ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss has released a new single, “Winner Takes All”, featuring a guest appearance by the legendary rocker. The track is taken from Nita‘s upcoming sophomore solo album, tentatively due later this year via Sumerian Records. Listen below or stream it HERE.
“Winner Takes All” is the third song Nita has released featuring a star guest vocalist, the first being the enormously successful “Dead Inside” which featured guest vocals from DISTURBED‘s David Draiman and saw Nita become the first-ever solo female to have a No. 1 hit at Active Rock radio. She also returned to her instrumental roots last year with the release of single “Summer Storm”, a fast-paced, emotive shred-fest. In October 2022, Nita dropped “The Wolf You Feed”, an epic headbanger of a track featuring the insane vocal talent of Alissa White-Gluz of ARCH ENEMY.
Says Nita: “When we were working on the music for this album, there was no question that I wanted to create a song to collaborate with my longtime boss and friend, the legendary Alice Cooper. I think the track accomplishes what we set out to do — showcase Alice’s voice and signature style on the backdrop of a heavy, modern rock track. After many years of lending my style of playing to Alice‘s music on stage, it was truly an honor to work together and hear his voice on one of my songs!”
Nita released 2018’s “Controlled Chaos” to mass acclaim from fans and media alike, with Metal Injection calling it “a great debut that — as its creator intended — leaves no doubt”, and Guitar World stating “‘Controlled Chaos’ is a panoramic view of Nita Strauss‘s many strengths”. Earlier this month, it was announced that Nita would return to Alice‘s band for his 2023 tour.
The Alice Cooper North American tour, with an all-new show dubbed “Too Close For Comfort”, kicks off in late April in Michigan and continues through late September, including a handful of August stadium shows with DEF LEPPARD and MÖTLEY CRÜE, followed by a co-headlining late summer “Freaks On Parade” tour with Rob Zombie.
Alice Cooper 2023 tour dates:
Apr. 28 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino + Resort
Apr. 29 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre
Apr. 30 – Hershey, PA – The Hershey Theater
May 02 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
May 03 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre
May 05 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Mystic Showroom
May 06 – Bemidji, MN – Sanford Center
May 07 – Sioux City, IA – Tyson Events Center
May 09 – Champaign, IL – State Farm Center
May 10 – Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace Theater
May 13 – Knoxville, TN – The Tennessee Theatre
May 14 – Spartanburg, SC – Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
May 15 – North Charleston, SC – Performing Arts Center
May 17 – Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
May 18 – Biloxi, MS – Beau Rivage Theatre
May 20 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville*
*Festival
With DEF LEPPARD + MÖTLEY CRÜE:
Aug. 05 – Syracuse, NY – JMA Wireless Dome
Aug. 08 – Columbus, OH – The Ohio State University Ohio Stadium
Aug. 11 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome
Aug. 13 – Omaha, NE – Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Aug. 16 – Tulsa, OK – Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium
Aug. 18 – El Paso, TX – Sun Bowl Stadium
Co-headline “Freaks On Parade” tour with Rob Zombie:
Aug. 24 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Aug. 26 – Tampa, FL – Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug. 27 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Aug. 29 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park @ Walnut Creek
Aug. 30 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre
Sep. 01 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sep. 02 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
Sep. 05 – Clarkston, MI – Pinke Knob Amphitheatre
Sep. 06 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Sep. 08 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion @ Montage Mountain
Sep. 09 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health Theatre @ Jones Beach
Sep. 10 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
Sep. 12 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sep. 15 – Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheatre
Sep. 16 – Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green
Sep. 19 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheatre
Sep. 20 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Sep. 22 – Concord, CA – Pavilion
Sep. 23 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Sep. 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
