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Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen have unveiled ‘Running’, the third single to be taken from the eagerly anticipated debut album ‘Smith/Kotzen‘ out March 26th. Adrian says of the song, “It’s a really cool sort of driving track, one of the heavier ones on the album and we’re excited to get it out there ahead of the album release. We’ve both been thrilled by the reaction to our music so far and are very much looking forward to meeting up again as soon as we can, to write some more songs together.” Richie adds, “’Running’ was the first song Adrian and I worked on. Adrian came in with that heavy verse riff which lead me to conjuring up what lives as our chorus to the composition. ‘Running’ is surely one of my top three favourites on the Smith/Kotzen album and I really look forward to playing this one live”. As well as the duo co-writing, co-producing and sharing guitars and vocals, Richie also plays bass and drums on the track. With the two previous singles ‘Taking My Chances’ and ‘Scars’ having been enthusiastically welcomed by fans […]

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‘Scars’ is the second single from the upcoming Smith/Kotzen debut album by Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen. The album will be released Martch 26th. Pre-order Here Described by Adrian as a song which “starts off with a dreamy intro then comes in heavy”, ‘Scars’ is a hark-back to 70’s bluesy rock which the duo found particularly fun to work on. As Richie explains, “I remember ‘Scars’ being one of the songs we wrote in the very beginning of the process. There is something moody and mysterious going on in this […]

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BMG are proud to announce the worldwide release of the debut album Smith/Kotzen by Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen on March 26th. The announcement comes on the back of the release of the video for the album’s first single, ‘Taking My Chances’. Recorded on the Turks & Caicos Islands in February 2020, produced by Richie and Adrian and mixed by Kevin “Caveman” Shirley, this nine track opus is a consummate collaboration […]

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BMG are thrilled to announce that two of rock’s most admired musicians have joined forces for an exciting new side-project. Smith/Kotzen is the electrifying collaboration between guitarists & vocalists Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen. Part-time LA neighbours, full time friends with a healthy mutual respect, both artists are seasoned performers on the global stage, having […]