Kane Roberts (born Robert William Athas; January 16, 1962) is an American rock guitarist and singer best known as a former lead guitarist for Alice Cooper. Additionally, he has performed as a solo act, and his cover of the Bon Jovi song "Does Anybody Really Fall in Love Anymore?" cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Roberts is notable for his Rambo-like appearance and physique and his usage of an electric guitar shaped like a machine gun.

Career

Roberts was the guitarist who played on Alice Cooper's Constrictor and Raise Your Fist and Yell and their respective tours. He is the man responsible for Alice's metal years in the late 1980s, On March 3, 2023, Alice Cooper announced that Nita Strauss would return for the 2023 tour.

Discography

thumb|Roberts with Alice Cooper in 2022

Studio albums

  • Kane Roberts (1987)
  • Saints and Sinners (1991)
  • Unsung Radio (2012)
  • The New Normal (2019)

With Alice Cooper

  • Constrictor (1986)
  • Raise Your Fist and Yell (1987)
  • Bed of Nails (1989)
  • The track Dead Don't Dance on the album "Road" (2023)

With Phoenix Down

  • Under a Wild Sky (1999)

Guest appearances

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| <br />Title<br /><br />

! scope="col"| Release

! scope="col"| Contribution

! scope="col"| Other artist(s)

! scope="col"| Album

|-

! scope="row"| "Will I Ever Understand You"

| rowspan="2"| 1986

| rowspan="3"| guitar

| rowspan="2"|Berlin

| rowspan="2"| Count Three & Pray

|-

! scope="row"| "Like Flames"

|-

! scope="row"| "Bed of Nails"

| 1989

| Alice Cooper

| Trash

|-

! scope="row"| (several songs)

| rowspan="2"| 1991

| rowspan="3"| backing vocals

| SouthGang

| Tainted Angel

|-

! scope="row"| "Love on a Rooftop"

| Desmond Child

| Discipline

|-

! scope="row"| (several songs)

| 1993

| Steve Vai

| Sex & Religion

|-

! scope="row"|

| 2000

| CD artwork and design

| rowspan="2"| Alice Cooper

| Brutal Planet

|-

! scope="row"| "Dead Don't Dance"

| 2023

| rowspan="3"| guitar

| Road

|}

See also

  • The Lords of Tantrazz, a video game designed by Roberts

References