THE TRIAL OF VENUS - CHERYL STIXX RELEASES SOPHOMORE ALBUM

The Trial of Venus is finally here!

 

Hi everyone! My StixxStars, and the whole OCW Galaxy. 

 

Today, I’m here to share something deeply personal and incredibly special to me: The Trial of Venus.

 

This album is a package of everything that went down in my life this crazy year — the year I returned to OCW, the year I fully jumped back in after so many years away. It’s an honest reflection of the journey so far: the monsters I faced, my inner demons, my triumphs, my self-discovery.

 

If Cherilyn was about the girl before Cheryl Stixx and how she came to be, The Trial of Venus is about where I stand now.

 

I allowed myself to feel fully. I allowed myself to be petty, angry, fragile, intense, horny, sad, insecure, jealous — all of it.

 

If I started this project slightly tinted with self-pity, I’m grateful I finished it with the clarity of my freedom — and with the grace to not only forgive myself, but everything that ever tried to hold me back. Through it, I saw that I am pretty when I panic — and that it can be a trap. I faced my fear of relapsing and that constant hunger for the next rush. I saw myself standing at crossroads, begging for things that might never be, but I also earned the pride of refusing to bend just to be chosen — ever.

 

And speaking of pride, I think it’s safe to say I’ve never been so open about my desires, or so loud about the joy of being exactly who I am. I faced the reality of wanting to be perceived. Respected. Heard. And if I had to build my own table just to have a seat at it — then okay. I can do that.

 

I allowed myself to be proud of my accomplishments, of my legacy. I am STILL that girl.

 

I reflected on the nonsensical truth that sometimes things just are what they are — a wingbeat and life’s cray-cray. I got angry. I yelled about jealousy over things and people that weren’t even mine. I wondered which Cheryl is waiting for me behind doors I never got to open — and if I never open them, are they still me? Am I still worth it?

 

I dressed myself in girlhood and female power — UGH — loads of it. I faced every omen and its consequences. I got horny. I let it out.

 

And finally, I got my verdict:

 

Every woman is my religion.

I am divine.

We are.

 

I hope you experience this journey as deeply as I lived it. It’s been messy, euphoric, painful, empowering — and absolutely worth it.

 

Thank you for being here. Thank you for witnessing this chapter. Thank you for allowing me to grow in front of you.

 

I love you.

 

Stixx up!

 

 

Stream The Trial of Venus NOW!

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Tracklist:

 

1. The Trial of Venus

Runtime: 4:07

 

2. Pretty When I Panic

Runtime: 3:35

 

3. Crashing for Fun

Runtime: 4:44

 

4. Crimson Cross

Runtime: 3:36

 

5. Pick Me Not

Runtime: 3:22

 

6. Boys Call it Hot

Runtime: 3:34

 

7. A Sit at the Table

Runtime: 5:58

 

08. Still That Girl

Runtime: 3:34

 

09. Butterfly Logic

Runtime: 2:29

 

10. It’s Perfectly Fine!

Runtime: 4:20

 

11. The Door

Runtime: 3:19

 

12. Girlette

Runtime: 3:39

 

13. Omen

Runtime: 5:03

 

14. Soft Power

Runtime: 3:48

 

15. The Verdict

Runtime: 3:48

Edited February 21Feb 21 by Cheryl Stixx