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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
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The 20 best guitar albums of 2021
Records that stoked creative fires and set the guitar world alight this year, as voted for by you
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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
From whammy bar magic to explosive riffs with true grit: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
Flesh out your playlists with stellar new offerings from Nova Twins, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Smith/Kotzen, Limp Bizkit, Hana Vu, Porcupine Tree and more
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
Jam buddies and neighbors Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen on swapping guitars, blues phrasing and the secret to successful collaboration
Introduced by tennis star Pat Cash, the Smith/Kotzen friendship and creative alliance has gone from strength to strength. Here, they talk through their self-titled debut
Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen: “The style of the record came from our instincts and how we play together”
What do you get when you put two of hard-rock’s biggest shredders in a room and tell them to get their blues on?
Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith swapped signature guitars on their debut Smith/Kotzen album
In a new interview with Guitarist, the rock icons reveal the Fender and Jackson signature-swapping antics that went on in the studio, and dismiss the notion that any guitarist can play bass
