Monday Metal News: 8/22/05


© Chad Bowar

If you have some metal news or information for the weekly column, email it to the editor! Here's the latest metal news for Monday, August 22nd, 2005:

Alice Cooper Album and Tour
Once decried as "a parent's worst nightmare," the one and only Alice Cooper is back with a new album, "DIRTY DIAMONDS." Written and recorded in 13 days, the album stays true to the back-to-basics philosophy of 2003's "The Eyes of Alice Cooper."

Not content merely to stage an epic, blood-spattered musical assault, Cooper has also seized the airwaves. His internationally syndicated radio show, "Nights with Alice Cooper," has rapidly grown in popularity since its launch in Jan. 2004. The show airs Monday through Friday from 7pm until Midnight, via United Stations Radio Network. Targeting the Classic Rock format, Cooper incorporates music, trivia, guest interviews and, of course, his commentary. Guests have included everyone from Ozzy Osbourne, Brian May, and Slash to Dennis Miller, Jerry Springer and Sugar Ray Leonard. The show's growing success has inspired several new affiliates to jump aboard Cooper's night train. The show currently airs on over 80 stations in the U.S. and has been rated in the Top 10 in more than 25 markets.

ALICE COOPER TOUR WITH CHEAP TRICK

Aug. 22 Toronto, Ontario @ The Docks
Aug. 25 Vienna, Va. @ Wolf Trap
Aug. 26 Atlanta, Ga. @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Aug. 28 Farmingville, N.Y. @ Brookhaven Amphitheatre
Aug. 29 Holmdel, N.J. @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 30 Syracuse, N.Y. @ State Fair
Sept. 1 Rockford, Ill. @ On The Waterfront Festival
Sept. 2 Madison, Wis. @ Alliant Energy Center Sept. 5 Pueblo, Colo. @ State Fair
Sept. 7 Topeka, Kan. @ Landon Arena
Sept. 9 Grand Junction, Colo. @ Rock Jam
Sept. 10 Albuquerque, N.M. @ State Fair
Sept. 14 Alpine, Calif. @ Viejas Concerts in the Park
Sept. 16 Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Greek Theatre

Black Dahlia Guitarist Arrested For Indecent Exposure
On July 23rd at Ozzfest in Pittsburgh, PA The Black Dahlia Murder guitarist Brian Eschbach was arrested for indecent exposure while filming footage for FUSE TV's Uranium. Brian was given Uranium host Juliya's camcorder and was walking around the second stage area interviewing random bands and fans when someone pulled his towel off, which happened to be the only thing he was wearing. The police immediately seized Brian and escorted him away to a holding cell on site where he was detained for about 30minutes before being let go with a citation. Luckily FUSE's Uranium was onsite and caught everything on camera which will be aired not only on Uranium and Metal Asylum but also on a FUSE special on Ozzfest. Here's what Brian had to say about his brush with the law in Pittsburgh, "I'd like to start off by saying that it feels good to be free. Of coarse its weird saying that when this incident just draws so much light on how much injustice there is in America and how much general lack of freedom we really have. But it feels good to be back on tour rocking with my band mates... and word up to all my boys in cell A and I hope to see you all again soon."

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