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NITA STRAUSS Is Now The First Solo Female To Have A Top-10 Billboard Mainstream Rock Hit In Over 25 Years

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Nita Strauss is now the first solo woman to score a top 10 as a lead artist on the Mainstream Rock chart in nearly 26 years according to Billboard.

Nita’s new solo track, “Dead Inside”, which features DISTURBED singer David Draiman, hit number 10 on the tabulated list.

The last solo female to reach the top 10 was Melissa Etheridge with her song “Your Little Secret” hitting the chart the week of December 23, 1995.

A collaboration with DISTURBED singer David Draiman, “Dead Inside” is Nita’s first new music since the release of her critically acclaimed debut solo album “Controlled Chaos” in 2018. It kicks off with Nita’s inimitably intricate lead guitar work and, as the intro builds, begins to snake its way around the ground-shaking, headbanging lead riff as Josh Villalta’s technical and bombastic drums kick in. Then comes the unmistakable vocal prowess of Draiman as he delivers his unique signature brand of enormously catchy vocal melody and a stadium-conquering chorus. The song ebbs and flows through sonic and emotional dynamics and culminates with a brutally heavy beatdown into a final rendition of the chorus, ensuring that the lead hook will be replaying over and over in the listener’s head for days.

Speaking about the collaboration, Strauss previously said: “This is my first time releasing my own music with a vocalist, and I am so honored to take this step alongside a legend like David Draiman. David’s voice and powerful lyrics took this song to a level I could never have imagined! And we are so excited to unleash this song on the world.”

Draiman added: “Serendipity can be really cool. We’ve been friends for years. Nita sent me the track… I didn’t have time to work on it right away… then, in literally a couple of days, while killing time in Santa Monica, the whole thing just came together. Incredibly proud of how it turned out and honored to be a part of it.”

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