With the final four shows of the 2023 headline tour still to play, Mammoth WVH—the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter Wolfgang Van Halen—has announced headline tour dates for 2024 in support of its sophomore album, "Mammoth II." The success of the band's first-ever headline run has resulted in two legs of the Mammoth II Tour 2024 across the... Continue Reading →
Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH has announced a fall 2023 headline tour in support of his upcoming sophomore album, "Mammoth II." The run, featuring Nita Strauss as direct support, will kick off Nov. 4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and end Dec. 9 in Los Angeles, California. These dates also come as Mammoth picks up its spot... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles-based hard-rock quintet Lions at the Gate will release its debut album, "The Excuses We Cannot Make," on Aug. 25, 2023. The band also has released a video for the song "Drain," directed by Vicente Cordero/Industrialism Films (Black Veil Brides, Cradle of Filth. Lions at the Gate features former Ill Niño members Cristian Machado (vocals), and guitarists Diego... Continue Reading →
Nita Strauss has shared the video for "Victorious," featuring vocalist Dorothy, from her upcoming second solo album, "The Call of the Void," out July 7, 2023, via Sumerian Records (pre-order here). "'Victorious' is the anthem I always wanted, a song about inspiring change, marching forward relentlessly, being willing to save yourself instead of waiting for... Continue Reading →
Fresh off her return to her role as guitarist with the legendary Alice Cooper, Los Angeles-born Nita Strauss will release her second solo album, "The Call of the The Void," on July 7, 2023, via Sumerian Records. Pre-order it here. "Have you ever been at the top of a high building and had the fleeting thought, '… I could jump... Continue Reading →
Fresh off the news that she's returning to her role as guitarist for Alice Cooper, Nita Strauss has released the new single "Winner Takes All," featuring Alice himself. Listen below. Today (March 22, 2023), Cooper will interview Strauss about their duet on his syndicated radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper." "When we were working on the music for... Continue Reading →
Nita Strauss, who had played guitar for Alice Cooper for several years until she departed to do a fall 2022 tour with Demi Lovato, will return to Alice's band for his 2023 tour, Cooper's management disclosed on Monday, March 6. Alice Cooper's North American tour, with an all-new show titled "Too Close For Comfort," will kick off in late... Continue Reading →
Guitarist Nita Strauss has dropped the new single and accompanying music video "The Wolf You Feed" featuring Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. Stream the song here and watch the video below. "If you look back at old interviews from the last 10 years," Strauss said, "any time I was asked about collaborating with a vocalist... Continue Reading →
Guitarist Nita Strauss has released her new instrumental single "Summer Storm" with an accompanying live music video shot on her recent U.S. headline tour. Stream the new track on your platform of choice here and watch the music video below. "Instrumental music is where my heart is, and 'Summer Storm' might be the song I... Continue Reading →
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 8 to 11 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, is releasing its 2022 lineup one act a time. One hundred sixteen of a reported 178 acts have been announced as of Friday, April 1. On social media, festival organizers have said there will be 12... Continue Reading →
