Watch Nita Strauss and David Draiman perform Dead Inside live

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Nita Strauss invited David Draiman onstage at the close of her Winter Wonderland show at LA's Whisky A-Go-Go last night for a performance of their recent collaboration Dead Inside.

The two have been friends for some time and make a good impression in the live space, with the guitarist's typically relentless energy and piercing lead work contrasting Draiman's rooted vocal delivery.

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Matt is Features Editor for GuitarWorld.com. Before that he spent 10 years as a freelance music journalist, interviewing artists for the likes of Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, MusicRadar, NME.com, DJ Mag and Electronic Sound. In 2020, he launched CreativeMoney.co.uk, which aims to share the ideas that make creative lifestyles more sustainable. He plays guitar, but should not be allowed near your delay pedals.

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