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Alice Cooper ‘Detroit Stories’: Release date, tracklist and all you need to know about shock-rock icon’s 21st solo album

‘Detroit Stories’ is a follow-up to his much-acclaimed 2017 album ‘Paranormal’ and will feature a number of veteran musicians from the scene

Renowned American singer-songwriter and veteran rocker Alice Cooper is 72-years-old and is still going strong with his music. “The Godfather of Shock Rock” recently announced his new album titled ‘Detroit Stories’ on his official Twitter account. Cooper had shared the official cover art of his 21st solo album on November 11, 2020, with the caption, “My new album "Detroit Stories" is coming Feb. 26! Pre-orders start today with the first single, "Rock 'n' Roll" coming this Friday.”

‘Detroit Stories’ is a follow-up to his much-acclaimed 2017 album ‘Paranormal.’ The brand new album by the rock and roll legend will feature a number of veteran musicians from the scene, including MC5’s Wayne Kramer, Detroit Wheels drummer Johnny ‘Bee’ Badanjek and bassist Paul Randolph, as reported by NME.

The rock icon is known for drawing inspiration from horror films as he usually features numerous props, including pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords during his stage shows. 
 

Release date

Alice Cooper’s ‘Detroit Stories’ will hit the Internet on February 26, 2021, and is up for pre-order here.
 

Concept

According to ABC Audio, Cooper’s ‘Detroit Stories’ is a guitar-driven album. Speaking to them in an interview, he said, “Detroit was the home of hard rock. You know, bands like The Stooges, The MC5, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Ted Nugen- all the bands that came out of Detroit were hard-rock bands.” He added, “I’m just really proud of being from Detroit, so I figured, let's do an homage to Detroit rock ‘n’ roll.”

Cooper also spilled the beans on collaborations revealing that he joined hands with the surviving members of the original Alice Cooper band i.e. bassist Dennis Dunaway, drummer Neal Smith and guitarist Michael Bruce on ‘Detroit Stories’, as he did on his two previous studio albums.

Tracklist

‘Detroit Stories’ will entertain the hard rock fans with a total of 15 songs. The first song from the album called ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ has already hit the Internet. Speaking of songs, here’s how the entire tracklist of the album looks like:
 
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’
‘Go Man Go’ (Album Version)
‘Our Love Will Change The World’
‘Social Debris’
‘$1000 High Heel Shoes’
‘Hail Mary’
‘Detroit City 2021’ (Album Version)
‘Drunk And In Love’
‘Independence Dave’
‘I Hate You’
‘Wonderful World’
‘Sister Anne’ (Album Version)
‘Hanging On By A Thread (Don’t Give Up)’
‘Shut Up And Rock’
‘East Side Story’ (Album Version)

Where to stream

Alice Cooper’s ‘Detroit Stories’ will be available to fans on leading streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal and YouTube.