Nita Strauss

ABOUT NITA STRAUSS

Most famous as the guitarist for the heavy metal tribute group the Iron Maidens, this musician also played with the Alice Cooper Band. In addition, she penned a guitar-themed music column titled "Drop Dead Shred" and was ranked Guitar World's #1 female guitarist.

She started playing heavy metal guitar when she was only thirteen years old. Early in her career, she toured with a Los Angeles-based heavy metal band called As Blood Runs Black and also performed with Jermaine Jackson .

In 2013, she and her Iron Maidens bandmate Courtney Cox both joined the hard rock band Femme Fatale.

She grew up in Los Angeles, California, as the daughter of a musician father. She got engaged to musician Josh Villalta in July 2023. They were officially married in May 2024.

As a member of the Iron Maidens, she performed as "Mega Murray," the female equivalent of Iron Maiden band member Dave Murray .