Nita Strauss, the incredibly talented guitarist who has rocked out on stage with ALICE COOPER, FEMME FATALE, Jermaine Jackson, THE IRON MAIDENS and more, will release her debut solo album, "Controlled Chaos", on November 16 via Sumerian Records. The electric and fiery music video for "Our Most Desperate Hour" is the first look into what's ...
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Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has paid tribute to her THE STARBREAKERS bandmate Jill Janus, calling the singer "passionate, generous" and "supportive to a fault." Janus, who was also the frontwoman for the California heavy metal band HUNTRESS, passed away on Tuesday, August 14. A longtime sufferer of ...
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Australian-born guitarist Orianthi rejoined her former bandmates in Alice Cooper's band Sunday night (August 12) during the legendary rocker's concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles for a performance of the set closer "School's Out". Check out fan-filmed video footage below. Orianthi left Cooper's band in 2014 and was replaced by Nita Strauss, the ...
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The song "Ballad Of Dwight Fry", taken from Alice Cooper's upcoming release "A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris", can be streamed below. Following the release of the 2017 studio album "Paranormal", which was the best chart-performing album by Alice Cooper in decades, the American rock legend took his exciting live show all over the ...
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The song "Poison", taken from Alice Cooper's upcoming release "A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris", can be streamed below. Following the release of the 2017 studio album "Paranormal", which was the best chart-performing album by Alice Cooper in decades, the American rock legend took his exciting live show all over the world, accompanied by ...
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Following the release of the 2017 studio album "Paranormal", which was the best chart-performing album by Alice Cooper in decades, the American rock legend took his exciting live show all over the world, accompanied by "the best band he has ever had." After an entire year spent on the road, the "Paranormal" tour ended in ...
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On Saturday, June 23, Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER) and Nick Bowcott (GRIM REAPER) paid tribute to Vinnie Paul Abbott by performing a cover version of PANTERA's "Walk" at Sweetwater Gearfest 2018 in in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Video footage of their rendition can be seen below (courtesy of 60 Cycle Hum). Recalling how he ...
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Andy Hall of Des Moines radio station Lazer 103.3 recently conducted an interview with Alice Cooper. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the album title "Paranormal" is fitting of his career: Alice: "When you talk about the word 'paranormal,' I ...
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Roadrunner Records group COHEED AND CAMBRIA has shared a brand-new track titled "The Dark Sentencer". The song, which will appear on the band's forthcoming LP expected to arrive later this year, is the first new music to be released by COHEED AND CAMBRIA since its acclaimed 2015 LP, "The Color Before The Sun". "The Dark ...
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Guitarist Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER, WE START WARS) recently spoke to PureGrainAudio about her forthcoming debut solo album, "Controlled Chaos". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Strauss ran a Kickstarter campaign to finance the making of "Controlled Chaos", which is tentatively due in September. In just 30 ...
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In the 19-minute video below, Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, shows her new Ibanez signature guitar at Thomann Music's Thomann Gearhead University. Nita announced the launch of Ibanez JIVA in January via her Facebook page. She wrote: "After years of dreaming, hoping and working, followed by months of ...
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Kris Englehart of Backstage Axxess recently conducted an interview with guitarist Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER, WE START WARS) about her forthcoming debut solo album, "Controlled Chaos". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On using a Kickstarter campaign to finance the making of "Controlled Chaos": ...
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Legendary rock vocalist Alice Cooper was recently interviewed by Tigman of the Albany, New York radio station Q103. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On appearing in the recent live television musical "Jesus Christ Superstar": Alice: "It was really great. I think I might have been ...
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Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to finance her debut solo album, "Controlled Chaos". In less than a month, she has raised nearly $120,000. Speaking to Metal Wani, Strauss stated about the overwhelmingly positive response to her crowdfunding campaign (hear audio ...
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As the rebuilding continues after the devastation of the October 2017 Northern California fires, Guitar Player magazine is presenting a thrilling, all-star guitar benefit concert to support musicians affected by the Sonoma County blazes. Andy Summers — Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer and member of THE POLICE — is headlining the event, which will ...
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Guitarist Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER, WE START WARS) was recently interviewed by Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On what motivates her: Nita: "I guess sheer force of will and stubbornness. I've never met a girl in my life that wasn't pretty stubborn ...
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Elliott Fullam of Little Punk People conducted an interview with guitarist Nita Strauss of Alice Cooper 's band this past Friday, March 9 at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what the "most valuable thing" is that she has learned so far ...
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On May 10, 1996, Finnish rockers APOCALYPTICA released their epic debut, "Plays Metallica By Four Cellos". The instrumental cello-driven rock opus changed the landscape of heavy music for years to come. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, the group re-released it, remastered with three bonus tracks, in 2016. The band has been touring ...
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Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, spoke to Cosmo Music at this past weekend's NAMM show in Anaheim, California about her new signature guitar, the Ibanez JIVA. Watch the chat below. Nita announced the launch of Ibanez JIVA last week via her Facebook page. She wrote: "After years of ...
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Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has been named the first-ever female Ibanez signature artist. She says: "After years of dreaming, hoping and working, followed by months of planning and preparation, I am honored and proud to introduce my signature guitar, the Ibanez JIVA. "This beauty will be sold ...
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Video footage of THE STARBREAKERS performing a cover version of the MEGADETH classic "Hangar 18" on January 18 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below (courtesy of Jim Antera Ross). THE STARBREAKERS is an all-star cover band featuring five of the most talented female musicians today. With unparalleled ...
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Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Ace Frehley (KISS), Slash (GUNS N' ROSES) and David Ellefson (MEGADETH) are among the musicians who performed at Alice Cooper's 16th annual "Christmas Pudding" show to benefit the legendary rocker's Solid Rock Teen Center. Also appearing at the event, which was held on Saturday (December 9) at the Celebrity Theatre in ...
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Celebrate some of the hardest and heaviest metal songs of all time as Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp announces its upcoming camp featuring Dave Mustaine of MEGADETH and Zakk Wylde of OZZY OSBOURNE and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, set to take place April 19-22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Says Mustaine: "Attention! Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx was a guest on the November 14 episode of "The Doctors". The musician, photographer, and best-selling author, who has been outspoken over the years about his heroin addiction, discussed how the music industry can lead to drug abuse for some. Asked if the "rock and roll lifestyle" encourages ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx will be a guest on today's (November 14) episode of "The Doctors". Sixx will discuss heroin addiction, recovery, and the modern opioid epidemic. The Emmy Award-winning syndicated talk show returned this past September for its tenth season. "The Doctors" has offered the most timely, topical and practical health, ...
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Three members of the original ALICE COOPER band have joined him on tour in the U.K., returning to the shores 46 years after they first shocked and enthralled fans on their historic 1971 tour. Fan-filmed video footage of bassist Dennis Dunaway, guitarist Michael Bruce and drummer Neal Smith performing with Cooper on November 11 at ...
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During a recent appearance on MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx's syndicated rock radio show "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx", Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, spoke about her newly launched all-female metal band WE START WARS. "I'm so excited," she said (see video below). 'It's cool to ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and members of JUDAS PRIEST appeared at the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp earlier this month in Hollywood, California. The campers jammed with Rob Halford, Richie Faulkner, Ian Hill and Scott Travis of JUDAS PRIEST and Sebastian Bach at the private Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp facility, participated in ...
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WE START WARS, the new all-female group led by Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, made its live debut on May 25 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Newly uploaded quality video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Jim Antera Ross). ...
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Alice Cooper made a surprise appearance with members of his touring band last night (Tuesday, July 25) at the Sticky Fingers club in Gothenburg, Sweden. The legendary rocker joined Nita Strauss (guitar), Ryan Roxie (guitar), Tommy Henriksen (guitar), Chuck Garric (bass) and Glen Sobel (drums) on stage to perform four songs: "No More Mr. Nice ...
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