JOE PERRY: HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Are 'Talking About Doing Another Album' In 2027

In a new interview with InBoston magazine's Francesca LaMontagne, Joe Perry spoke about his HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES supergroup, which also features shock rock icon Alice Cooper and Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp. Regarding the possibility of a follow-up to HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' sophomore album, "Rise", which came out in 2019, as well as more live performances, Joe said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The second album, it started to really feel like a band, because we started using a couple of guys from Alice's band. So that became the solid band. The drummer [Glen Sobel] and [guitarist] Tommy [Henriksen]. And then we brought in Buck Johnson, who plays for AEROSMITH and also plays on some of my solo stuff. And then Chris Wyse, who used to play with THE CULT, who's a killer bass player. And we got the best of the best. And then the four of us are out there, and it's a pretty good band."

Joe continued: "But we don't operate like a regular band. You'd think we would be on the road more, put out more records, but everybody has other things they do. It was almost three years since the last tour. And it was great getting back together [for the 2026 European run of shows]. And it took us a little while to get rolling. Our second gig was at the O2 Arena in London. We did probably five or six shows in U.K., and then we went over to the [rest of the European] continent and played some of the places we'd been playing. And it just didn't work out that we could play in the States. But I think the next time we go out, we'll focus on playing in the States. And I think with the documentary ['Unleashed Spirits: The Rise Of The Hollywood Vampires'], we're talking about doing another album sometime after the first of the year. Johnny's gonna be — I think he's gonna have some space. So we'll see — we'll see what happens. We'll just have to play it by ear."

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' documentary, the aforementioned "Unleashed Spirits: The Rise Of The Hollywood Vampires", received its world premiere at the 42nd annual Boston Film Festival, which ran from September 17 to September 21.

Directed by Daniel E. Catullo III, "Unleashed Spirits: The Rise Of The Hollywood Vampires" was previously described in a press release as "an exhilarating and heartfelt film that takes viewers on a captivating journey through the formation of HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES and the profound impact they've had on their devoted fan base."

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES are named for a pack of famous musicians that legendary rocker Alice Cooper used to drink with in the early 1970s, including John Lennon and Keith Moon.

Perry, Cooper and Depp first came together to record in 2015, bonding over a shared love of their favorite songs and a desire to celebrate their "dead, drunk friends" by playing the songs of the fallen heroes. Riotous performances ensued around the world.

"Rise", produced by 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. Unlike their 2015 debut record, the latest album consisted mainly of original material, written by the band. There were, however, in the spirit of the VAMPIRES' original mission, three covers of songs originally written and recorded by legendary rockers who died far too young.

Seven years ago, Cooper told Billboard about his chemistry with Depp and Perry: "That's a very odd thing about this. You've got three alpha males who are used to running the show, and all of a sudden, three guys are sitting there with zero arguments. The whole thing is, 'Okay, let's try that.' Every time they would send me a track with scratch vocals on it, if I worked on it and chopped it up and did my thing, it would turn into an Alice song. I took my fingerprints off of it. I would hear the song and say, 'Let's do it as it was written.' My instinct might be to say that this part goes too long or the intro goes too long, but that's what makes it interesting."

Regarding HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' decision to record a second album as a follow-up to 2015's "Hollywood Vampires", which debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200, Cooper said: "We looked at each other and went, 'Let's do another album, but let's make this one original.' And just like that, Johnny was writing, Joe was writing, Tommy was writing, I was writing … and we just all kind of put it together while I was on tour. Tommy produced it, and the next thing you know, we had an album. The cool thing about it is that it doesn’t sound like an Alice album, it doesn't sound like an AEROSMITH album: It sounds like a HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES album."

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES released their first live album, "Live In Rio", in June 2023 via earMUSIC. The LP was recorded when the HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES played their biggest and most legendary gig in front of more than 100,000 fans at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in September 2015. A second live album from HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, "At Montreux Jazz Festival", arrived in August. It documents their legendary 2018 performance in Switzerland, featuring both their original tracks and classic rock covers.