Latest about Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith on Iron Maiden’s pyramid schemes to go beyond epic with Powerslave
With Powerslave, Iron Maiden took their sound and supersized it – and Adrian Smith took a hungover guitar solo in front of Robert Palmer, and somehow totally nailed it
“Absolutely mind-blowing”: Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith rips through the blues on a ‘55 Gibson Les Paul Custom previously owned by Paul Kossoff and Eric Clapton
The early-years Black Beauty was reportedly Kossoff's first “real” guitar, and paved the way for the many Burst LPs that the Free great later became synonymous with
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Learn the rhythm and lead styles of all-star rock guitar double act Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith
The Winery Dogs and Iron Maiden guitarists are united by a shared love of classic rock, and bring contrasting styles to bear on rock guitar
Watch Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen perform Iron Maiden's Wasted Years at their debut Smith/Kotzen gig
Smith revisited the Iron Maiden classic – lifted from the band's 1986 album Somewhere In Time – with the help of his new bandmate
Iron Maiden’s Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers share the guitar strategies behind their epic new album
How three complementary guitar styles were critical to mapping out the expansive arrangements on Senjutsu
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Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen announce first US tour dates
Smith/Kotzen are heading out on a run of North American dates starting in January 2022, followed by a UK tour in February/March
Smith/Kotzen announce four-track EP, Better Days, share riff-loaded title track
The four-track offering, due November 26, arrives a mere eight months after the duo dropped their self-titled debut album
Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Janick Gers on Senjutsu, track by track
How complex songs and tricky time changes make for an epic record and a testing time in the studio, and why you don’t need a $3,000 guitar to sound like a pro...
