Constrictor was the 1986 comeback album for rock musican Alice Cooper. After retiring from the music industry after the release of DaDa, Cooper remained in seclusion for three years. He starred in Monster Dog, a horror film in which he wrote two songs for. He also guest starred on the Twisted Sister track "Be Cruel To Your School". After three years of watching bands imitate what he successfully created in the early '70s, Alice returned to the scene, and the MPAA hit list. Image File history File links Constrictor. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Cover of the first edition of the publication, Dada. ... Raise Your Fist and Yell was the 1987 release by Alice Cooper. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Cover of the first edition of the publication, Dada. ... Monster Dog, also known as Leviatán, The Bite and Los Perros de la Muerte, is a 1984 horror film written and directed by Claudio Fragasso. ... Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. ...

Cooper sought the aid of heavy metal guitarist Kane Roberts for the album, which resulted in a sound Cooper had never tapped into before. Constrictor roared into 1986, exposing a whole new generation of teens to the original shock rocker. The also led to one of the most successful tours of the late '80s, "The Nightmare Returns" tour. Kane Roberts is a heavy metal guitarist best known for his tenure in Alice Coopers band during the late 1980s. ... Constrictor was the 1986 effort of Alice Cooper. ...

Now returned to his trademark gothic make-up and leather, Alice was once again one of the most dangerous musicans around. The horror series Friday The 13th teamed up with Cooper during this time to produce the theme song for it's latest film. The song "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" was written for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. It went on to become a #1 hit in Sweden. Songs also featured in the film include "Teenage Frankenstein" and "Hard Rock Summer", a song that did not end up on the album. A Friday occurring on the 13th day of any month is considered to be a day of bad luck in English, German and Portuguese-speaking cultures around the globe. ... Hes Back (The Man Behind the Mask) is a song from American shock rock musician Alice Coopers 1986 album Constrictor, and the theme song of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, a slasher film and sixth part of the Friday the 13th film series released in the...

The track "The Great American Success Story" was apparently intended as the theme song to the Rodney Dangerfield film Back to School, but was not actually used. Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the line I dont get no respect and his monologues on that theme. ... Back to School is a 1986 movie starring Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, William Zabka, Sam Kinison, and Robert Downey, Jr. ...

Track listing

1. "Teenage Frankenstein" – 3:40
2. "Give It Up" – 4:13
3. "Thrill My Gorilla" – 2:56
4. "Life and the Death of the Party" – 3:45
5. "Simple Disobedience" – 3:30
6. "The World Needs Guts" – 3:59
7. "Trick Bag" – 4:18
8. "Crawlin'" – 3:22
9. "The Great American Success Story" – 3:38
10. "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" – 3:49