On June 14th, Nita Strauss headlined The Loft in Atlanta, Georgia. During what was only the second show of her Summer Storm Tour, Strauss and her band - featuring vocalist Kasey Karlsen - covered the Pantera classic "Cowboys From Hell". Fan-filmed video can be enjoyed below.
Nita's setlist featured the following 13 songs:
"Summer Storm"
"Our Most Desperate Hour"
"Mariana Trench"
"Alegria"
"Lion Among Wolves"
"The Quest" (Drum Solo)
"Pandemonium"
"The Wolf You Feed"
"The Golden Trail"
"Through The Noise"
"Victorious"
"Dead Inside"
"Cowboys From Hell"
Catch Nita Strauss live at the following venues:
June
15 - Greensboro, NC - The Hangar 1819
17 - New York, NY - The Meadows
18 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
19 - Mechanicsburg, PA - Lovedrafts
21 - Harrison, OH - The Blue Note
22 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
23 - Angola, IN - The Eclectic Room
24 - Bloomington, IL - The Castle Theatre
25 - Madison, WI - The Majestic Theatre
26 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
28 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
29 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
30 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
July
1 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
2 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
3 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
5 - Sacramento, CA - Goldfield Trading Post
6 - Los Angeles, CA - Whisky A Go Go
8 - Las Vegas, NV - The Space
9 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
11 - San Antonio, TX - The Rock Box
12 - Dallas, TX - Trees
13 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
14 - New Orleans, LA - The Parish at House Of Blues
Fresh from the news that she would be continuing her role as guitarist with the legendary Alice Cooper while still performing with popstar Demi Lovato, Los Angeles-born guitar hero and musical force of nature, Nita Strauss, announces her brand new album, The Call Of The Void. Set for release on July 7 via Sumerian Records, it features a number of very special guests. Pre-order the album here.
About the new album, Strauss says, "Some pieces of music come into the world gracefully and easily. This album is not one of them! The Call Of The Void was born kicking and screaming, a labour of love for sure, but also of blood, sweat, and plenty of tears. I couldn't be more proud of the end result. Making this album helped me learn and grow so much as a musician and songwriter and I’m excited to finally unleash it on the world."
"I wanted the follow up to Controlled Chaos to be exciting, new, and fresh, to take listeners to a new place and take myself somewhere new as an artist too. We have some amazing collaborations on this album with incredible musicians, as well as the instrumental guitar music that first inspired me to play."
Regarding the album's title, Strauss continues, "Have you ever been at the top of a high building and had the fleeting thought, '… I could jump right now?'
"This feeling is sometimes called 'The Call Of The Void,' also known as 'high place phenomenon.' It's not a suicidal impulse, rather the exact opposite — a subconscious decision to live your life, to step back from the ledge, and take control. As researcher April Smith aptly put it: 'An urge to jump affirms the urge to live.'"
Today, Strauss has also shared new single "The Golden Trail", featuring In Flames' Anders Fridén. Listen below.
"When I was first learning how to play guitar, In Flames were my Beatles; my first favourite band," Strauss shares. "Anders' iconic vocal style is burned into my mind! To write a song like this and have him sing on it, as a kid who grew up with In Flames posters on my walls, is an absolute dream come true."
"It was a lot of fun to collaborate with Nita on 'The Golden Trail'," says Fridén. "She's an amazing guitar player and I can hear the history of metal flowing through her fingers!"
Tracklisting:
"Summer Storm
"The Wolf You Feed" (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)
"Digital Bullets" (feat. Chris Motionless)
"Through The Noise" (feat. Lzzy Hale)
"Consume The Fire"
"Dead Inside" (feat. David Draiman)
"Victorious" (feat. Dorothy)
"Scorched"
"Momentum"
"The Golden Trail" (feat. Anders Fridén)
"Winner Takes All" (feat. Alice Cooper)
"Monster" (feat. Lilith Czar)
"Kintsugi"
"Surfacing" (feat. Marty Friedman)
"Summer Storm":
"The Wolf You Feed" (feat. Alissa White-Gluz):
"Dead Inside" (feat. David Draiman):
"Victorious" (feat. Dorothy):
"The Golden Trail" (feat. Anders Fridén):
"Winner Takes All" (feat. Alice Cooper):
