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FEMME FATALE's Long-Awaited Second Album Finally Sees Light Of Day

FEMME FATALE's long-awaited second album, "One More For The Road", has just been released via FnA Records. The LP was recorded back in 1989/90 with the original band members and has never seen the light of day…until now. In 1988, FEMME FATALE made some big noise on radio and MTV with two very popula...

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ALICE COOPER On PRINCE: 'He Kept Trying To Steal ORIANTHI Out Of My Band'

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper has told Billboard.com that while has never met Prince, he was a big fan of the iconic artist that tragically passed away last week. "The only real relationship we ever had was he kept trying to steal Orianthi out of my band," Cooper said, referring to the Australian si...

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Video: Female Guitar Shredders For EVANESCENCE, ALICE COOPER Join Forces To Perform IRON MAIDEN Classic

EVANESCENCE guitarist Jen Majura joined Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, on stage on February 19 during Nita's Ibanez-sponsored clinic in Berlin, Germany to perform a cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "The Trooper". Fan-filmed video footage of the...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Teaches You How To Play 'Poison' (Video)

Swiss online guitar learning platform HGuitare.com has uploaded a video clip of Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, teaching you how to play the Cooper classic "Poison". Check it out below. In a recent interview with Jammcard, Nita spoke about how she got t...

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NITA STRAUSS Had To Prove To ALICE COOPER Fans That She Is Not An 'Obnoxious Shred Kid'

Mariskal Rock conducted an interview with Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, on March 10 in Madrid, Spain. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how it feels to be a woman in a male-dominated in...

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NITA STRAUSS Almost Blew Her ALICE COOPER Audition On First Attempt

In the Jammcard clip below, Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, tells the story of how she got the gig with the legendary rocker. Said Strauss: "I did my first round of video auditions, and I just thought, 'I'm gonna smash it! I'll knock it out of ...

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Video: ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Performs At KORG Booth At NAMM

Gear Gods has uploaded video footage of ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss and bassist Chuck Garric performing at the Korg booth at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Check it out below. Strauss is a longtime Ibanez signature series endorsee who made her name with THE IRON MAIDENS, FEMME...

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New EVANESCENCE Guitarist JEN MAJURA: 'Call Me When You're Sober' Playthrough Video

Video footage of new EVANESCENCE guitarist Jen Majura (EQUILIBRIUM, KNORKATOR) playing the band's song "Call Me When You're Sober" can be seen below. Majura recently told EMP Rock Invasion about how she landed the EVANESCENCE gig: "I have no idea. [Laughs] No, seriously… My name was somehow recommen...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS To Co-Host 2016 SHE ROCKS AWARDS

The Women's International Music Network (the WiMN) has announced that Nita Strauss will co-host the 2016 She Rocks Awards. Honoring women who stand out as role models in the music industry, the She Rocks Awards will take place Friday, January 22, 2016, in Anaheim, California during the Winter NAMM S...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Recalls 'Weird' Experience Of Seeing All-Female Tribute Band THE IRON MAIDENS

In issue 218 of U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson recalled the "weird" experience of seeing THE IRON MAIDENS, the world's first female tribute to IRON MAIDEN, performing live. Dickinson told Classic Rock: "I've seen THE IRON MAIDENS in Mexico. We all went. We were watc...

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Video: ALICE COOPER's Surprise Performance At Stockholm's Hard Rock Café

The ALICE COOPER band — Tommy Henriksen (guitar),Ryan Roxie (guitar),Nita Strauss (guitar),Chuck Garric (bass) and Glen Sobel (drums) — played a special show Sunday night (November 15) at the Hard Rock Café in Stockholm, Sweden and was joined by the legendary rocker himself for three songs: "Be M...

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ALICE COOPER: Video Footage Of Stuttgart Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of ALICE COOPER's November 8 concert at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany can be seen below. Alice's powerhouse band is comprised of drummer Glen Sobel, bassist Chuck Garric, and guitarists Nita Strauss, Tommy Henriksen and Ryan Roxie. Cooper has previously s...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS: 'No One Has Ever Tried To F**k Me For Me To Get A Gig'

Comedian and metalhead Jim Florentine of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the Alice Cooper band. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMO...

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Video: ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Plays IRON MAIDEN's 'Aces High' At Bogota Clinic

Video footage of Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the Alice Cooper band, playing the IRON MAIDEN classic "Aces High" to start a guitar clinic sponsored in Bogota, Colombia on September 11 can be seen below. Speaking about what advice she would give to any young musicians, Nita...

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NITA STRAUSS Says ALICE COOPER 'Never Gets Tired' On Stage

Chile's On The Rock recently conducted an interview with Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the Alice Cooper band. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what it has been like touring with Cooper, Nita responded: "It's been really amazing. Playing with Alice is a dream come tru...