Demi Lovato guitarist, Nita Strauss dropped a new single and music video, “The Wolf You Feed.” The headbanging track features metallic riffs and the insane vocals of Alissa White-Gluz of ARCH ENEMY.
Nita commented that, “If you look back at old interviews from the last ten years, any time I was asked about collaborating with a vocalist in the future, Alissa White-Gluz was always the first name out of my mouth. She is truly one of my favorite vocalists and performers in the industry and creating this track together was everything I hoped it would be. I’m very proud to release this track, especially now with everything else that’s going on. This time in history, whether in politics, music, social media, or our personal lives, has been an eye-opening look into the two wolves of a lot of people out there, and maybe this song will be a reminder that we all have the ability to choose how we respond to things.”
The song’s lyrics were inspired by “The Story OF The Two Wolves,” a legend widely attributed to Native American storytellers. Alissa added that, “Nita and I finally got to collaborate — something we have both wanted to do for years! ‘The Wolf You Feed’ is a kickass, catchy metal track with a really cool vibe. I kept the ‘two wolves’ analogy as a foundation throughout the song while playing up the dichotomy of the two sides of the tug of war we all have inside us. I recorded my parts in my home studio and it was an absolute pleasure to build this song with Nita. I am honored to be a part of it! Can’t wait to do this again!”
“The Wolf You Feed” is the second song Nita has released featuring a guest vocalist with the first track being “Dead Inside” that featured vocals from DISTURBED’s David Draiman and had Nita become the first ever solo female to have a number one hit at Active Rock radio. Nita made her live debut with Demi on July 14th with a performance of Lovato’s single “Subsatnce” on ABC’s Emmy Award winning late night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”.
Back in April of 2020, Nita launched “Rock Guitar Fundamentals” a three module online guitar teaching program for learners of all levels, the course is available at www.iwanttoplayguitar.com.
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