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Nita Strauss announces The Call of the Void – a star-studded new solo album featuring Lzzy Hale, Marty Friedman and Alice Cooper

By Matt Owen Published

Listen to new single The Golden Trail, which sees Strauss team up with In Flames vocalist Anders Fridén for a full-throttle riff clinic

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Nita Strauss performs at The Ritz on November 22, 2021 in San Jose, California.
Nita Strauss: "A guitar solo is a way for the guitarist to tell a chapter of the song's story. That dictates my approach, rather than, 'Here's a bunch of cool notes'"

By Andrew Daly Published

The Ibanez signature shredder on reuniting with Alice Cooper for her latest single, how working with singers made her a less selfish musician, and why people got her departure from Cooper's band so wrong

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Hannah Jadagu performs at The Pershing in Austin, Texas on March 15, 2022
From swirling Hendrixian arpeggios to fresh solos from one of John Frusciante's favorite modern-day players: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Parker Published

Celebrate spring's arrival with life-giving guitar goodness from Wolfgang Van Halen, Nita Strauss, Sylosis, Ayron Jones, Ida Mae and Marcus King, Hannah Jadagu, Body Type, Cory Hanson and more

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Alice Cooper and Nita Strauss live onstage at London's Wembley Arena in 2017
Nita Strauss reunites with Alice Cooper for new single Winner Takes All – and Strauss is cutting heads in the solo

By Jonathan Horsley Published

“There was no question that I wanted to create a song to collaborate with my longtime boss and friend, the legendary Alice Cooper,” says Strauss

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Alice Cooper and Nita Strauss performing live
Nita Strauss will return to Alice Cooper’s lineup for 2023 tour

By Matt Owen Published

After taking temporary leave to perform alongside Demi Lovato, the Ibanez signature artist is set to reunite with Cooper and co for a string of tour dates this year

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The 100 greatest guitarists of all time
The 100 greatest guitarists of all time

By Jonathan Horsley Last updated

A comprehensive rundown of the best guitarists of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players – and the top guitarists around today...

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Nita Strauss
Nita Strauss says she was told to “show more skin” and “appear available” early in her career

By Matt Parker Published

The virtuoso guitarist discussed the sexist advice she was given in her first years in music

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Jared Dines shred collab poster
Jared Dines recruits Matt Heafy, Nita Strauss, Ichika Nito, Lari Basilio, Marcin and more for one of the most star-studded shred collabs ever

By Matt Owen Published

Michael Angelo Batio, Manuel Gardner Fernandes, Herman Li, Hedras, Sophie Burrell, Jason Richardson and many more also took part in the 70-strong, 37-minute shred-a-thon

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Nita Strauss
Nita Strauss: “Any time you’re playing guitar, you’re improving, no matter what it is – whether you’re playing power chords or technical metal”

By Alison Richter Published

The Ibanez signature artist made the very public shift from Alice Cooper’s band to Demi Lovato’s band this year, but she’s so much more than “someone else’s guitar player”

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[L-R] Nita Strauss, Steve Vai, Sophie Lloyd and John Frusciante
The 10 best guitar solos of 2022

By Jonathan Horsley Published

As voted for by you, and featuring the lead guitar skills of Nita Strauss, Sophie Lloyd, John Frusciante, Polyphia, Steve Vai and more, here are the solos that lit up your year

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