IT has been claimed that heavy metal has the ability to laugh at itself - whether it be Manowar, Spinal Tap, pouting black metal wannabes or the ridiculousness of some of the stage props we know that outside the genre it's laughable; and we also know that to us it makes sense.

TONIGHT (October 1st) By Any Means support Negative Approach, with local colleagues Spitting Teeth and Defyed in Belfast's Voodoo. It is the first of two significant gigs for By Any Meams?


Why are they significant? It's By

_{At No 1 on Guitar World’s list of “Ten Female Guitarists You Should Know” is Nita Strauss. She’s recently become known to many as the new guitarist in the Alice Cooper Band, but many will have been aware of her work with bands such as Femme Fatale and the Iron Maidens before that.}

_{I spoke to Nita via Skype on 26th September to talk about working with Alice Cooper, her previous work, future plans and a few other things.}

_{The interview was broadcast on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 3rd October but is now available from our MixCloud page} - http://www.mixcloud.com/NIRocks/nita-strauss-interview-on-the-friday-ni-rocks-show-3rd-oct-2014/

 

_{The Show also features tracks from Alice Cooper, Femme Fatale and Iron Maiden as well as a few more. The interview has been transcribed below.}