, drummer John Speer was replaced by [[Neal Smith (drummer)|Neal Smith]]. By the end of the year, the band relocated to Los Angeles.<ref name="Harkema"/>

====Name change to Alice Cooper====
In 1968, the band learned that [[Todd Rundgren]] also had a band called [[Nazz]], which was signed to a major label,  and found themselves in need of another stage name.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Luhrssen |first1=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phsIDgAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Classic Rock |last2=Larson |first2=Michael |date=February 24, 2017 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-3514-8 |language=en}}</ref> Furnier also believed that the group needed a gimmick to succeed, and that other bands were not exploiting the showmanship potential of the stage.<ref name="Harkema"/> They chose the name "Alice Cooper" largely because it sounded innocuous and wholesome, in humorous contrast to the band's image and music. In his 2007 book ''Alice Cooper, Golf Monster'', Cooper stated that his look was inspired in part by films. One of the band's all-time favorite movies was ''[[What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (film)|What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?]]'' (1962) starring [[Bette Davis]]: "In the movie, Bette wears disgusting caked makeup smeared on her face and underneath her eyes, with deep, dark, black eyeliner." Another movie the band watched over and over was ''[[Barbarella (film)|Barbarella]]'' (1968): "When I saw [[Anita Pallenberg]] playing the Great Tyrant in that movie in 1968, wearing [[evening glove|long black leather gloves]] with switchblades coming out of them, I thought, 'That's what Alice should look like.' That, and a little bit of [[Emma Peel]] from ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''."<ref name="Dmail2008">{{Cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.net/news/alice-coopers-barbarella-inspiration_1075609|title=Alice Cooper's Barbarella Inspiration|date=July 28, 2008|website=Contactmusic.com|access-date=April 7, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The classic Alice Cooper group lineup consisted of Furnier, lead guitarist Glen Buxton, rhythm guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway, and drummer Neal Smith.<ref name="Harkema"/> With the exception of Smith, who graduated from Camelback High School (which is referred to in the song "Alma Mater" on the band's fifth studio album ''[[School's Out (album)|School's Out]]''), all of the band members were on the Cortez High School cross-country team.<ref name="FactFiction">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PebLq32PvQ |title=Alice Cooper – Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? |work=YouTube |date=July 18, 2018 |access-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004161326/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PebLq32PvQ |archive-date=October 4, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Cooper, Buxton, and Dunaway were also art students, and their admiration for the works of [[Surrealism|surrealist]] artists such as [[Salvador Dalí]] would further inspire their future stage antics.<ref name="santabarbarasentinel">{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/santabarbarasentinel/docs/_sntnl_43_2_full/8 |title=A Gentleman's Game |newspaper=Santa Barbara Sentinel |via=[[issuu]] |date=November 8, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418220500/http://issuu.com/santabarbarasentinel/docs/_sntnl_43_2_full/8 |archive-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

One night after an unsuccessful gig at the Cheetah club in [[Venice, Los Angeles]], where the band emptied the entire room of patrons after playing just ten minutes, they were approached and enlisted by music manager [[Shep Gordon]], who saw the band's negative impact that night as a force that could be turned in a more productive direction.<ref name="Harkema"/> Shep then arranged an audition for the band with composer and renowned record producer [[Frank Zappa]], who was looking to sign bizarre music acts to his new record label, [[Straight Records]].<ref name="Harkema"/> For the audition Zappa told them to come to his house "at 7 o'clock." The band mistakenly assumed he meant 7 o'clock in the morning. Being woken up by a band willing to play that particular brand of psychedelic rock at seven in the morning impressed Zappa enough for him to sign them to a three-album deal. Another Zappa-signed act, the all-female [[The GTOs|GTOs]], who liked to "dress the Cooper boys up like full size [[Barbie]] dolls," played a major role in developing the band's early onstage look.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/people/p-christine.php |title=Miss Christine |work=SickthingsUK |date=November 5, 1972 |access-date=April 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420085327/http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/people/p-christine.php |archive-date=April 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref group=fn>[[Barry Miles]]'s biography of [[Frank Zappa]] includes a vivid description of how [[the GTOs]] influenced Cooper to wear makeup and dress in drag onstage.</ref>

Cooper's debut studio album, ''[[Pretties for You]]'' (1969), was eclectic and featured an experimental presentation of their songs in a psychedelic context.

Alice Cooper's "shock rock" reputation apparently developed almost by accident at first. An unrehearsed stage routine involving Cooper, a feather pillow, and a live chicken garnered attention from the press; the band decided to capitalize on the tabloid [[sensationalism]], creating in the process a new subgenre, [[shock rock]].<ref name="Harkema"/> Cooper claims that the infamous "Chicken Incident" at the [[Toronto Rock and Roll Revival]] concert in September 1969 was an accident.<ref name="Harkema"/> A chicken somehow made its way onto the stage into the feathers of a feather pillow they would open during Cooper's performance, and not having any experience with farm animals, Cooper presumed that, because the chicken had wings, it would be able to fly.<ref name="Harkema"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superseventies.com/ssalicecooper.html |title=Alice Cooper – In His Own Words |website=Superseventies.com |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117171045/http://superseventies.com/ssalicecooper.html |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> He picked it up and threw it out over the crowd, expecting it to fly away. The chicken instead plummeted into the first few rows occupied by wheelchair users, who reportedly proceeded to tear the bird to pieces.<ref group=fn>Cooper confirms this version of events in an interview in ''Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts''.</ref> The next day the incident made the front page of national newspapers, and Zappa phoned Cooper and asked if the story, which reported that he had bitten off the chicken's head and drunk its blood on stage, was true. Cooper denied the rumor, whereupon Zappa told him, "Well, whatever you do, don't tell anyone you didn't do it."<ref name="Harkema"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/marilyn2.htm |title=Marilyn Manson Kills Puppies |website=Snopes.com |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref><ref group=fn>Five years later, the Chicken Incident would be parodied in the second verse of the [[Ray Stevens]] song "The Moonlight Special", with Cooper referred to as ''Agnes Stoopa''.</ref>

The band later claimed that this period was highly influenced by [[Pink Floyd]], especially their debut studio album ''[[The Piper at the Gates of Dawn]]'' (1967), the only Pink Floyd album made under the leadership of founding member [[Syd Barrett]] (lead vocals and guitar). Glen Buxton said he could listen to Barrett's guitar for hours at a time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hellbound.ca/2011/08/alice-cooper-old-school-1964-1974/ |title=Alice Cooper – Old School 1964–1974 |first=Sean |last=Palmerston |website=Hellbound.ca |date=August 10, 2011 |access-date=February 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423003105/http://www.hellbound.ca/2011/08/alice-cooper-old-school-1964-1974/ |archive-date=April 23, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Alice Cooper band in 1970s: 1970–1975===
[[File:Alice Cooper.jpg|thumb|left|Cooper performing in 1972]]
Despite the publicity from the chicken incident, the band's second studio album, ''[[Easy Action]]'', produced by [[David Briggs (record producer)|David Briggs]] and released in June 1970, fared even worse than its predecessor, entirely failing to chart within the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top 200. Around this time, fed up with Californians' indifference to their act, they relocated to [[Pontiac, Michigan]], where their bizarre stage act was much better received by [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] crowds accustomed to the [[proto-punk]] styles of local bands such as [[the Stooges]] and [[the MC5]]. Despite this, Cooper still managed to receive a cream [[pieing|pie in the face]] when performing at the [[Midsummer Rock|Cincinnati Pop Festival]]. Michigan would remain their steady home base until 1972. "L.A. just didn't get it," Cooper stated. "They were all on the wrong drug for us. They were on acid and we were basically drinking beer. We fit much more in Detroit than we did anywhere else."<ref name="metrotimes">{{cite news |url=http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=5479 |date=October 8, 2003 |title=Alice doesn't live here anymore. But he can't forget the Motor City. |first=Serene |last=Dominic |work=[[Metro Times]] |access-date=July 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912153257/http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/alice-doesnt-live-here-anymore/Content?oid=2177177 |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Alice Cooper appeared at the [[Woodstock]]-esque [[Strawberry Fields (Canadian festival)|Strawberry Fields Festival]] near [[Toronto]], Ontario, in August 1970. The band's mix of glam and increasingly violent stage theatrics stood out in stark contrast to the bearded, denim-clad hippie bands of the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roctober.com/roctober/behindthemusic3.html |title=Behind the Music Episode Guide, Part 3 |website=Roctober.com |access-date=April 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215152956/http://www.roctober.com/roctober/behindthemusic3.html |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> As Cooper himself stated: "We were into fun, sex, death and money when everybody was into peace and love. We wanted to see what was next. It turned out we were next, and we drove a stake through the heart of the Love Generation".<ref>{{cite book |title=The Death Proclamation of Generation X: A Self-Fulfilling Prophesy of Goth, Grunge and Heroin |first=Maxim W. |last=Furek |publisher=i-Universe |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-595-46319-0 |page=62}}</ref>

In autumn 1970, the Alice Cooper group teamed with producer [[Bob Ezrin]] for the recording of their third studio album, ''[[Love It to Death]]''. This was the final album in their Straight Records contract and the band's last chance to create a hit. That first success came with the single "[[I'm Eighteen]]", released in November 1970, which reached number 21 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in early 1971. Not long after the album's release in January 1971, [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]] purchased Alice Cooper's contract from Straight and re-issued the album, giving the group a higher level of promotion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lydon |first1=Michael |title=Me, Alice |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/23/archives/me-alice-starmaking-machinery.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 23, 1976 |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207043403/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/23/archives/me-alice-starmaking-machinery.html |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Love It to Death'' proved to be their breakthrough studio album, reaching number 35 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album charts. It would be the first of 11<ref group=fn>[[Bob Ezrin#Partial discography|See the Alice Cooper entry under ''List of albums produced by Ezrin'' at Ezrin's Wikipedia page]]</ref> Alice Cooper group and solo albums produced by Ezrin, who is widely seen as being pivotal in helping to create and develop the band's definitive sound.<ref name="Ezrin">{{cite web |url=http://emusician.com/em_spotlight/bob_ezrin_interview/ |title=Bob Ezrin: I Was A Teenage Record Producer |website=Emusician.com |date=October 13, 2011 |access-date=April 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015080854/http://emusician.com/em_spotlight/bob_ezrin_interview/ |archive-date=October 15, 2011 }}</ref>

The group's 1971 tour featured a stage show involving mock fights and gothic torture modes being imposed on Cooper, climaxing in a staged execution by [[electric chair]], with the band sporting tight, sequined, color-contrasting [[glam rock]]-style costumes made by prominent rock-fashion designer Cindy Dunaway (sister of band member Neal Smith, and wife of band member Dennis Dunaway). Cooper's androgynous stage role had developed to present a [[villain]]ous side, portraying a potential threat to modern society. The success of the band's single and album, and their tour of 1971, which included their first tour of Europe (audience members reportedly included [[Elton John]] and a pre-[[The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars|Ziggy Stardust]] [[David Bowie]]), provided enough encouragement for Warner Bros. to offer the band a new multi-album contract.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

Their follow-up studio album ''[[Killer (Alice Cooper album)|Killer]]'', released in November 1971, continued the commercial success of ''Love It to Death'' and included further single success with "[[Under My Wheels]]", "[[Be My Lover (Alice Cooper song)|Be My Lover]]" in early 1972, and "[[Halo of Flies (song)|Halo of Flies]]", which became a Top 10 hit in the Netherlands in 1973. Thematically, ''Killer'' expanded on the villainous side of Cooper's androgynous stage role, with its music becoming the soundtrack to the group's morality-based stage show, which by then featured a [[boa constrictor]] hugging Cooper on stage, the murderous axe chopping of bloodied baby dolls, and execution by hanging at the [[gallows]]. In January 1972, Cooper was again asked about his peculiar name, and told talk show hostess [[Dinah Shore]] that he took the name from a "[[Mayberry R.F.D.|Mayberry RFD]]" character.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

The summer of 1972 saw the release of the single "[[School's Out (song)|School's Out]]". It went Top 10 in the U.S. and to number 1 in the UK, and remains a staple on [[classic rock]] radio to this day. The studio album ''[[School's Out (album)|School's Out]]'' reached No. 2 on the US charts and sold over a million copies. The band relocated to their new mansion in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/misc/mansion.php |title=The Cooper Mansion |work=SickthingsUK |date=October 13, 1971 |access-date=April 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219173134/http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/misc/mansion.php |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> With Cooper's on stage androgynous persona completely replaced with brattiness and [[machismo]], the band solidified their success with subsequent tours in the United States and Europe, and won over devoted fans in droves while at the same time horrifying parents and outraging the social establishment.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} In the United Kingdom, [[Mary Whitehouse]], a Christian morality campaigner, persuaded the [[BBC]] to ban the video for "School's Out",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017pn6z |title=Mark Lawson Talks to ... Alice Cooper |work=[[BBC Four]] |date=November 22, 2011 |access-date=February 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227191836/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017pn6z |archive-date=December 27, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> although Whitehouse's campaign did not prevent the single also reaching number one in the UK. Cooper sent her a bunch of flowers in gratitude for the publicity.<ref>{{cite news |first=Martin |last=Fletcher |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/ban-this-filth-letters-from-the-mary-whitehouse-archive-edited-by-ben-thompson-8297791.html |title=Ban This Filth!: Letters from the Mary Whitehouse Archive, edited by Ben Thompson |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=November 10, 2012 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621195522/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/ban-this-filth-letters-from-the-mary-whitehouse-archive-edited-by-ben-thompson-8297791.html |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour]] Member of Parliament [[Leo Abse]] petitioned Home Secretary [[Reginald Maudling]] to have the group banned altogether from performing in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alicecooperechive.com/articles/feature/alis/011019 |title=Loads More Mr Nice Guy |work=Alice Cooper eChive |date=October 19, 2001 |access-date=April 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225051652/http://www.alicecooperechive.com/articles/feature/alis/011019 |archive-date=February 25, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Alice Cooper group 1973.JPG|thumb|The group in 1973]]
In February 1973, ''[[Billion Dollar Babies]]'' was released worldwide and became the band's most commercially successful studio album, reaching No. 1 in both the US and UK. "[[Elected (song)|Elected]]", a late-1972 Top 10 UK hit from the album, which inspired one of the first [[MTV]]-style story-line promo videos ever made for a song (three years before [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s promotional video for "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]"), was followed by two more UK Top 10 singles, "[[Hello Hooray]]" and "[[No More Mr. Nice Guy (song)|No More Mr. Nice Guy]]", the latter of which was the last UK single from the album; it reached No. 25 in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Alice Cooper – Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/278585/alice-cooper/chart |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401062538/https://www.billboard.com/artist/278585/alice-cooper/chart |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The title track, featuring guest vocals by [[Donovan]], was also a US hit single. Around this time Glen Buxton left Alice Cooper briefly because of waning health.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Gilbert |title=Unsung Guitar Hero |url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/unsung-guitar-hero-6422632 |website=Phoenix New Times |date=October 30, 1997 |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207050326/https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/unsung-guitar-hero-6422632 |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

With a string of successful [[concept album]]s and several hit singles, the band continued their grueling schedule and toured the United States again. Continued attempts by politicians and pressure groups to ban their shocking act only served to fuel the legend of Alice Cooper further and generate even greater public interest.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Their 1973 US tour broke box office records previously set by [[the Rolling Stones]] and raised rock theatrics to new heights; the multi-level stage show by then featured numerous special effects, including Billion Dollar Bills, decapitated baby dolls and mannequins, a dental psychosis scene complete with dancing teeth, and the ultimate execution prop and highlight of the show: the [[guillotine]]. The guillotine and other stage effects were designed for the band by magician [[James Randi]], who appeared on stage during some of the shows as [[executioner]]. In 2012 at [[Dragon Con]], Randi and Cooper discussed their working relationship during this period.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Randi and Alice Cooper – Dragon*Con 2012|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKpig-0_mOw|website=[[YouTube]]| date=February 20, 2013 |access-date=February 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227174424/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKpig-0_mOw&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999|archive-date=February 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The Alice Cooper group had now reached its peak and it was among the most visible and successful acts in the industry. Beneath the surface, however, the repetitive schedule of recording and touring had begun to take its toll on the band.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

''[[Muscle of Love]]'', released at the end of 1973, was to be the last studio album from the classic lineup, and marked Alice Cooper's last UK Top 20 single of the 1970s with "[[Teenage Lament '74]]". An unsolicited theme song was recorded for the [[James Bond (film series)|James Bond]] spy film ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun (film)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' (1974),<ref>{{Cite web |title=The best Bond themes that never made it |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200218-the-best-james-bond-themes-that-never-made-it-to-the-screen |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=www.bbc.com|date=February 18, 2020 }}</ref> but a different song of the same name by [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] was chosen instead. By 1974, the ''Muscle of Love'' album still had not matched the top-charting success of its predecessor, and the band began to have constant disagreements. For various reasons, the members agreed to take what was expected to be a temporary hiatus. "Everyone decided they needed a rest from one another", said manager Shep Gordon at the time. "A lot of pressure had built up, but it's nothing that can't be dealt with. Everybody still gets together and talks." Journalist Bob Greene spent several weeks on the road with the band during the Muscle of Love Christmas Tour in 1973. His book ''Billion Dollar Baby'', released in November 1974, painted a less-than-flattering picture of the band, showing a group in total disharmony.<ref name="news.google.ca">{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gD8dAAAAIBAJ&pg=3132,2262079&dq=dennis-dunaway+billion-dollar-babies&hl=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115174817/http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=gD8dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=26YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3132,2262079&dq=dennis-dunaway+billion-dollar-babies&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2013 |title=Billion Dollar Babies |work=[[Google News]]}}</ref> Cooper later wrote an autobiography with [[Steven Gaines]] called ''Me, Alice'' (1976) which gave Cooper's version of that era of his career, among other things.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chalmers |first1=Robert |title=Alice Cooper: Is it time for rock's oldest shocker to give up the gore? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alice-cooper-is-it-time-for-rocks-oldest-shocker-to-give-up-the-gore-1729127.html |website=[[The Independent]] |date=October 22, 2011 |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206175115/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alice-cooper-is-it-time-for-rocks-oldest-shocker-to-give-up-the-gore-1729127.html |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Lair Of The Hollywood Vampires.png|thumb|In the 1970s, Cooper founded a celebrity drinking club, [[the Hollywood Vampires]], headquartered at the [[Rainbow Bar and Grill]] in [[West Hollywood, California]]]]
During this time, Cooper relocated back to Los Angeles and started appearing regularly on television shows such as ''[[Hollywood Squares|The Hollywood Squares]]'', and Warner Bros. released the ''[[Greatest Hits (Alice Cooper album)|Greatest Hits]]'' compilation album. It featured classic-style artwork and reached the US Top 10, performing better than ''Muscle of Love''. However, the band's 1974 feature film ''[[Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper]]'' (consisting mainly of 1973 concert footage with 'comedic' sketches woven throughout to a faint storyline), released on a minor [[Movie theater|cinematic]] run mostly to [[drive-in theater]]s, saw little box office success. On March 5, 1974, Cooper appeared on episode 3 of ''[[The Snoop Sisters]]'' playing a [[Satanism|Satanic]] cult singer. The final shows by Alice Cooper as a group were in Brazil in March and April 1974, including the record indoor attendance estimated as high as 158,000 fans in São Paulo on March 30, at the Anhembi Exposition Hall at the start of the first ever South American rock tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Billion Dollar Babies Band Live Album Due |url=https://bestclassicbands.com/billion-dollar-babies-reissue-12-5-17/ |website=Best Classic Bands |date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207155709/https://bestclassicbands.com/billion-dollar-babies-reissue-12-5-17/ |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Alice Cooper solo: 1975–1980===
In 1975, Alice Cooper returned as a solo artist with the release of ''[[Welcome to My Nightmare]]''. To avoid legal complications over ownership of the group name, "Alice Cooper" had by then become Furnier's new legal name. Speaking on the subject of Alice Cooper continuing as a solo project as opposed to the band it once was, Cooper stated in 1975, "It got very basically down to the fact that we had drawn as much as we could out of each other. After ten years, we got pretty dry together." Manager Gordon added, "What had started in a sense as a pipe-dream became an overwhelming burden."<ref name="news.google.ca"/> The success of ''[[Welcome to My Nightmare]]'' marked the final breakup of the original members of the band, with Cooper collaborating with their producer Bob Ezrin, who recruited [[Lou Reed]]'s backing band, including guitarists [[Dick Wagner]] and [[Steve Hunter]], to play on the album. Spearheaded by the US Top 20 hit ballad "[[Only Women Bleed]]", the album was released by [[Atlantic Records]] in March of that year and became a Top 10 hit for Cooper. It was a concept album that was based on the nightmare of a child named Steven, featuring narration by classic horror movie film star [[Vincent Price]], and serving as the soundtrack to Cooper's new stage show, which now showcased more theatrics than ever, including an {{convert|8|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} furry [[Cyclopes|Cyclops]] which Cooper decapitated and killed.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

Accompanying the album and stage show was the television special ''The Nightmare'', starring Cooper and [[Vincent Price]], which aired on US prime-time TV in April 1975. ''The Nightmare'' (which was later released on home video in 1983 and gained a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Best Long Form Music Video]]) was regarded as another groundbreaking moment in rock history. Adding to it all, a concert film, ''[[Welcome to My Nightmare (film)|Welcome to My Nightmare]]'', produced, directed, and choreographed by ''[[West Side Story]]'' cast member [[David Winters (choreographer)|David Winters]] and filmed live at London's [[Wembley Arena]] in September 1975, was released to theaters in 1976. The film was released in a special edition DVD in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alice Cooper to release 'Welcome to My Nightmare' special edition DVD |url=https://www.axs.com/alice-cooper-to-release-welcome-to-my-nightmare-special-edition-dvd-th-120823 |website=[[AXS (company)|AXS]] |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206191608/https://www.axs.com/alice-cooper-to-release-welcome-to-my-nightmare-special-edition-dvd-th-120823 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Such was the immense success of Cooper's solo project that he decided to continue as a solo artist, and the original band became officially defunct. Bruce, Dunaway, and Smith would go on to form the short-lived band Billion Dollar Babies, producing one studio album—''Battle Axe''—in 1977. While occasionally performing with one another and [[Glen Buxton]], they would not reunite with Alice until October 23, 1999, at the second Glen Buxton Memorial Weekend for a show at CoopersTown in Phoenix. They reunited for another show, with [[Steve Hunter]] on guitar, on December 16, 2010, at the [[Arizona Financial Theatre|Dodge Theatre]] in Phoenix.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuPXFuhBSQ |title=Alice Cooper – Dennis Dunaway Interview |website=YouTube |date=October 30, 2011 |access-date=April 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016190220/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuPXFuhBSQ |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> This lineup would perform together again (televised) on March 14, 2011, at the induction of the original Alice Cooper group into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], as well as on May 11, 2011, at London's [[Battersea Power Station]] at the [[Jägermeister]] Ice Cold 4D event (webcast). In 2011, Bruce, Dunaway, and Smith appeared on three tracks they co-wrote on Alice's solo studio album ''[[Welcome 2 My Nightmare]]''. In 2017, they appeared on two tracks they co-wrote on Alice's solo studio album ''[[Paranormal (Alice Cooper album)|Paranormal]]'', released in July, and in November they joined his current live band for five tour dates in the United Kingdom.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

[[File:Alice Cooper 1977.JPG|thumb|upright|Cooper in 1976]]
Following the 1976 US No. 12 ballad hit "[[I Never Cry]]";<ref name="Ezrin"/> two studio albums, ''[[Alice Cooper Goes to Hell]]'' and ''[[Lace and Whiskey]]''; and the 1977 US No. 9 ballad hit "[[You and Me (Alice Cooper song)|You and Me]]", it became clear during his 1977 US tour that Cooper was in dire need of help with his alcoholism (at his alcoholic peak it was rumored that he was consuming up to two cases of [[Budweiser]] beer and a bottle of [[Seagram's Seven Crown]] whiskey a day). Following the tour, Cooper had himself hospitalized in a sanitarium for treatment, during which time the live album ''[[The Alice Cooper Show]]'' was released.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Alice Cooper Show – Alice Cooper |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-alice-cooper-show-mw0000189513 |website=AllMusic |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423184303/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-alice-cooper-show-mw0000189513 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1978, a [[sobriety|sobered]] Cooper used his experience in the sanitarium as the inspiration for his semi-autobiographical studio album ''[[From the Inside (Alice Cooper album)|From the Inside]]'', which he co-wrote with [[Bernie Taupin]], known for his work with Elton John; it spawned yet another US Top 20 hit ballad, "[[How You Gonna See Me Now]]". The subsequent tour's stage show was based inside an asylum, and was filmed for Cooper's first home-video release, ''[[The Strange Case of Alice Cooper]]'', in 1979. Around this time, Cooper performed "Welcome to My Nightmare", "You and Me", and "School's Out" on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' (episode #307) on March 28, 1978 (he played one of the [[devil]]'s henchmen trying to dupe [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Gonzo (Muppet)|Gonzo]] and [[Miss Piggy]] into selling their souls). He also appeared in an against-typecasting role as a piano-playing disco waiter in [[Mae West]]'s final film, ''[[Sextette]]'', and as a villain in the film ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''. Cooper also led celebrities in raising money to remodel the famous [[Hollywood Sign]] in Los Angeles, California. Cooper himself contributed over $27,000 to the project, buying an O in the sign in memory of close friend and comedian [[Groucho Marx]]. In 1979, Cooper also guest starred on good friend [[Soupy Sales]]' show, ''[[Soupy Sales#Lunch with Soupy Sales|Lunch with Soupy Sales]]'' and was hit in the face with a pie, as part of the show. When asked about the experience, Cooper had this to say about his friend: "Being from Detroit, I came home every day and watched Soupy at lunch (Lunch with Soupy Sales). One of the greatest moments of my life was getting pie-faced by Soupy. He was one of my all time heroes."<ref>{{cite web |title=Alice Cooper gets pied in the face on 'The Soupy Sales Show' |url=https://dangerousminds.net/comments/alice_cooper_gets_pied_in_the_face_on_the_soupy_sales_show |website=Dangerous Minds |date=October 16, 2018 |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207044205/https://dangerousminds.net/comments/alice_cooper_gets_pied_in_the_face_on_the_soupy_sales_show |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1980s===
Cooper's studio albums from the beginning of the 1980s have been referred to by Cooper as his "blackout albums" because he cannot remember recording them, owing to the influence of his new, and increasing, cocaine addiction. ''[[Flush the Fashion]]'' (1980), ''[[Special Forces (Alice Cooper album)|Special Forces]]'' (1981), ''[[Zipper Catches Skin]]'' (1982) and ''[[DaDa]]'' (1983) saw a gradual commercial decline, with the last two not charting within the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' Top 200. ''Flush the Fashion'', produced by [[Roy Thomas Baker]], known for his work with [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and [[the Cars]], had a thick, edgy [[New wave music|new wave]] musical sound that baffled even longtime fans, though it still yielded the US Top 40 hit "[[Clones (We're All)]]". The track also surprisingly charted on the US [[Dance Club Songs|Disco Top 100]] chart. ''Special Forces'' featured a more aggressive but consistent new wave style, and included a new version of "Generation Landslide" from ''Billion Dollar Babies'' (1973). His tour for ''Special Forces'' marked Cooper's last time on the road for nearly five years; it was not until 1986, for ''[[Constrictor (album)|Constrictor]]'', that he toured again. 1982's ''Zipper Catches Skin'' was a more [[pop punk]]-oriented recording, containing many quirky high-energy guitar-driven songs along with his most unusual collection of subject matters for lyrics, and [[Patty Donahue]] of [[the Waitresses]] provided guest vocals and "sarcasm" on the track "I Like Girls". 1983 marked the return collaboration of producer [[Bob Ezrin]] and guitarist [[Dick Wagner]] for the haunting epic ''DaDa'', the final studio album in his Warner Bros. contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alice Cooper – DaDa |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dada-mw0000461389 |website=AllMusic |access-date=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423184309/https://www.allmusic.com/album/dada-mw0000461389 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In mid-1983, after the recording of ''DaDa'' was completed, Cooper was hospitalized for alcoholism again, and [[cirrhosis]] of the liver.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/content.php?id=timelines/t-zcs.php |title=Timeline – Zipper Catches Skin |work=SickthingsUK |access-date=April 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319133014/http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/content.php?id=timelines%2Ft-zcs.php |archive-date=March 19, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He credits his Christian faith for a recovery doctors described as "miraculous" and he talks of how he did not "recover" but how his addiction was "taken away" by [[Jesus Christ]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Alice Cooper: A Testimony of Finding Purpose Through God's Grace|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqkzpZYLwTs|website=Youtube | date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref> Cooper was finally stable and sober (and has remained sober since that time) by the time ''DaDa'' and ''The Nightmare'' home video (of his 1975 TV Special) were released in the fall of that year; however, both releases performed below expectations. Even with ''The Nightmare'' scoring a nomination for 1984's [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video]] (he lost to [[Duran Duran]]), it was not enough for Warner Bros. to keep Cooper on their books. By February 1984, Cooper became a "free agent" for the first time in his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Alice Cooper Survived The 80s |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-survived-80s/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=November 7, 2016 |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720151417/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-survived-80s/ |archive-date=July 20, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Cooper spent a lengthy period away from the music business dealing with personal problems. His divorce from [[Sheryl Cooper]] was heard at Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona, on January 30, 1984, but a decision was made by the couple not to move forward with the divorce. The following month he guested at the [[26th Annual Grammy Awards]] alongside co-presenter [[Grace Jones]]. Behind the scenes Cooper kept busy musically, working on new material in collaboration with [[Aerosmith]] guitarist [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]]. The spring of 1984 was taken up with filming, Cooper acting in the [[B movie|B-grade]] horror movie ''[[Monster Dog]]'', filmed in [[Torrelodones]], Spain. Shortly thereafter he reconciled with Sheryl; the couple relocated to Chicago. The year closed with more writing sessions, this time in New York during November with [[Hanoi Rocks]] guitarist [[Andy McCoy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/united+states/michigan/detroit/alice+cooper |title=MusicMight :: Artists :: Alice Cooper |website=Rockdetector.com |access-date=April 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328223310/http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/united+states/michigan/detroit/alice+cooper |archive-date=March 28, 2014 }}</ref> In 1985, he met and began writing songs with guitarist [[Kane Roberts]]. Cooper was subsequently signed to [[MCA Records]], and appeared as guest vocalist on [[Twisted Sister]]'s song "Be Chrool to Your Scuel". A music video was made for the song, featuring actor [[Luke Perry]] and Cooper donning his black snake-eyes makeup for the first time since 1979, but neither the song nor the video drew public interest.<ref>{{cite web |title=Luke Perry Went to Zombie High in a Banned Twisted Sister Video Pre-90210 |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/luke-perry-zombie-high-twisted-sister-video-pre-90210-1203154965/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 5, 2019 |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808212329/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/luke-perry-zombie-high-twisted-sister-video-pre-90210-1203154965/ |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1986, Alice Cooper officially returned to the music industry with the studio album ''[[Constrictor (album)|Constrictor]]''. The album spawned the hits "[[He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)]]" (the theme song for the movie ''[[Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives]]''; in the video for the song Cooper was given a cameo role as a deranged psychiatrist) and the fan favorite "[[Teenage Frankenstein]]". The ''Constrictor'' album was a catalyst for Cooper to make a triumphant return to the road for the first time since the 1981 ''Special Forces'' project, on a tour titled The Nightmare Returns. The Detroit leg of this tour, which took place at the end of October 1986 during [[Halloween]], was captured on film as ''[[The Nightmare Returns]]'' (1987), and is viewed by some as being the definitive Alice Cooper concert film. It was released on DVD in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alice Cooper: 'The Nightmare Returns' To Receive DVD Release Tomorrow |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-the-nightmare-returns-to-receive-dvd-release-tomorrow/ |website=[[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]] |date=July 31, 2006 |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205162551/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-the-nightmare-returns-to-receive-dvd-release-tomorrow/ |archive-date=December 5, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The concert, which received rave reviews in the rock music press,<ref group=fn>For example, see the November 13, 1986, issue of ''[[Kerrang!]]'' music magazine, whose front cover bears the headline 'The Night He Came Home ... Alice Knocks 'Em Dead in Detroit'.</ref> was also described by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as bringing "Cooper's violent, twisted onstage fantasies to a new generation". The ''Constrictor'' album was followed by ''[[Raise Your Fist and Yell]]'' in 1987, which had an even rougher sound than its predecessor, as well as the Cooper classic "[[Freedom (Alice Cooper song)|Freedom]]". The subsequent tour of ''Raise Your Fist and Yell'', which was heavily inspired by the slasher horror movies of the time such as the ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th]]'' series and ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'', served up a shocking spectacle similar to its predecessor, and courted the kind of controversy, especially in Europe, that recalled the public outrage caused by Cooper's public performances in America in the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raise Your Fist and Yell – Alice Cooper |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/raise-your-fist-and-yell-mw0000651209 |website=AllMusic |access-date=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423184247/https://www.allmusic.com/album/raise-your-fist-and-yell-mw0000651209 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Britain, Labour MP [[David Blunkett]] called for the show to be banned, saying "I'm horrified by his behaviour – it goes beyond the bounds of entertainment." The controversy spilled over into the German segment of the tour, with the German government actually succeeding in having some of the gorier segments of the performance removed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/timelines/t-ryfay.php |title=Timeline: Raise Your Fist And Yell 1987 |work=SickthingsUK |access-date=April 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318030447/http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/timelines/t-ryfay.php |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was also during the London leg of the tour that Cooper met with a near fatal accident during rehearsal of the hanging execution sequence that occurs at the end of the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/theatrics/gallows.php |title=The Gallows |work=SickthingsUK |access-date=April 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318030452/http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/theatrics/gallows.php |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''Constrictor'' (1986) and ''Raise Your Fist and Yell'' (1987) were recorded with lead guitarist [[Kane Roberts]] and bassist [[Kip Winger]], both of whom would leave the band by the end of 1988 (although Kane Roberts played guitar on "[[Bed of Nails (song)|Bed of Nails]]" on Cooper's 1989 studio album ''[[Trash (Alice Cooper album)|Trash]]'').

In 1987, Cooper made a brief appearance as a vagrant in the supernatural horror film ''[[Prince of Darkness (film)|Prince of Darkness]]'', directed by [[John Carpenter]]. His role had no lines and consisted of generally menacing the protagonists before eventually impaling one of them with a bicycle frame.<ref>{{cite news |title=Film: 'Prince of Darkness,' by John Carpenter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/23/movies/film-prince-of-darkness-by-john-carpenter.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 23, 1987 |access-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523145644/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/23/movies/film-prince-of-darkness-by-john-carpenter.html |archive-date=May 23, 2019 |url-status=live |last1=Canby |first1=Vincent }}</ref>

Also in 1987, Cooper appeared at [[WrestleMania III]], escorting wrestler [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]] to the ring for his match against [[The Honky Tonk Man]]. After the match, which Roberts lost, ended, Cooper got involved and threw Jake's snake Damien at Honky's manager [[Jimmy Hart]]. Roberts considered the involvement of Cooper to be an honor, as he had idolized Cooper in his youth and was still a huge fan. WrestleMania III, which attracted a [[WWE|WWF]] record 93,173 fans, was held in the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] near Cooper's home town of Detroit.<ref>{{cite web |title=When Alice Cooper Slithered Into Action at WrestleMania III |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-wrestlemania-iii/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=March 31, 2017 |access-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031143443/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-wrestlemania-iii/ |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Cooper recorded a music video for the "Poison" B-side "[[I Got a Line on You]]" after the song was featured on the soundtrack to ''[[Iron Eagle II]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite web |title=Iron Eagle 2 – Original Soundtrack |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/iron-eagle-2-mw0000198110 |website=AllMusic |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206164758/https://www.allmusic.com/album/iron-eagle-2-mw0000198110 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 7, 1988, Cooper nearly died of asphyxiation after a safety rope broke during a rehearsal concert wherein he pretended to hang himself, a stunt he would often perform during live concerts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisdayinrock.com/index.php/general/1988-alice-cooper-nearly-dies-of-asphyxiation-after/ |title=Rock History – 1988 – Alice Cooper nearly dies of asphyxiation after... |website=Thisdayinrock.com |date=April 7, 1988 |access-date=August 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603215754/http://www.thisdayinrock.com/index.php/general/1988-alice-cooper-nearly-dies-of-asphyxiation-after/ |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/category/wikipedia-fact-or-fiction/|title=Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? > Loudwire|website= [[Loudwire]]|language=en|access-date=July 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720225458/http://loudwire.com/category/wikipedia-fact-or-fiction/|archive-date=July 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1988, Cooper's contract with MCA Records expired and he signed with [[Epic Records]]. Then in 1989 his career finally experienced a legitimate revival with the [[Desmond Child]] produced and [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]-nominated studio album ''[[Trash (Alice Cooper album)|Trash]]'', which spawned a hit single "[[Poison (Alice Cooper song)|Poison]]", which reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 7 in the US, and a worldwide [[concert|arena tour]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Trash – Alice Cooper |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/trash-mw0000204877 |website=AllMusic |access-date=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423184257/https://www.allmusic.com/album/trash-mw0000204877 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1990s===
In 1991, Cooper released his nineteenth studio album ''[[Hey Stoopid]]'' featuring several notable rock musicians guesting on the record. Released as [[glam metal]]'s popularity was on the wane, and just before the explosion of [[grunge]], it failed to have the same commercial impact as its predecessor. The same year also saw the release of the video ''Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts'' which chronicled his entire career using in depth interviews with Cooper himself, Bob Ezrin, and Shep Gordon. One critic has noted that ''Prime Cuts'' demonstrates how Cooper had used (in contrast to similar artists who succeeded him) themes of satire and moralization to such good effect throughout his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3619 |title=Alice Cooper – Prime Cuts |first=Mark |last=Boydell |website=DVDtimes.co.uk |date=April 25, 2002 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112225552/http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3619 |archive-date=January 12, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was in the ''Prime Cuts'' video that Bob Ezrin delivered his own summation of the Alice Cooper persona: "He is the psycho killer in all of us. He's the axe murderer, he's the spoiled child, he's the abuser, he's the abused; he's the perpetrator, he's the victim, he's the gun slinger, and he's the guy lying dead in the middle of the street".<ref>Shep Gordon interview for ''Prime Cuts''.</ref>

During the early 1990s, Cooper guested on records by the most successful bands of the time, such as the [[Guns N' Roses]] third studio album ''[[Use Your Illusion I]]'', on which he shared vocal duties with [[Axl Rose]] on the track "[[The Garden (Guns N' Roses song)|The Garden]]". He also had a brief appearance as the abusive stepfather of [[Freddy Krueger]] in the ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' slasher film ''[[Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare]]'' (1991).<ref>{{cite news |title=Review/Film; Ending With Class, if an End It Is |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/14/movies/review-film-ending-with-class-if-an-end-it-is.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 14, 1991 |access-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029084522/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/14/movies/review-film-ending-with-class-if-an-end-it-is.html |archive-date=October 29, 2019 |url-status=live |last1=Maslin |first1=Janet }}</ref>

Cooper made a cameo appearance in the 1992 comedy film ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]''. Cooper and his band first appear on stage performing "Feed My Frankenstein" from their studio album ''Hey Stoopid''. Afterwards at a backstage party, the movie's main characters Wayne Cambell and Garth Algar discover that when offstage, Cooper is a calm, articulate intellectual as he and his band discuss the history of [[Milwaukee]] in depth. Wayne and Garth respond to an invitation to hang out with Cooper by kneeling and bowing reverently before him while chanting "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"<ref>{{cite web |title=Alice Cooper reflects on legendary 'Wayne's World' scene 25 years later |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/alice-cooper-reflects-legendary-waynes-world-scene-25-years-later-1970567 |website=NME |date=February 8, 2017 |access-date=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213153115/https://www.nme.com/news/music/alice-cooper-reflects-legendary-waynes-world-scene-25-years-later-1970567 |archive-date=December 13, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1994, Cooper released ''[[The Last Temptation (Alice Cooper album)|The Last Temptation]]'', his first concept album since ''DaDa'' (1983). The album deals with issues of faith, temptation, alienation and the frustrations of modern life, and has been described as "a young man's struggle to see the truth through the distractions of the 'Sideshow' of the modern world".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Alice_Cooper_The_shock_rock_pioneer_speaks_about_his_Christian_faith/30163/p1/ |title=Alice Cooper: The shock rock pioneer speaks about his Christian faith |first=Darren |last=Hirst |website=Crossrhythms.co.uk |date=January 3, 2008 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011145055/http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Alice_Cooper_The_shock_rock_pioneer_speaks_about_his_Christian_faith/30163/p1/ |archive-date=October 11, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Concurrent with the release of ''The Last Temptation'' was a three-part comic book series written by [[Neil Gaiman]], fleshing out the album's story. This was to be Cooper's last album with Epic Records since according to Brian 'Renfield' Nelson, Cooper's personal assistant, "Alice was interested in going to [[Hollywood Records]] even before 'The Last Temptation' was released because Bob Pfeifer, who originally signed Alice to Epic, was now the President of Hollywood Records. After 'The Last Temptation' was finished, Alice requested that [[Sony Music|Sony]]/Epic let him go so that he could make the switch to Hollywood. He just wanted to go where his friends are." and was his last studio release for six years, though during this period the live album ''[[A Fistful of Alice]]'' (1997)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rarebird9.net/alicecooper.html |title=Alice Cooper |work=Rarebird's Rock And Roll Rarity Reviews |access-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225051930/http://rarebird9.net/alicecooper.html |archive-date=February 25, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> was released, and in 1997 he lent his voice to the intro track of [[Insane Clown Posse]]'s ''[[The Great Milenko]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Great Milenko |url=https://ew.com/article/1997/07/25/great-milenko/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029085916/https://ew.com/article/1997/07/25/great-milenko/ |archive-date=October 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During his absence from the recording studio, Cooper toured extensively every year throughout the latter part of the 1990s, including, in 1996, South America, which he had not visited since 1974. Also in 1996, Cooper sang the role of [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] on the London cast recording of the musical ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar (1996 London Cast)|Jesus Christ Superstar]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1142886/a/Jesus+Christ+Superstar.htm |title=Jesus Christ Superstar CD Tracks |website=CDuniverse.com |date=March 7, 2000 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609155953/http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1142886/a/Jesus+Christ+Superstar.htm |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1999, the four-disc box set ''[[The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper]]'' appeared, which contained the authorized biography<ref>[https://alicecooper.com/music/the-life-and-crimes-of-alice-cooper/ "The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper", Alice Cooper's authorized biography, written by Jeffrey Morgan of Creem magazine.], alicecooper.com</ref> of Cooper, ''Alcohol and Razor Blades, Poison and Needles: The Glorious Wretched Excess of Alice Cooper, All-American'', written by ''[[Creem]]'' magazine editor [[Jeffrey Morgan (writer)|Jeffrey Morgan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alicecooper.com/biosheet.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020215154320/http://www.alicecooper.com/biosheet.html |archive-date=February 15, 2002 |title=Alcohol and Razor Blades, Poison and Needles: The Glorious Wretched Excess of Alice Cooper, All-American |website=Alicecooper.com |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref>

===2000s===
[[File:Cooper, Alice (Flickr).jpg|thumb|220px|right|Cooper in 2006]]
The first decade of the 21st century saw a sustained period of activity from Alice Cooper, the decade in which he would turn 60. He toured extensively releasing a steady stream of studio albums to favorable critical acclaim. Beginning in 2000 with ''[[Brutal Planet]]'', a return to horror-filled heavy metal, [[industrial rock]], set in a [[dystopia]]n post-apocalyptic future.<ref name="canoe2000">{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Cooper_Alice/2000/08/29/744188.html |title=Artists – Cooper, Alice : Reality scares Alice |work=CANOE – JAM! |date=August 29, 2000 |access-date=April 8, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712212825/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Cooper_Alice/2000/08/29/744188.html |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref> The album was produced by [[Bob Marlette]], with longtime Cooper production collaborator [[Bob Ezrin]] returning as executive producer. The accompanying world tour, which included Cooper's first concert in Russia, also resulted in ''[[Alice Cooper: Brutally Live|Brutally Live]]'' (2000), a DVD of a concert, recorded in London, England, on July 19, 2000.<ref name="brutally">{{cite AV media
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Cooper made a guest appearance in 2001 on a third-season episode of ''[[That '70s Show]]'' titled "Radio Daze", in which he partook in a game of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=10 Memorable That 70s Show Guest stars |url=https://www.ifc.com/2016/06/that-70s-show-guest-stars |website=IFC.com |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807003143/https://www.ifc.com/2016/06/that-70s-show-guest-stars |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Brutal Planet'' was succeeded by the sonically similar and acclaimed sequel ''[[Dragontown]]'' (2001), which saw [[Bob Ezrin]] back as producer. The album has been described as leading the listener down "a nightmarish path into the mind of rock's original conceptual storyteller"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=2056773 |title=Alice Cooper – Dragontown CD |website=CDuniverse.com |date=October 9, 2001 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610224205/http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=2056773 |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> and by Cooper himself as being "the worst town on Brutal Planet". Like ''The Last Temptation'', both ''Brutal Planet'' and ''Dragontown'' are albums which explore Cooper's born-again Christianity. It is often cited in the music media that ''Dragontown'' forms the third chapter in a trilogy begun with ''The Last Temptation'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mp3.com/albums/493259/reviews.html |title=Alice Cooper: Dragontown |website=Mp3.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607055026/http://www.mp3.com/albums/493259/reviews.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref> however, Cooper has indicated that this in fact is not the case.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/alice_cooper_part_2200304/index.php |title=Alice Cooper (part 2) |work=[[HM (magazine)|HM]] |access-date=April 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322091315/http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/alice_cooper_part_2200304/index.php |archive-date=March 22, 2012 }}</ref>

Cooper again adopted a leaner, cleaner sound for his critically acclaimed 2003 release ''[[The Eyes of Alice Cooper]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/alice-cooper.htm |title=Alice Cooper – The Eyes Of Alice Cooper |work=[[MusicOMH]] |access-date=April 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009101505/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/alice-cooper.htm |archive-date=October 9, 2012 }}</ref> Recognizing that many contemporary bands were having great success with his former sounds and styles, Cooper worked with a somewhat younger group of road and studio musicians who were familiar with his oeuvre of old. The resulting Bare Bones tour adopted a less-orchestrated performance style that had fewer theatrical flourishes and a greater emphasis on musicality.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/aug/01/flying-the-coup/ |title=Flying the coup |work=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date=August 1, 2003 |access-date=November 5, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105183015/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/aug/01/flying-the-coup/ |archive-date=November 5, 2019 }}</ref>

Cooper's radio show ''[[Nights with Alice Cooper]]'' began airing on January 26, 2004, in several US cities. The program showcases classic rock, Cooper's personal stories about his life as a rock icon and interviews with prominent rock artists.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mahoney |first1=Elizabeth |title=Alice's Wonderland |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/01/radio.television |website=The Guardian |date=July 2005 |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206163554/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/01/radio.television |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The show is broadcast on nearly 100 stations in the US and Canada, and has been broadcast internationally.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nightswithalicecooper.com/ |title=Nights with Alice Cooper |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716134403/http://www.nightswithalicecooper.com/ |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

A continuation of the songwriting approach adopted on ''The Eyes of Alice Cooper'' was again adopted by Cooper for his seventeenth solo studio album ''[[Dirty Diamonds]]'', released in 2005. ''Dirty Diamonds'' became Cooper's highest-charting album since 1994's ''The Last Temptation'' at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dirty-diamonds-is-alice-cooper-s-highest-charting-album-in-11-years/ |title='Dirty Diamonds' Is Alice Cooper's Highest-Charting Album in 11 Years |date=August 11, 2005 |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016190221/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dirty-diamonds-is-alice-cooper-s-highest-charting-album-in-11-years/ |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Dirty Diamonds tour launched in America in August 2005 after several European concerts, including a performance at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] in Switzerland on July 12. Cooper and his band, including [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] drummer [[Eric Singer]], were filmed for a DVD released as ''[[Live at Montreux (Alice Cooper album)|Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux 2005]]'' (2006). One critic, in a review of the Montreux release, commented that Cooper was to be applauded for "still mining pretty much the same territory of teenage angst and rebellion" as he had done more than 30 years previously.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blogcritics.org/dvd-review-live-at-montreux-2005/|title=DVD Review: ''Live At Montreux, 2005'' – Alice Cooper|last=Boyd|first=Glen|date=May 21, 2006|work=Blogcritics|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917034539/https://blogcritics.org/dvd-review-live-at-montreux-2005/|archive-date=September 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2006, the original Alice Cooper band reunited to perform six classic Alice Cooper songs at Cooper's annual charity event in Phoenix, entitled "Christmas Pudding".<ref group=fn>Damon Johnson, a guitarist in Cooper's then band, filled in for the deceased Glen Buxton.</ref>

On July 1, 2007, Cooper performed a duet with [[Marilyn Manson]] at the B'Estival event in [[Bucharest]], Romania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/06/27/cooper_manson_in_concert_for_first_time/1362/ |title=Cooper, Manson in concert for first time |work=United Press International |date=June 27, 2007 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604100456/http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/06/27/cooper_manson_in_concert_for_first_time/1362/ |archive-date=June 4, 2008 }}</ref> The performance represented a reconciliation between the two artists; Cooper had previously taken issue with Manson over his overtly [[Anti-Christian sentiment|anti-Christian]] on stage antics and had sarcastically made reference to the originality of Manson's choosing a female name and dressing in women's clothing.<ref name="canoe2000"/> Cooper and Manson have been the subject of an academic paper on the significance of adolescent [[antihero]]es.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Bostic|first1=Jeff Q.|last2=Schlozman|first2=Steve|last3=Pataki|first3=Caroly|last4=Ristuccia|first4=Carel|last5=Beresin|first5=Eugene V.|last6=Martin|first6=Andrés|date=January 9, 2014 |title=From Alice Cooper to Marilyn Manson |journal=Academic Psychiatry |language=en |volume=27|issue=1|pages=54–62|doi=10.1176/appi.ap.27.1.54|pmid=12824123|s2cid=143764114|issn=1042-9670}}</ref>

In January 2008, Cooper was one of the guest singers on [[Avantasia]]'s third studio album ''[[The Scarecrow (album)|The Scarecrow]]'', singing the seventh track "The Toy Master". In July 2008, after lengthy delays, Cooper released ''[[Along Came a Spider (album)|Along Came a Spider]]'', his eighteenth solo studio album. It was Cooper's highest-charting album since 1991's ''Hey Stoopid'', reaching No. 53 in the US and No. 31 in the UK. The album, visiting similar territory explored in 1987's ''Raise Your Fist and Yell'', deals with the nefarious antics of a deranged [[serial killer]] named "Spider" who is on a quest to use the limbs of his victims to create a human spider. The album generally received positive reviews from music critics, though ''Rolling Stone'' magazine opined that the music on the record sorely missed Bob Ezrin's production values.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/along-came-a-spider-20080812 |title=Alice Cooper: Along Came a Spider |first=Chris |last=Steffen |date=August 12, 2008 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225053036/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/along-came-a-spider-20080812 |archive-date=February 25, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The resulting Theatre of Death tour of the album (during which Cooper is executed on four separate occasions) was described in a long November 2009 article about Cooper in ''The Times'' as "epic" and featuring "enough fake blood to remake ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''".{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

During this period Cooper was also recognized and awarded in various ways: given a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2003;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3286705.stm |title=Rock's Cooper gets Hollywood star |work=BBC News |date=December 3, 2003 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804131157/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3286705.stm |archive-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> in May 2004 he received an honorary doctoral degree from [[Grand Canyon University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=18238 |title=Alice Cooper to receive honorary degree from Grand Canyon Univ |work=[[Baptist Press]] |date=May 7, 2004 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418220344/http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=18238 |archive-date=April 18, 2014 }}</ref> In June 2005, he was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.<ref name="MRRL Hall of Fame">{{cite web |url=https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/69-alice-cooper |title=Michigan Rock and Roll Legends – ALICE COOPER |first=OJ |last=Advertising |website=Michiganrockandrolllegends.com |access-date=September 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925054418/http://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/69-alice-cooper |archive-date=September 25, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2006 he was given the [[key to the city]] of [[Alice, North Dakota]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4771763.stm |title=Rocker Cooper gets key to Alice |work=BBC News |date=May 15, 2006 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018154602/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4771763.stm |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the living legend award at the 2006 [[Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards]] event;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6124434.stm |title=Alice Cooper scoops legend award |work=BBC News |date=November 7, 2006 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805162659/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6124434.stm |archive-date=August 5, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> and he won the 2007 ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' music magazine Hero Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper Honored at Mojo Awards |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbourne-alice-cooper-honored-at-mojo-awards/ |website=Blabbermouth |date=June 18, 2007 |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206164534/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbourne-alice-cooper-honored-at-mojo-awards/ |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> He received a Rock Immortal award at the 2007 [[Scream Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbr.com/cbr-spike-tvs-scream-awards-2007/ |title=CBR @ Spike TV's Scream Awards 2007 |last=Furey |first=Emmett |date=October 23, 2007 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=October 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013223943/http://www.cbr.com/cbr-spike-tvs-scream-awards-2007/ |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Cooper appeared on the British TV series Room 101 where a balloon model of him was featured.

===2010s===
[[File:Alice Cooper, olympiastadion, Helsinki, 8.7.2011 (12).JPG|thumb|Cooper performing at the [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]] in Helsinki, Finland, 2011]]
In January 2010, it was announced that Cooper would be touring with [[Rob Zombie]] on The Gruesome Twosome Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gruesometwosometour.com/ |title=Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper |work=The Gruesome Twosome Tour |access-date=November 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123021551/http://gruesometwosometour.com/ |archive-date=November 23, 2010 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> In May 2010, Cooper made an appearance during the beginning of the season finale of the singing competition show ''[[American Idol]]'', in which he sang "[[School's Out (song)|School's Out]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rXyG5NXgDg |title=Alice Cooper Appearance At 'American Idol' – School's Out |work=YouTube |date=October 31, 2010 |access-date=April 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816184655/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rXyG5NXgDg |archive-date=August 16, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Alice Cooper Live in London 2012-10-28.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|Cooper performing live at [[Wembley Arena]] in London, England, 2012]]
With his daughter, and former band member [[Dick Wagner]], Cooper scored the music for the indie horror flick ''Silas Gore'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web |last=Slasher |first=Masked |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38649/alice-cooper-and-his-daughter-tackle-silas-gore |title=Alice Cooper and his Daughter Tackle Silas Gore |website=Dreadcentral.com |date=July 21, 2010 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018123147/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38649/alice-cooper-and-his-daughter-tackle-silas-gore |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During 2010, Cooper began working on a new studio album, dubbed ''[[Welcome 2 My Nightmare]]'', a sequel to the original ''Welcome to My Nightmare'' (1975).<ref name="rm"/> In a Radio Metal interview, he said that "We'll put some of the original people on it and add some new people ... I'm very happy with working with Bob (Ezrin) again."<ref name="rm">{{cite web |url=http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/alice-cooper-talks-about-his-nightmare,1593 |title=Alice Cooper Talks About His Nightmare ...|access-date=February 20, 2011 |date=June 28, 2010 |work=Radio Metal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715144835/http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/alice-cooper-talks-about-his-nightmare,1593 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On December 15, 2010, it was announced Cooper and his former band would be inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. The induction ceremony took place on March 14, 2011, where Cooper was inducted by fellow horror-rocker Rob Zombie. Original members Bruce, Cooper, Dunaway, and Smith all made brief acceptance speeches and performed "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out" live together, with Steve Hunter filling in for the late Glen Buxton. Cooper showed up for the event wearing a (presumably fake) blood-splattered shirt and had a live albino [[Burmese python]] wrapped around his neck.<ref name="HallofFame">{{cite web |url=http://www.soundspike.com/news/article/1239-rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_news_rock_hall_makes_it_official_alice.html |title=Rock Hall makes it official: Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond among new class |work=SoundSpike |date=December 15, 2010 |access-date=December 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218190653/http://www.soundspike.com/news/article/1239-rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_news_rock_hall_makes_it_official_alice.html |archive-date=December 18, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150936|title=Alice Cooper Band Members Comment On Rock Hall Induction News|date=February 6, 2016|website=Roadrunnerecords.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206230248/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-band-members-comment-on-rock-hall-induction-news/|archive-date=February 6, 2016|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> Cooper told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine that he was "elated" by the news and that the nomination had been made for the original band, as "We all did go to the same high school together, and we were all on the track team, and it was pretty cool that guys that knew each other before the band ended up going that far".<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{Cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alice-cooper-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductee-was-elated-when-he-got-the-news-20101214 |date=December 14, 2010 |title=Alice Cooper, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Was 'Elated' When He Got the News |first=Andy |last=Greene |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220141725/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alice-cooper-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductee-was-elated-when-he-got-the-news-20101214 |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 10, 2011, [[Jackson Browne]], [[David Crosby]], [[Graham Nash]], Cooper, [[Jennifer Warnes]], and others performed at a benefit concert in [[Tucson, Arizona]], benefiting The Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding, a foundation that raises awareness about and provides medical prevention and treatment services to people with mental disorders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jacksonbrowne.com/news/2011/03/07/jackson-browne-and-alice-cooper-organize-all-star-line-march-10-concert-tucson-conve |title=Jackson Browne and Alice Cooper organize All-Star Line-Up for March 10 Concert at Tucson Convention Center |work=Jackson Browne |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713072554/http://jacksonbrowne.com/news/2011/03/07/jackson-browne-and-alice-cooper-organize-all-star-line-march-10-concert-tucson-conve |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2011, Cooper took his place as the [[Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car]] at the BBC motoring show ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorward.com/2011/06/top-gear-series-17-episode-1-preview-spoiler-alert/ |title=Top Gear Series 17 Episode 1 Preview [Spoiler Alert] |work=Motorward |date=June 24, 2011 |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628221431/http://www.motorward.com/2011/06/top-gear-series-17-episode-1-preview-spoiler-alert/ |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 9, 2011, Cooper was awarded the [[Kerrang! Awards|''Kerrang! Icon Award'']] at ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine's annual awards show. Cooper used the opportunity to hit out at the "anaemic" rock music that dominates the charts, and said he has no intention of retiring from the industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13727401 |title=Alice Cooper receives Kerrang! Icon Award |work=BBC News |date=June 10, 2011 |access-date=April 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429070137/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13727401 |archive-date=April 29, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Cooper supported [[Iron Maiden]] on their [[Maiden England World Tour]] from June to July 21, 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-announce-us-tour/ |title=Maiden announce US tour |date=February 15, 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2012 |work=[[Metal Hammer]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203065314/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-announce-us-tour/ |archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}</ref> and then headlined [[Bloodstock Open Air]] on Sunday August 12.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/events/boa-2012/bands/alice-cooper |title=Bloodstock – Band Profile For Alice Cooper |date=August 12, 2012 |website=Bloodstock.uk.com |access-date=August 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190800/http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/events/boa-2012/bands/alice-cooper |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 16, 2012, Cooper appeared at the [[The College of Medicine|Sunflower Jam]] charity concert at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London, performing alongside [[Brian May]] lead guitarist of [[Queen (band)|Queen]], bassist [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] of [[Led Zeppelin]], drummer [[Ian Paice]] of [[Deep Purple]], and Iron Maiden lead vocalist [[Bruce Dickinson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/led-zeppelin/66153 |title=Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and Queen band members perform at charity rock show |work=NME |date=September 17, 2012 |access-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102102014/http://www.nme.com/news/led-zeppelin/66153 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Cooper cameos as himself in the 2012 [[Tim Burton]] [[Dark Shadows (film)|adaptation]] of ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' that starred [[Johnny Depp]], [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] and [[Helena Bonham Carter]]. Assuming his name to be that of a woman, Depp's character in the film [[Barnabas Collins]] describes Alice as the ugliest woman he has ever seen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dark Shadows Quotes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark-shadows-2010/quotes/ |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=Flixster, Inc. |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215203349/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark-shadows-2010/quotes/ |archive-date=December 15, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Cooper announced that he had finished recording a covers album, based on songs by his rock star drinking buddies in the 1970s who had since died from excess, and that it was scheduled for a spring 2014 release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-completes-work-on-covers-album/ |title=Alice Cooper Completes Work On Covers Album |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=September 29, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017122007/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-completes-work-on-covers-album/ |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later he announced that the album would likely be released in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spreaker.com/user/talkingmetal/one-on-one-with-mitch-lafon-episode-12 |title=One On One with Mitch Lafon Episode 12 |website=Spreaker.com |year=2015 |access-date=April 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402221509/https://www.spreaker.com/user/talkingmetal/one-on-one-with-mitch-lafon-episode-12 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On January 28, 2014, it was officially revealed that Alice Cooper would be the opening act for [[Mötley Crüe]]'s final tour, which would span throughout 2014 and 2015. Cooper was featured on the song "[[Savages (Theory of a Deadman album)|Savages]]" on [[Theory of a Deadman]]'s fifth studio album.<ref>{{cite web |title=Theory of a Deadman Talk About Teaming Up With Alice Cooper |url=https://loudwire.com/theory-of-a-deadman-alice-cooper-savages/ |website=Loudwire |date=August 29, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205163922/https://loudwire.com/theory-of-a-deadman-alice-cooper-savages/ |archive-date=December 5, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Cooper was the subject of ''[[Super Duper Alice Cooper]]'', a biographical documentary film by Canadian directors [[Sam Dunn]], [[Scot McFadyen]] and [[Reginald Harkema]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Who the heck is Alice?; Super Duper Alice Cooper the latest doc from B.C.'s Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen |newspaper=[[Vancouver Sun]] |date=April 28, 2014}}</ref> The film won a [[Canadian Screen Awards|Canadian Screen Award]] for Best Feature Length Documentary at the [[3rd Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-screen-awards-2015-mommy-big-film-winner-orphan-black-takes-top-tv-trophies-1.2977396 |title=Canadian Screen Awards 2015: Mommy big film winner, Orphan Black takes top TV trophies |work=[[CBC News]] |date=March 1, 2015 |access-date=March 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313234237/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-screen-awards-2015-mommy-big-film-winner-orphan-black-takes-top-tv-trophies-1.2977396 |archive-date=March 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October, Cooper released the live album and video ''Raise the Dead: Live from Wacken'', which was recorded at Germany's [[Wacken Open Air|Wacken]] heavy metal festival the previous year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hilton |first1=Lucy |title=Watch Alice Cooper perform classic track in trailer for new live album Raise The Dead |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/watch-alice-cooper-perform-classic-4459992 |website=Mirror UK |date=October 18, 2014 |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206163249/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/watch-alice-cooper-perform-classic-4459992 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, Cooper premiered [[Hollywood Vampires (band)|Hollywood Vampires]], a [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] featuring [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] with a new studio album of rock covers, featuring many guest artists including [[Paul McCartney]], and live dates at L.A.'s [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|Roxy Theatre]] and at Brazil's [[Rock in Rio]] festival in September. In 2016, Cooper made headlines again as he resumed his [[running gag]] of campaigning for the US presidency.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/19/politics/alice-cooper-elected-running-for-president/ |title=Alice Cooper (jokingly) runs for President |first=Deena |last=Zaru |date=August 19, 2016 |work=CNN |access-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030075856/http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/19/politics/alice-cooper-elected-running-for-president/ |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Cooper featured as a co-headliner with [[Deep Purple]] and [[Edgar Winter]] for several tour dates from August to early September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deep-purple-alice-cooper-the-edgar-winter-band-to-join-forces-for-north-american-tour/ |title=Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, The Edgar Winter Band To Join Forces For North American Tour |date=January 30, 2017 |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130164016/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deep-purple-alice-cooper-the-edgar-winter-band-to-join-forces-for-north-american-tour/ |archive-date=January 30, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Cooper released his twentieth solo studio album ''[[Paranormal (Alice Cooper album)|Paranormal]]'' in July 2017. It featured contributions from drummer [[Larry Mullen Jr.]] of [[U2]], [[Billy Gibbons]] of [[ZZ Top]] on guitar and [[Roger Glover]] from Deep Purple on bass guitar. Guitarists [[Tommy Denander]] and [[Tommy Henriksen]] contributed most of the guitars.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

[[File:Alice Cooper performing at Caesars Windsor, 2022-09-11 01.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Cooper performing live at [[Caesars Windsor]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]], 2022]]
On Easter Sunday, 2018, Cooper performed as [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] in [[Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert|NBC's live performance]] of [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert|url=https://www.nbc.com/jesus-christ-superstar?nbc=1|access-date=April 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402231300/https://www.nbc.com/jesus-christ-superstar?nbc=1|archive-date=April 2, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Reviews were positive, with ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} critic Noel Murray praising "Alice Cooper's magnificently scenery-chewing performance" as a "startling moment of clarity,"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Murray|first1=Noel|title=Review: In 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' an Old Story for (Yet Another) New Millennium|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/arts/television/jesus-christ-superstar-live-in-concert-nbc-review.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 3, 2018|date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403012344/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/arts/television/jesus-christ-superstar-live-in-concert-nbc-review.html|archive-date=April 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and Lorraine Ali of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' describing his performance as, "Weird? Yes, but also perfect in a campy, dramatic and evil 'Billion Dollar Babies' kind of way. Cooper's part was small but indelible."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ali|first1=Lorraine|title=NBC's 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live' shouldn't have worked. Here's why it did|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-la-et-st-jesus-christ-superstar-review-20180402-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 3, 2018|date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402193506/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-la-et-st-jesus-christ-superstar-review-20180402-story.html|archive-date=April 2, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Cooper had previously recorded the song (though not performed it live) in 2000, with the 1996 London revival cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/jesus-christ-superstar-alice-cooper/ |title=GET YOUR FIRST LOOK AT ALICE COOPER IN 'JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR' |last1=Lifton |first1=Dave |website=Ultimateclassicrock.com |date=March 16, 2018 |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404134637/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/jesus-christ-superstar-alice-cooper/ |archive-date=April 4, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2020s===
Cooper released his twenty-first solo studio album, ''[[Detroit Stories]]'', on February 26, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-to-release-detroit-stories-album-in-february-cover-artwork-track-listing-revealed/|title=ALICE COOPER To Release 'Detroit Stories' Album In February; Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 11, 2020|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> In May, he announced a fall tour to promote the album, supported by [[Ace Frehley]], which began in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Shaffer|first1=Claire|date=May 17, 2021|title=Alice Cooper Announces Fall 2021 Tour Dates With Kiss's Ace Frehley|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alice-cooper-ace-frehley-fall-2021-tour-1170314/|access-date=May 18, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

Cooper wrote the afterword to [[Jeffrey Morgan (writer)|Jeffrey Morgan]]'s autobiography ''Rock Critic Confidential'' which was published by New Haven on June 28, 2021.<ref name="Jeffrey Morgan 2021">{{cite book|author=Jeffrey Morgan|title=Rock Critic Confidential|publisher=New Haven Publishing Ltd.|year=2021|isbn=978-1-912587-53-7}}</ref>

Cooper participated as a judge on the music competition television show ''[[Hit Parader's No Cover|No Cover]]'' season 1 that started to be aired in the [[Sumerian Records]] YouTube Channel in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Legaspi |first1=Althea |date=October 29, 2020 |title=Alice Cooper, Lzzy Hale to Judge 'No Cover' Band Competition TV Show |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alice-cooper-lzzy-hale-no-cover-band-competition-tv-show-judges-1083102/ |access-date=June 22, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

On July 11, 2022, touring guitarist [[Nita Strauss]] announced she had departed the band.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 11, 2022|title=NITA STRAUSS Leaves ALICE COOPER Band - "The Past Eight Years Together Has Been The Experience Of A Lifetime, And I Could Not Be More Grateful"|url=https://bravewords.com/news/nita-strauss-leaves-alice-cooper-band-the-past-eight-years-together-has-been-the-experience-of-a-lifetime-and-i-could-not-be-more-grateful|access-date=July 11, 2022|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]}}</ref> A few days later, it was announced [[Kane Roberts]] had rejoined the band, replacing Strauss.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 13, 2022|title=ALICE COOPER Welcomes Back Guitarist KANE ROBERTS|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-welcomes-back-guitarist-kane-roberts|access-date=July 14, 2022|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> On March 6, 2023, it was announced Strauss had rejoined the band.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 6, 2023|title=NITA STRAUSS Rejoins ALICE COOPER For 2023 Tour Dates|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/nita-strauss-rejoins-alice-cooper-for-2023-tour-dates|access-date=March 6, 2023|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>

Cooper's twenty-second studio album ''[[Road (Alice Cooper album)|Road]]'' was released on August 25, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-announces-road-album-details-shares-im-alice-single|title=Alice Cooper Announces ''Road'' Album Details, Shares 'I'm Alice' Single|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=June 14, 2023|date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Alice Cooper White River.jpg|thumb|Alice Cooper and his band perform at the [[White River Amphitheatre]] in Washington state in 2023.]]
In the fall of 2023, Cooper co-headlined the Freaks on Parade tour with [[Rob Zombie]], with [[Filter (band)|Filter]] and [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] acting as the opening acts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alicecooper.com/freaks-on-parade-tour|title=Freaks on Parade Tour|website=alicecooper.com|date=January 30, 2023 |access-date=September 25, 2023}}</ref> The tour spanned one month, lasting from August 24, 2023, until September 24, 2023, visiting 19 venues across the United States and Canada.

Cooper presents a show five weekdays on the UK's [[Planet Rock (radio station)|Planet Rock]].

Cooper recorded the album ''Solid Rock Revival'' with different, child-friendly lyrics for his songs and those of other artists. "[[School's Out (song)|School's Out]]" became "School's In", "[[No More Mr. Nice Guy (song)|No More Mr. Nice Guy]]" became "Now, I'm Mr. Nice Guy" and "[[I'm Eighteen]]" became "I'm Thirteen". With [[Rob Halford]] he recorded "Pleasant Dreams", and with [[Darryl McDaniels]] he recorded a [[hip hop]] version of "[[In the Midnight Hour]]" called "Midday Hour". Proceeds go to Norelli Family Foundation and Cooper's Solid Rock Foundation.<ref name=Masley>{{cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/02/alice-cooper-greatest-hits-childrens-album/73099020007/|title=How Alice Cooper reimagined 'I'm Eighteen' and 'School's Out' for a kids album|last=Masley|first=Ed|work=[[Arizona Republic]]|date=April 2, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref>

In January 2024, a newly revamped syndicated radio show, [https://superadio.com/alices-attic-with-alice-cooper/ ''Alice's Attic with Alice Cooper''] syndicated by Superadio Networks debuted on over 70+ radio stations in the USA and worldwide. [https://radioink.com/2024/03/12/chicago-detroit-among-cities-climbing-into-alice-coopers-attic/ Radio Ink]

In April 2025, it was announced that Cooper had reunited with [[Michael Bruce (musician)|Michael Bruce]], [[Dennis Dunaway]] and [[Neal Smith (drummer)|Neal Smith]] for a new album, titled ''[[The Revenge of Alice Cooper]]'', making it the first since 1973's ''[[Muscle of Love]]'' to be released under the [[Alice Cooper (band)|Alice Cooper]] band rather than as a solo album. It is set for release on July 25, 2025 and will also include never-before-released tracks by their original guitarist [[Glen Buxton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-reunites-with-his-original-bandmates-for-their-first-album-in-51-years-the-revenge-of-alice-cooper|title=ALICE COOPER Reunites With His Original Bandmates For Their First Album in 51 Years, 'The Revenge Of Alice Cooper'|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=April 21, 2025|date=April 21, 2025}}</ref>