Nikki Stringfield (born 1990) is an American heavy metal musician. She is the current guitarist for both

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and Femme Fatale, the current touring guitarist for

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, as well as the former guitarist for

Before the Mourning Before the Mourning (also initialized as B4TM) was an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Los Angeles. The band has released two EPs entitled'' Remembrance'' as well as'' Damned and Forsaken'', and published full-length album'' Eth ...

Early life

Born in 1990 in

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, Stringfield attended Red Oak High School and graduated in 2008. She studied at

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in Austin, graduating in 2012 with a degree in Radio/TV/Film.

Career

After an internship with

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Stringfield moved to

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in January 2012 and became part of American melodic metal bands

and

. In 2014, Stringfield and Before the Mourning parted ways, after which time Stringfield joined Femme Fatale in May 2015. In September 2015,

brought the former guest guitarist on as a settled member for the ensemble. Stringfield and The Iron Maidens vocalist

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appeared as contestants on the August 3, 2017, episode of the music game show ''

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''. In 2017, Stringfield released music videos for her solo singles "Save Our Souls" and "As Chaos Consumes", followed by "

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" in 2018. In late 2018, Stringfield became a touring guitarist for American rock band

. In January 2019, she announced that she plans to release her debut solo EP some time that year. In July 2019, the singer announced the title of the album, '' Harmonies for the Haunted'', with a September 2019 announcement that she expects to release the album on October 30, 2019. On October 18, 2019, Stringfield debuted "When the Devil Comes Down", her first single from the EP. In March 2021, the singer announced that she is working on a full-length studio album. On Sundays in February 2022, Stringfield and

lead vocalist/

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guitarist

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performed during their residency at

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in Hollywood,

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. On 26 June 2022, Stringfield plans to release ''Live in the Living Room'' which she created with Kennison. The two plan to perform that same date at

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. Additionally, on the last 3 Wednesdays in July 2022, Stringfield plans to perform at the same venue, with Kennison performing on the latter two dates. In July 2023, it was announced her debut full-length album, ''Apocrypha'', would be released on September 29.

Discography

Before the Mourning

EPs

*'' Remembrance ''(2012) *'' Damned and Forsaken ''(2014)

Videos

* "Before the Mourning" (2012)

Solo career

Studio albums

*'' Live in the Living Room ''(with

)(2022) *'' Apocrypha ''(2023)

EPs

* '' Harmonies for the Haunted'' (2019)

Singles

* "Sally's Song" (2016) * "As Chaos Consumes" (2017) * "Save Our Souls" (2017) * "

" (2018) * "When the Devil Comes Down"

References

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