Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen‘s project SMITH/KOTZEN will release “Better Days …And Nights” on September 16 via BMG. The release will feature five previously unreleased live tracks, plus for the first time ever on CD, the four studio tracks featured on their sold-out, limited-edition 12-inch vinyl EP, “Better Days“, released in conjunction with Record Store...
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Video: IRON MAIDEN’s NICKO MCBRAIN Plays ‘Wasted Years’ With ADRIAN SMITH And RICHIE KOTZEN
IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain joined his bandmate Adrian Smith along with Richie Kotzen on stage last night (March 8) to perform the MAIDEN classic “Wasted Years” with the latter duo’s band, SMITH/KOTZEN. “Wasted Years” is IRON MAIDEN’s fourteenth single and the first from their sixth studio album, “Somewhere in Time”. Released in 1986, it...
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Video: ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN Perform IRON MAIDEN’s ‘Wasted Years’ At Their First-Ever Concert
IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith’s collaborative project with Richie Kotzen (POISON, THE WINERY DOGS) kicked off their U.S. West Coast tour last night (Thursday, January 20) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. You can check out fan-filmed video footage of SMITH/KOTZEN’s rendition of the IRON MAIDEN classic “Wasted Years”, with Smith...
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ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN Announce U.S. And U.K. Tour Dates
Guitarists Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN) and Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS) will bring their SMITH/KOTZEN project on the road for their first ever-live performances in the U.S. and U.K. in early 2022. The tour dates are as follows: U.S. tour dates: Jan. 15 – Ventura Theatre – Ventura, CA Jan. 20 – The Whisky A...
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ADRIAN SMITH And RICHIE KOTZEN Announce ‘Better Days’ EP
BMG will release a limited-edition 1inch black vinyl of four previously unreleased tracks by Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen’s project SMITH/KOTZEN on November 26 in conjunction with international Record Store Day’s Black Friday event. The “Better Days” EP reflects the ongoing strength of the dynamic writing and recording partnership between these two world-class musicians, following...
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ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN Release The Music Video For ‘Solar Fire’
SMITH/KOTZEN, the critically acclaimed project featuring guitarists Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN) and Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS) have unveiled the official music video for “Solar Fire” which can be seen below. The song also happens to feature Adrian’s IRON MAIDEN bandmate Nicko McBrain on drums. The clip was shot in Los Angeles in April where...
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Video: Go Behind-The-Scenes With ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN For Making Of Debut Album
SMITH/KOTZEN, the electrifying collaboration between guitarists and vocalists Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, released their self-titled debut album on March 26 via BMG. A six-and-a-half-minute behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the album can be seen below. Recorded on the Turks & Caicos Islands in February 2020, produced by Richie and Adrian and mixed by...