Alice Cooper’s New Halloween Single and Contest

October is here and it’s time to get the Halloween music on your playlist! Lucky for us, Alice Cooper who has been named “the King of Halloween,” has a brand-new single celebrating his eternal love for the infernal holiday: “Keepin’ Halloween Alive.” According to Cooper the reason he created the song was to celebrate his favorite Holiday and people like him…

At home my family all gathers around an old spooky tree decorated with skulls and bones in the living room, and we exchange gifts,” says Cooper. “It’s our holiday. We even all have matching black-and-orange Halloween sweaters! I wanted a theme song for people like me, and for us Halloween never ends.

The single is available exclusively on iTunes, as a single, or as a Digital 45 with the “Cooperoke” vocal-free version and a bonus digital booklet. And if you’re looking to make some money and have your face plastered all over AliceCooper.com and elsewhere, Cooper’s got a little competition for you folks. Check out the details below…

Fans are encouraged to join in on the fun by entering the “Keepin’ Halloween Alive” Cooper-oke Video Contest, in which they upload videos of themselves singing their own karaoke versions of “Keepin’ Halloween Alive.”

Three winners, chosen by Alice Cooper, will have their videos posted on AliceCooper.com and elsewhere, and will be awarded one of three cash prizes: First Place: $1,000, Second Place: $500, and Third Place: $250. All videos must be submitted no later than midnight PDT, October 31st, 2009. Entry details, contest rules and more info available at www.nightswithalicecooper.com.

The latest single, was co-written and co-produced by Cooper with Piggy D. (a member of Rob Zombie’s band), who played rhythm guitar/backup vocals. Dave Pino (Powerman 5000) is featured on lead guitar, and David Spreng (Engineer for Bob Dylan, The Bravery) mixed the track and played drums.

In addition to releasing the new single, Cooper is busy hosting his “Nights with Alice Cooper” radio program, now syndicated on more than 100 stations worldwide, and staying on the road with his Theatre of Death world tour—tour dates below.

• Mon, Oct 5 Daytona Beach FL Peabody Auditorium
• Weds, Oct 7 Montgomery AL Performing Arts Center
• Fri, Oct 9 Marksville LA Paragon Casino Resort
• Sat, Oct 10 Biloxi MS Beau Rivage Casino
• Sun, Oct 11 Houston TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
• Mon, Oct 12 Dallas TX Palladium
• Fri, Oct 16 Lake Tahoe NV Harrah’s Tahoe South Shore Room
• Sat, Oct 17 Wendover NV Peppermill Casino
• Mon Oct 19 Idaho Falls ID Civic Auditorium
• Weds, Oct 21 San Francisco CA The Warfield
• Fri-Sun, Oct 23-25 Las Vegas NV Orleans Hotel & Casino
• Tues, Oct 27 Fresno Saroyan Theatre
• Weds, Oct 28 Los Angeles CA Nokia Theatre
• Fri, Oct 30 Indio CA Fantasy Springs Casino
• Sat, Oct 31 Valley Center CA Harrah’s Rincon Open Sky Amphitheatre
• Weds, Nov 18 Kocise, Slovakia Cassosport Hall
• Thurs, Nov 19 Bratislava, Slovakia Sports Hall Pasiersky
• Fri, Nov 20 Plzen, Czech Republic CEZ Arena
• Tues, Nov 24 Manchester, England Apollo
• Weds, Nov 25 Glasgow, Scotland Clyde Auditorium
• Fri, Nov 27 Newcastle, England City Hall
• Sat, Nov 28 Sheffield, England City Hall
• Sun, Nov 29 Swindon, England Oasis
• Tues, Dec 1 Wolverhampton, England Civic Hall
• Weds, Dec 2 Plymouth, England Pavilions
• Fri, Dec 4 Nottingham, England Royal Concert Hall
• Sat, Dec 5 Brighton, England Centre
• Sun, Dec 6 London, England Hammersmith Apollo
• Tues, Dec 8 Kerkrade, Netherlands Rodahallen
• Weds, Dec 9 Schwerin, Germany Sports & Kongresshalle
• Fri, Dec 11 Espoo, Finland Arena
• Sat, Dec 12 Oulu, Finland Teatria
• Mon, Dec 14 Gothenburg, Sweden Lisebergshallen
• Tues, Dec 15 Vasteras, Sweden Bombardier Arena

How many of you are excited to hear Cooper’s new track?