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NITA STRAUSS Is Working On Her Second Solo Album

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has revealed to Heavy1 TV that she has already begun working on the follow-up to her first solo album, "Controlled Chaos", which came out last year. "I wrote the majority of 'Controlled Chaos' while I was on the previous...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's MICK MARS On His Upcoming Solo Album: 'I'm Trying To Reinvent The Way That I Approach Music Writing'

MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars spoke to Billboard about his upcoming solo album, which he hopes to release in early 2020. The effort is being recorded in Nashville, where Mars has lived for about six years, with producer Michael Wagener at Blackbird Studio. Speaking about the musical direction of h...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Joins ALICE COOPER On Stage In Allentown (Video)

HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale joined Alice Cooper on stage last night (Wednesday, July 17) at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania at the opening show of the two bands' joint U.S. tour to perform the Cooper classic "School's Out". Fan-filmed video footage of her appearance can be seen below. After the conc...

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NITA STRAUSS Says EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE Was ‘A Real Trailblazer For Women In Music'

A day after joining EVANESCENCE onstage for a rendition of "Disappear" at this year's Epicenter festival in North Carolina, ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss praised frontwoman Amy Lee for her contributions to rock music. "It was a dream," Strauss told Metal Nexus (video below). "Amy Lee and EVAN...

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ALICE COOPER On Touring With HALESTORM and MOTIONLESS IN WHITE: 'I Want That Audience'

Legendary shock-rocker Alice Cooper recently spoke with Cameron Buchholtz of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma radio station Rock 100.5 The KATT. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his upcoming tour with HALESTORM and MOTIONLESS IN W...

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Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Recalls 'Surreal' Initial Meeting With ALICE COOPER

During a recent interview with Sara of the Philadelphia radio station 93.3 WMMR, ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss discussed her initial meeting with the legendary shock-rocker. "The first time I met Alice was in the most surreal situation that you could possibly imagine," Nita said. "When I met A...

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NITA STRAUSS On 'Beauty' Of Instrumental Music: 'The Songs Can Mean Whatever You Need Them To Mean'

ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss recently spoke with Sara of the Philadelphia radio station 93.3 WMMR. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the origins of her "Hurricane" nickname: Nita: "It actually came from the first write-...

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Watch NITA STRAUSS And DAVID ELLEFSON Perform IRON MAIDEN Classic In Nashville

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson joined Nita Strauss on stage last night (Thursday, June 13) at Basement East in Nashville, Tennessee to perform an instrumental cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "Aces High". Check out video footage of his appearance below. In a recent interview with Meltdown o...

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TOMMY LEE Fires Back At COURTNEY LOVE After She Calls 'The Dirt' 'Dumbest NETFLIX Film Ever'

Tommy Lee has fired back at Courtney Love after the HOLE singer called the MÖTLEY CRÜE biopic "The Dirt" the "dumbest Netflix film ever." In a new question-and-answer session with Interview magazine, Love was asked to name her favorite thing to do with her girlfriends. She responded: "I recently had...

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NITA STRAUSS Is 'Very, Very Proud' Of Her Debut Solo Album

In a recent interview with Meltdown of the Detroit's WRIF radio station, Nita Strauss was asked if her debut solo album, last year's "Controlled Chaos", turned out to be exactly the kind of record she wanted to make. "It really is," she said (hear audio below). "I'm very, very proud and very pleased...

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Watch NITA STRAUSS And FOZZY Members Perform Cover Of STUCK MOJO's 'Pigwalk'

FOZZY members Rich Ward (guitar) and Frank Fontsere (drums) joined Nita Strauss and her solo band on stage on May 15 in Greenville, South Carolina to perform a cover version of the STUCK MOJO classic "Pigwalk". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Strauss supported FOZZY on...

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Video: NITA STRAUSS Performs With EVANESCENCE At EPICENTER Festival

Nita Strauss joined EVANESCENCE on stage this past Friday, May 10 at the the Epicenter festival in Rockingham, North Carolina to perform the song "Disappear". Fan-filmed video footage of her appearance can be seen below. Back in 2015, EVANESCENCE's Jen Majura revealed that Strauss was on singer Amy...

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NITA STRAUSS Releases Music Video For 'Mariana Trench'

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has released a music video for her single "Mariana Trench", featuring footage from her recent headline tour, including her packed hometown show at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Calfornia. Check it out be...

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NITA STRAUSS Wasn't Worried About Releasing Album Of All Instrumentals: 'Sometimes You Just Have To Stick To Your Guns'

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has told the Long Island, New York radio station 94.3 The Shark that she didn't have any reservations about putting out an album of instrumentals with her debut solo LP, last year's "Controlled Chaos". "Everyone said that...

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NITA STRAUSS Launches 'Body Shred' Fitness Challenge For Musicians And Music Fans

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has launched Body Shred, the first fitness challenge aimed at musicians and music fans who want to get in better physical and mental shape and make a positive change in their lives. Prizes include a signed Ibanez JIVA10 g...