Matt Sorum‘s drumming is solid, and although I was not a Guns N’ Roses fan, he brings the backbeat power throughout all the songs, along with bass player Duff McKagan and Cooper‘s own Tommy Henriksen helping with the rhythm work. Special guests include Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), and Zak Starkey (The Who / Oasis). Their tradition is to play a riotous tribute to the great lost heroes of music and their own original material, released on their recent studio album Rise.

With Perry, Depp and Henriksen on guitar, the outfit has enormous musical firepower, which perfectly matches the unique voice of Alice Cooper.

The Vampires make it cool to be a rock star again; only Keith Richards is missing to complete the ultimate level of awesomeness (but Depp‘s pirate look from his Jack Sparrow / Richards influence gives the vibes that the latter could be there in spirit). This is more of a blues/rock number which is carried by a tough as fuck guitar riff that toys with Cooper’s vocals in a tit-for-tat battle that sees music as the only winner. JOE PERRY from Aerosmith, Tommy Henriksen (both of Alice's bands, creator of Crossbones Skully, producer, musician) Glen Sobel (also both of Alice's bands) Chris Wyse of Owl and has toured with many other big names, Buck Johnson (Aerosmith and The Hollywood Vampires) . Just the fact a band playing mostly covers was invited to play Rock In Rio is an impressive feat, but the way in which they clearly nailed it was beyond impressive. The second album had more originals and only three covers but was released after this recording and so, unfortunately, doesn’t feature here.

Lzzy Hale delivers all she can on the thundering version of ‘Whole Lotta Love’ and harmonizes with Alice Cooper in perfection. Originally by the American rock band SPIRIT, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES cover this classic in their very own way.

The name has its origins in a drinking club created by Alice Cooper in the 70s; it became the perfect name as Cooper, joined by Joe. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. He encourages the crowd to sing with him before retreating back into School’s Out, finishing with a wash of drums and guitar that would have been epic from the crowd. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' sophomore album "Rise", produced by Tommy Henriksen and the HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, was hailed as one of the purest, most unapologetic and enjoyable rock and roll albums of 2019, made by masters of the craft and true fans of the form.