Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith on how Nirvana and grunge negatively impacted Iron Maiden's career trajectory in the ’90s

By Janelle Borg published 28 April 26

The heavy metal guitarist looks back on how the pop culture and subculture paradigm shift impacted Maiden

Adrian Smith on why making music outside of Iron Maiden lets him stretch his soloing wings

By Phil Weller published 3 April 26

In Smith/Kotzen, he’s relishing the chance to improvise and color outside of his usual lines, but admits that keeping up with Kotzen isn’t easy

The reason Adrian Smith isn’t keen on some vintage Gibsons

By Phil Weller published 2 March 26

The Iron Maiden guitarist swapped LPs for Jacksons in the ‘80s, because he’d grown tired of one key feature

Smith/Kotzen roll out an Iron Maiden classic, with a very special guest

By Phil Weller published 23 February 26

The Smith-penned anthem has been a standout during their live shows, and in London, things got a little more Maiden

Adrian Smith on the time he auditioned for Def Leppard

By Phil Weller published 2 January 26

He lost out to former Dio man Vivian Campbell, as well as another classic rock star...

Adrian Smith had a chance encounter with Kirk Hammett – and ended up babysitting his iconic Les Paul

By Phil Weller published 17 December 25

The fabled Gibson has been making plenty of big-name players weak at the knees recently

Adrian Smith reveals what convinced him to ditch Les Pauls for Jacksons

By Phil Weller published 29 January 25

The Iron Maiden guitarist is one of the luthier’s longest-serving artists – he explains how its founder’s diligence inspired him to make the jump

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde among thousands who have lost homes in L.A. wildfires

By Janelle Borg published 13 January 25

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and Anthrax’s Scott Ian share their first-hand experience of the devastating impact of one of the biggest natural disasters in Los Angeles’ history