Album Guide
Rise (2019)
Track listing: I Want My Now / Good People Are Hard To Find / Who's Laughing Now / How The Glass Fell / The Boogieman Surprise / Welcome To The Bushwackers / The Wrong Bandage / You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory / Git From Round Me / Heroes / A Pitiful Beauty / New Threat / Mr. Spider / We Gotta Rise / People Who Died / Congratulations
Alice Cooper: lead vocals ("I Want My Now", "Who's Laughing Now", "Boogieman Surprise", "Welcome to Bushwackers", "New Threat", "We Gotta Rise"); vocals ("You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory", "Git From Round Me", "Heroes", "People Who Died"); lead vocals, words ("Mr. Spider"); spoken word ("Congratulations")
Joe Perry: guitar, vocals ("I Want My Now", "Who's Laughing Now", "Boogieman Surprise", "Welcome to Bushwackers", "Git From Round Me", "We Gotta Rise", "People Who Died"); lead vocals, guitars, acoustic guitars ("You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory"); ebo, guitars, vocals ("Heroes"); guitars, slide guitar, vocals ("New Threat"); guitars ("Mr. Spider"); spoken word, guitars ("Congratulations")
Johnny Depp: guitars, vocals ("I Want My Now", "Who's Laughing Now", "Boogieman Surprise", "Welcome to Bushwackers"); guitars, acoustic guitars, vocals ("You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory"); sound design, voices ("Good People Are Hard To Find"); lead vocals, guitars ("Git From Round Me"); lead vocals, guitars, ebo ("Heroes"); guitars, bass, vocals ("New Threat"); guitars, acoustic guitar, spider guitar ("Mr. Spider"); lead vocals, guitars ("We Gotta Rise", "People Who Died"); spoken word, keyboards ("Congratulations")
Tommy Henriksen: bass, vocals, keyboards, percussion ("I Want My Now"); sound design, voices ("Good People Are Hard To Find"), 8 string bass, keyboards, guitars, vocals, sound design, percussion ("Who's Laughing Now"); bass, guitars, vocals, percussion, sound design ("Boogieman Surprise"), bass, guitars, vocals, percussion ("Welcome to Bushwackers"), bass, percussion, guitar, acoustic guitar ("You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory"); lead vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, percussion, sound design ("Git From Round Me"); guitars, vocals ("Heroes", "People Who Died"); bass, guitars, vocals, keyboards, percussion ("New Threat"); guitars, vocals, keyboard, sound design ("Mr. Spider"); bass, guitars, vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, sound design ("We Gotta Rise"); spoken word, acoustic guitar, sound design ("Congratulations")
Glen Sobel: drums ("I Want My Now", "Who's Laughing Now", "Boogieman Surprise", "Welcome to Bushwackers", "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory", "Git From Round Me", "Heroes", "New Threat", "Mr. Spider", "We Gotta Rise", "People Who Died")
Chris Trujillo: percussion ("I Want My Now", "Who's Laughing Now", "Boogieman Surprise", Welcome to Bushwackers", "Git From Round Me", "Heroes", "New Threat", "Mr. Spider", "We Gotta Rise", "People Who Died")
Buck Johnson: keyboards, vocals ("I Want My Now", "Boogieman Surprise", "People Who Died"); harpsichord ("How The Glass Fell"); acoustic guitar, vocals ("Welcome to Bushwackers"); keybooard, piano, vocals ("Heroes")
Sheryl Cooper: vocals ("I Want My Now", "Boogieman Surprise", "People Who Died")
Jamie Muhoberac: keyboards ("I Want My Now", "Who's Laughing Now", "Boogieman Surprise", "New Threat", "We Gotta Rise"); keyboards, piano ("The Wrong Bandage", "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory", "Git From Round Me", "Mr. Spider"), strings ("Congratulations")
Finn Cooper Henriksen: words ("How The Glass Fell")
Chris Wyse: bass ("Boogieman Suprise", "Mr. Spider"); upright bass ("A Pitiful Beauty", "Congratulations"); upright bass, vocals ("Heroes"), bass, vocals ("People Who Died")
Jeff Beck: guitars ("Welcome to Bushwackers")
John Waters: words ("Welcome to Bushwackers")
Tommy Denander: guitars ("Welcome to Bushwackers"); guitars, strings, keyboards, acoustic guitar ("Mr. Spider")
Nathan Holmes: speaker of the house ("We Gotta Rise")
Jeremy Rubolino: horns ("We Gotta Rise")
Recorded at Infinitum Nihil Studio's, 1480, 1466, Anarchy Studio's West, 1480; Los Angeles, California (January 9th and Feb 24th, 2018); Hollywood Vampires Tour 2018; The Bat-cave and various hotel rooms; The Hameau, Le Plan-de-la-Tour, France (June/July 2018)
Produced by Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, Johnny Henriksen
Rise (2019)
PRESS RELEASE:
The Hollywood Vampires return with new music in the form of their explosive second album Rise. Rock 'n' roll royalty Joe Perry, Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp, and shock rock icon Alice Cooper join forces once again for the unmissable rock album of 2019. Rise will be released June 21 via earMUSIC.
Seconds into the opening track "I Want My Now," it's clear this supergroup has created something special. The chemistry between the individuals is unmistakable when they come together on stage or in the recording studio. Forget the individual reputations of the star-studded lineup. Rise features some of the purest, most unapologetic, and most enjoyable rock 'n' roll of the year — made by masters of the craft and true fans of the form.
Unlike their 2015 debut record, the new album Rise, produced by Tommy Henriksen and the band,consists mainly of original material written by the band. However, in the spirit of the Vampires' original mission, there are three covers of songs originally written and recorded by some fellow rockers who died far too young: an intimate and intense version of David Bowie's "Heroes," beautifully performed by Johnny Depp; the late Jim Carroll Band's "People Who Died"; and Johnny Thunders' "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory," sung by Joe Perry.
Raucous rock anthems like "The Boogieman Surprise" and first single "Who's Laughing Now" capture the natural, raw, and celebratory attitude that The Hollywood Vampires displayed in their rowdy shows around the world. However, the album shows off their range as well with tracks like "We Gotta Rise"— a tongue-in-cheek politics song in the tradition of Cooper's "Elected" — to the psychedelic gothic epic of "Mr. Spider."
"Rise is not only a totally different animal than the first Vampires album, it is unique to anything I've ever been a part of," says Cooper. "I approached it very differently than I usually do when working on an album. Each of us; Joe, Johnny, Tommy, and myself have written songs on this album. What is different though is that I didn't try to change any songs to be more 'Alice-like.' Because each of us has different influences, the sound of this album is very cool. I think that with this album, we are establishing what the Vampires' sound really is, whereas with the first album, we were more tipping our hats to our fallen rock 'n' roll brothers."
Perry says, "Rise came from pure creative energy, which is just like playing live with the Vampires. The record showcases everyone doing what they do best without anyone looking over our shoulders. There was no pressure or deadlines, allowing us to write and record an album that is one of the freest and most honest sounding records I've been part of. I can't wait to perform some of these tunes live for our fans."
Promotional Materials
Hollywood Vampires - Rise USA Advert (2019)