Nita Strauss had been working as the lead guitarist for Alice Cooper's band for nearly 10 years. (She recently moved on from that gig.) She is also a member of The Iron Maidens, an all female Iron Maiden tribute band. This is a solo outing. Well, with some help from David Draiman.
She is an amazing guitarist.
This is the reception the song received: Nita Strauss becomes first solo woman to top Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in over three decades.
Guitarist Nita Strauss has become the first woman in almost three decades to top the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with her new track Dead Inside, featuring Davcid Draiman of Disturbed on vocals. The last time the chart was topped by a female solo artist was 1990, with Alannah Myles’ Black Velvet.
This is "Dead Inside" by Nita Strauss, with vocals added by David Draiman of Disturbed. It was released as a single in October of 2021, but it was working its way through the Spotify Kickass Metal playlist in February, which is where I first found it.
On a side note, I have looked for a recording of The Iron Maidens, but I have never run across one with decent audio. That isn't to say that one does not exist, but there are an awful lot of cellphone videos of their performances to wade thru. If anyone knows of a good-quality recording, leave a link in the comments and I will include it in a future Musical Interlude.
I have seen her on several Alice Cooper concert videos, but never knew anything about her. obviously, with an act as high profile as Alice Cooper, the musicians that they hire have to be able to hit the ground running. And from her playing, she was dedicated from a young age, to learning how to really play.
ReplyDeleteShe's exceptional! Good tune! Thanks!
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