ALICE COOPER's new guitarist ORIANTHI has released her new EP, Fire, via iTunes. Go to this location to preview the songs and to purchase.

The tracklist is as follows:

'Heaven in This Hell'

'If You Were Here With Me'

'How Does It Feel?'

'How Do You Sleep?'

'Fire'

Orianthi recently spoke with Guitar Planet. An excerpt is available below:

Q: You have quite a classic rock pedigree, but is it fair to say there's quite a big pop influence in your own music?

Orianthi: "Yes, I grew up listening to a lot of JIMI HENDRIX, but I was also a big SAVAGE GARDEN fan! But the blues was the thing that really influenced me, and it comes through even in the more soft rock and pop things I play. Playing with MICHAEL JACKSON, for example, on something like 'Beat It', I was still able to put something of my own in there. So I do like that commercial rock sound, but that's not all I'm about; everything I do – even the way I solo – is quite blues based."

Q: Everyone seems to click on the Alice tour; what's it like playing to those big stadium crowds?

Orianthi: "The biggest crowd I've played to was something like 80,000 people. That's very addictive! Having that many people happy and jumping up and down is like a high, you just want to get back to doing it. Once you get on stage and you get that rush, it's highly addictive stuff."

Q: But I imagine your own live shows will be a little different?

Orianthi: "Yes, it's just classic rock and roll. The Alice shows are going to be crazy, but I toured Japan with just a guitar player, a bass player and a drummer. It was real stripped-down rock. But there's a new sound to this record so the shows will be a little different; I think it's important to change stuff."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

Orianthi replaced guitarist Damon Johnson for the latest leg of Alice Cooper's 2011 No More Mr. Nice Guy world tour, starting September 22nd in Auckland, New Zealand. Currently in progress, the tour hits ninety plus cities, covering five continents, including Europe and North America twice over.

At the young age of 26, Orianthi has already experienced what most aspiring musicians only dream of. She's opened for her hero, STEVE VAI; backed CARRIE UNDERWOOD; traded solos with CARLOS SANTANA; shared the stage with the King of Pop, MICHAEL JACKSON, and accompanied Alice during his live performance of 'School’s Out' on the 2010 season finale of American Idol (see clip below).

"It’s very difficult to find someone to match the talents of Damon Johnson,” commented Cooper, “but not only did we find someone who is more than up to the challenge… she also looks WAY better."

Orianthi will join world-renowned guitarist Steve Hunter (toured and recorded with Cooper and LOU REED) and Tommy Henriksen (co-wrote and played on Cooper’s upcoming release); drummer Glen Sobel and Alice's longtime bassist Chuck Garric round out the band.

“I’m super excited to go on tour with Alice,” said Orianthi. “It’s a huge honor to be able to get on stage and jam with an icon.”

Alice Cooper's live itinerary can be found here.

Orianthi made her debut with the band for a performance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on Friday September 9th on NBC. Check out the footage below, along with some extra clips of her in action.