Nita Strauss’ new album, “The Call Of The Void” released today

Friday sees the release of the new album from guitarist, NIta Strauss. “The Call Of The Void”, NIta’s second solo album, features contributions from, among others, Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth), guitarist Lizzy Hale, Anders Fridén of In Flames, Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy and of course The Coop himself.

In her own words :

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.’

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.

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 labor 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.”

Nita Strauss is currently on tour in the U.S. but hopefully we will at least see her over here in Europe at the end of the year when we’re keeping our fingers crossed for some Alice Cooper shows! In the meantime, check out the second track on the album, “The Wolf You Feed,” featuring Alissa White-Gluz below!

You can find the album here.