CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It was inevitable for Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen to make an album together. The veteran guitarists -- Smith with Iron Maiden, Kotzen with Stanley Clarke and in the bands Poison, ...

And as Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith explains, others may just come to you completely out of the blue, like surprise ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: John McMurtie In 2021, longtime Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and nomadic virtuoso ...

In an era where Metallica can hook up with the frontman of The Velvet Underground to record an album so cataclysmically ridiculous that it’ll be talked about under cautious facepalms for decades to ...

Smith/Kotzen, the duo of Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and Winery Dogs guitarist Richie Kotzen, will release their self-titled debut LP on March 26. The nine-track album will be available in ...

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith has joined forces with guitarist Richie Kotzen, best known for stints in Poison and Mr. Big, for a bluesy, hard-rock collaboration they’ve dubbed Smith/Kotzen. The ...

In this interview, we chat with Iron Maiden‘s Adrian Smith about the second collaborative record with Richie Kotzen, his past projects outside of Maiden, going down guitar wormholes on YouTube and ...

Iron Maiden superfans, of which there are millions, have spent decades trying to chart which guitarist plays which lead line across 16 albums. The task could be tricky on the output featuring early ...

Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith and renowned blues guitarist Richie Kotzen (whose credits include The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big and Poison amid an extensive body of solo work) dropped Smith/Kotzen, their ...

Imagine if Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith Wasn’t a Guitar God The guitarist also tells UCR about the latest Smith/Kotzen album. Smith joins producer Bob Clearmountain, ...

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Guitarist Adrian Smith played in Iron Maiden between 1980 and 1990, and then rejoined the band in 1999. Though according to drummer Rick Allen, Smith almost joined Def Leppard in 1991. Smith ...