{"id":73624,"date":"2019-12-13T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=73624"},"modified":"2019-12-13T18:04:08","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T18:04:08","slug":"news-nita-strauss-release-debut-solo-studio-album-controlled-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-nita-strauss-release-debut-solo-studio-album-controlled-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"NITA STRAUSS Premieres \u2018Alegria\u2019 Music Video (December 13th, 2019) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>NITA STRAUSS Premieres \u2018Alegria\u2019 Music Video<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt\"><strong>December 13th, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitastrauss2018promophoto1news.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles, California-based hard rock guitarist Nita Strauss, member of the Alice Cooper band, has filmed a music video for the track \u2018Alegria\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p>Nita Strauss issued debut solo full-length studio album <em>Controlled Chaos<\/em> on November 16th, 2018 through Sumerian Records.<\/p>\n<p>Nita Strauss commented: \u201cFrom bright and fun to aggressive and dark, from peaceful to chaotic, this album is a way for me to give the listener a glimpse into my personality and what goes on inside my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Controlled Chaos<\/em> was a challenge to Strauss and an opportunity for her to reconnect with what inspired her to pick up a guitar in the first place. \u201cI started playing guitar because of instrumental guitar music. All my real heroes made instrumental albums,\u201d Strauss said. \u201cAll my own career has been spent playing in bands, but I never forgot that dream of what inspired me to pick up the guitar in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitastrauss_controlledchaosnews.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n<p>01. \u2018Prepare For War\u2019<br \/>\n02. \u2018Alegria\u2019<br \/>\n03. \u2018Our Most Desperate Hour\u2019<br \/>\n04. \u2018Mariana Trench\u2019<br \/>\n05. \u2018Here With You\u2019<br \/>\n06. \u2018The Stillness At The End\u2019<br \/>\n07. \u2018The Quest\u2019<br \/>\n08. \u2018Hope Grows\u2019<br \/>\n09. \u2018Lion Among Wolves\u2019<br \/>\n10. \u2018Pandemonium 2.0\u2019<br \/>\n11. \u2018The Show Must Go On\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Our Most Desperate Hour\u2019 and \u2018Mariana Trench\u2019, while a live performance video was also released for \u2018Mariana Trench\u2019. All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Promotional photograph by Larry Dimarzio.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIZx3QxgFsI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yNyQpe80TRA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x7UNEZwJcJE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kzNTmAAAoS8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NITA STRAUSS Premieres \u2018Alegria\u2019 Music Video December 13th, 2019 Los Angeles, California-based hard rock guitarist Nita Strauss, member of the Alice Cooper band, has filmed a music video for the track \u2018Alegria\u2019, which can be viewed below. Nita Strauss issued debut solo full-length studio album Controlled Chaos on November 16th, 2018 through Sumerian Records. 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