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==Album information==
Although the album's insert lists five members, Annihilator was a three-piece ([[Randy Rampage]], [[Jeff Waters]] and Ray Hartmann) at the time of its recording in 1988. In addition to guitar, Waters provides bass and backing vocals on the album, produced it and wrote all the songs, with the exception of "Crystal Ann". Although Anthony Brian Greenham and Wayne Darley are noted on the album's insert as playing guitar and bass respectively, this was a mistake and they did not join Annihilator until after ''Alice in Hell'' was finished;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/canada/british+columbia/vancouver/annihilator |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709163316/http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/canada/british+columbia/vancouver/annihilator |archive-date=2016-07-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Darley does, however, provide backing vocals on the album. Waters has explained in interviews the reason Greenham and Darley were listed in the credits was at the behest of Roadrunner.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
''Alice in Hell'' was the first of six Annihilator albums to feature songwriting contributions from former singer [[Big John Bates|John Bates]], who was credited as the (co-)writer of the songs "Alison Hell", "W.T.Y.D.", "Burns Like a Buzzsaw Blade" and "Human Insecticide". Bates also co-wrote some songs on ''[[Never, Neverland]]'' (1990), ''[[King of the Kill]]'' (1994), ''[[Refresh the Demon]]'' (1996), ''[[Remains (Annihilator album)|Remains]]'' (1997) and ''[[Criteria for a Black Widow]]'' (1999).
To promote ''Alice in Hell'', Annihilator supported [[Onslaught (band)|Onslaught]] internationally on their ''[[In Search of Sanity]]'' tour, and [[Testament (band)|Testament]] (along with [[Wrathchild America]]) in the United States on their ''[[Practice What You Preach]]'' tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metallipromo.com/on.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130128170555/http://www.metallipromo.com/on.html |archivedate=2013-01-28 }}</ref> After the tour was over, the band began preparations for their next album ''[[Never, Neverland]]''.
The title track "Alison Hell" was released as part of a [[List of downloadable songs for Rocksmith|DLC]] package for ''[[Rocksmith]]'' on April 16, 2019.
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