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Smith & Kotzen / A pair with a glaringly infectious chemistry
It is fair to assume that Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen are not setting out for world domination with their new collaboration. So with a probable carefree attitude, where better to record their debut album than smack bang in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on one of the paradisiac …

Smith / Kotzen – Listen to the third single ‘Running’
Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen have today unleashed ‘Running’, the third single from their album ‘Smith/Kotzen’, due out 26 March 2021. ‘Running’ is the first song their pair worked on when planning their collaboration and Kotzen has also hinted that we will get to see the them play live sometime …

SMITH/KOTZEN – Second Single ‘Scars’ released
Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen have shared the video for their second single ‘Scars’ today. The track is a powerful 70’s style Blues Rock track, which Adrian Smith told us “starts off with a dreamy intro, then comes in Heavy.” Richie Kotzen told MetalTalk: “I remember ‘Scars’ being one of …

Smith and Kotzen / Duo premiere video for ‘Taking My Chances’ PLUS album details
Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen have released the video for the song ‘Taking My Chances’. This comes with the news that the full album, titled ‘Smith/Kotzen’, is to be released 26 March 2021. Adrian Smith told MetalTalk: “Richie and I started working together a couple of years ago. We had …

Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen release first song ‘Taking My Chances’
Occasional L.A. neighbours Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen have today released ‘Taking My Chances’, the first song from their new collaboration, with a full album expected in 2021 through BMG. Adrian told MetalTalk: “I think Richie and I complement each other really well. He is a virtuoso guitarist but he …

Review / Adrian Smith’s ‘Monsters Of River And Rock’ is an engaging insight into Iron Maiden guitarist
The eagerly awaited autobiography from Adrian Smith, ‘Monsters Of River And Rock’, is released tomorrow (3 September) via Virgin Books/Penguin Random House and it is an engaging read from one of the more elusive members of Iron Maiden. Adrian Smith: Monsters Of River And Rock (Virgin Books) Release Date: 3 …

Adrian Smith / Interview Part Two – Making Powerslave, Wasted Years and rejoining Maiden
With the eagerly awaited autobiography ‘Monsters of River & Rock’ from Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith hitting bookshops this week, in Part Two of our interview, Adrian spoke about making Powerslave, leaving and rejoining Maiden and how the balance is better for everyone these days. Part One of the interview is here. Adrian …

Adrian Smith / Interview Part One – Martin Birch, joining Maiden, first carp and more
With the eagerly awaited autobiography ‘Monsters of River & Rock’ from Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith hitting bookshops this week, MetalTalk’s Kahmel Farahani spoke with Adrian at length about his time with Iron Maiden and how a return to fishing helped him deal with the rigours and stresses of touring. Adrian …

Adrian Smith – My Life as Iron Maiden’s Compulsive Angler
Legendary Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith has announced that his first memoir, ‘Monsters of River & Rock’, will be released 3 September. Adrian, a former cover star of coarse-fishing bible The Angler’s Mail (biggest chub of the season, August 2009), got hooked on fishing as a child growing up in …
ADRIAN SMITH TO RELEASE AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN 2020
Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith will release his autobiography, entitled ‘Monsters Of River And Rock: My Life As Iron Maiden’s Compulsive Angler’, next year via publishers Ebury, the non-fiction specialists of Penguin Random House. The only details available at this time are Google Play and Waterstones have the 288-page hardback …