Nita Strauss announces new album ‘The Call Of The Void’

May 12, 2023 James Weaver

NITA STRAUSS have announced a new album!

Titled Call Of The Void, the upcoming album from the acclaimed guitarist is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Controlled Chaos, and is scheduled to be released in July this year, via Sumerian Records.

Speaking about the upcoming album, Strauss says, “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 labour 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.

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.”

Regarding the album’s title, Strauss continues, “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.'”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, NITA STRAUSS has released a new song from the upcoming album; The Golden Trail. The new song features a guest appearance from Anders Fridén of IN FLAMES and is the fourth single to be released from the upcoming album; following on from Winner Takes All, The Wolf You Feed, Summer Storm and Dead Inside.

Listen to The Golden Trail here: