Legendary Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs, Poison, etc.) launched new project, simply named Smith/Kotzen. Duo also announces the release of their debut self-titled record, scheduled for March 26th, 2021 release via BMG. Check out the first streaming song/video from the album - "Taking My Chances".




Smith comments: "Richie and I started working together a couple of years ago. We'd been jamming as we'd been friends for a few years before that. We both share a love for classic rock and bluesy rock, so we decided to get together and start writing some songs and it went from there. Pretty much everything on the album is handled between Richie and myself, including the production. We had developed a really strong idea of how we wanted it to sound, and I'm very pleased with how it turned out. There's a lot of cool songs on there that we are really happy with."

Kotzen adds: "We had a very fluid process in writing. Sometimes Adrian would send me a riff and I would immediately hear some kind of melody or a vocal idea. And sometimes it was the other way round, so it was a kind of circular motion. We'd get together whenever we could and throw some ideas around and it just evolved, which was great because there was no pressure and nothing other than just a natural course and I think the record really speaks for that."





The album will be available in the following formats:

* Digipack CD
* 12" black vinyl with embossed sleeve
* Digital (streaming and download)
* Limited-edition 12" red-and-black-smoke-effect-colored vinyl

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Smith/Kotzen