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as well as in other major markets such as Germany, Japan and Canada. 10 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart in the U.S., Top 20 in the U.K. SMITH/KOTZEN's eponymous debut album was released globally through BMG in March 2021 to media and fan acclaim, charting No. 28 - Ventura Theatre - Ventura, CA (postponed from Jan. 26 - Goldfield Trading Post - Roseville, CA SMITH/KOTZEN remaining West Coast tour dates: It's n there, and you've just gotta do it. "I don't wanna change the world," he added. It's just taking where we left off with the EP - just writing as we do. "Like Richie said, we've got six or seven things.
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"We started writing with a view to doing another album, and then we got sidetracked on dates," Smith said. It was real easy."Īdrian added that fans can definitely expect to hear more music from SMITH/KOTZEN, which released a full-length album and an EP during 2021. Why don't we play?' Julia was in the house and we were talking about it. And then we started thinking, 'Man, we're here. You wanna write some more songs?' And we did get together and we did about seven things that are in the works we have some demo stuff that are in the works. Nathalie and Adrian came into town, and Adrian said, 'Hey, we're gonna be there for a couple of months. In a recent interview with Metal Edge magazine's "Another FN Podcast With Izzy Presley", Richie stated about how the short tour came together (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "What happened was it was all just by timing. West Coast dates.įan-filmed video footage of the Whisky concert, including SMITH/KOTZEN's rendition of the IRON MAIDEN classic "Wasted Years", with Smith on lead vocals, can be seen below. In addition, SMITH/KOTZEN has enlisted drummer Bruno Valverde of ANGRA for the U.S. With a strong pedigree in rock, Lage has played alongside the likes of Pat Travers, Elliot Easton ( THE CARS), Nuno Bettencourt ( EXTREME) and Mark McGrath ( SUGAR RAY). Joining Smith and Kotzen as part of their touring band is Richie's wife, internationally acclaimed bass player Julia Lage, formerly of the Latin Grammy-nominated Brazilian rock band BARRA DE SAIA. West Coast tour last night (Thursday, January 20) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen's project SMITH/KOTZEN kicked off its U.S.