Legendary rocker
Alice Cooper was interviewed for the latest edition of
"The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's
CHOM-FM. You can now stream the chat using the
SoundCloud player below.
Drummer
Glen Sobel was forced to take a temporary leave of absence from the
ALICE COOPER band due to a persisitent neck injury. Taking over drum duties for
Sobel is veteran drummer
Jonathan Mover whose credits include
Joe Satriani,
FUEL and
GTR, among many others.
Mover was
Cooper's drummer for the
"Trash" tour in 1989-1990 and currently holds a position as
Drumhead magazine's editor-in-chief.
Alice Cooper's new album,
"Welcome 2 My Nightmare", sold 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 22 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Cooper's previous CD, 2008's
"Along Came A Spider", opened with just under 10,000 copies to land at No. 53.
Recorded with longtime collaborator
Bob Ezrin, who produced the original multi-platinum
"Welcome To My Nightmare" album in 1975,
"Welcome 2 My Nightmare" picks up right where they left off, with
Alice trapped in his own warped mind.
