Throughout a brand new look on “The Mistress Carrie Podcast”, Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss supplied an replace on her restoration from a current operation for a torn meniscus. She mentioned (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Now we’re about 5 months faraway from surgical procedure and I might say I am about 90 %. I nonetheless cannot do kind of any spin-type movement — I am unable to plant my foot and rotate on that leg — and I am unable to do any massive, massive jumps; you realize, leaping off of cabs, something like that. And I nonetheless have a little bit of bother going downstairs. I can go upstairs simply high-quality, however going downstairs offers me a little bit of bother. However nothing that is noticeable onstage. There’s not been anyone coming to reveals, going, ‘Wow, she was lots totally different earlier than the surgical procedure,’ which is de facto what I hoped for.”

Nita‘s meniscus surgical procedure was overseen by Dr. Michael Banffy, an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles who can also be a workforce physician for the Los Angeles Rams. The process happened seven months after she first sustained the harm whereas on the street with Cooper.

Strauss, who has been the in-house guitarist for Los Angeles Rams soccer video games because the workforce moved to SoFi Stadium in 2020, beforehand mentioned her operation in a social media put up in November. On the time she mentioned in a video message: “In response to my physician, eight months of acting on a torn meniscus didn’t do my any favors. The harm has not improved; sadly, it is gotten worse. So surgical procedure has needed to be pushed to the top of the 12 months — after Christmas, after the final Rams sport — after which it will be a full month earlier than I can do something in any respect once more. So no reveals, no performing, no nothing. I am tremendous disenchanted at that; I hoped to already be on the mend by now. However it’s what it’s.”

In an October 2022 interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station, Nita mentioned that she had “been touring with a torn meniscus since Might. So I am truly not as harm susceptible as I normally can be, as a result of I am taking it slightly simpler,” she added. “I’ve surgical procedure scheduled on the finish of this tour, between Rams video games and every little thing else I’ve happening. So proper now I have been taking part in via probably the most critical harm I’ve ever had and actually simply attempting to care for that, be certain it does not worsen earlier than it will get higher.”

In response to the Mayo Clinic, a torn meniscus is likely one of the most typical knee accidents. Any exercise that causes you to forcefully twist or rotate your knee, particularly when placing your full weight on it, can result in a torn meniscus.

Nita‘s “Summer time Storm” solo tour will wrap up on July 14 in New Orleans. Assist on the trek is coming from LIONS AT THE GATE, the brand new band that includes former ILL NIÑO members Cristian Machado (vocals),Ahrue “Luster” Ilustre (guitar) and Diego Verduzco (guitar),alongside bassist Stephen Brewer (WESTFIELD MASSACRE) and drummer Fern Lemus.

Nita launched her sophomore solo album, “The Name Of The Void”, on July 7 through Sumerian Data. The LP options visitor appearances by IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale, Alice Cooper, DISTURBED‘s David Draiman, Dorothy, Alissa White-Gluz of ARCH ENEMY and Chris Immobile of MOTIONLESS IN WHITE.

Nita launched 2018’s “Managed Chaos” to mass acclaim from followers and media alike, with Metallic Injection calling it “an excellent debut that — as its creator meant — leaves little doubt”, and Guitar World stating “‘Managed Chaos’ is a panoramic view of Nita Strauss‘s many strengths”.

In March, it was introduced that Nita would return to Alice‘s band for his 2023 tour.

The Alice Cooper North American tour, with an all-new present dubbed “Too Shut For Consolation”, kicked off in late April in Michigan and can proceed via late September, together with a handful of August stadium reveals with DEF LEPPARD and MÖTLEY CRÜE, adopted by a co-headlining late summer time “Freaks On Parade” tour with Rob Zombie.

Nita spent eight years taking part in with Alice earlier than becoming a member of Demi Lovato‘s band final summer time,

Strauss had been taking part in with Cooper since 2014 when she changed Australian musician and former Michael Jackson participant Orianthi. She joined Alice in time for a mammoth MÖTLEY CRÜE tour. She was beneficial to Cooper by the legendary rocker’s former bass participant and WINGER frontman Kip Winger.