Credits:

Smith/Kotzen

Here is a rock sound of the highest standard, created by two of the finest musicians = rock icons! Smith/Cotzen is the project of Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden and Richie Kotzen of The Winery Dogs and others, who impacted the scene in 2021. The four-song EP, which was released as a Record Store Day/Black Friday limited edition last November, is now available as a physical release with additional material from their live show in early 2022! The EP is now available as a physical CD with additional live recordings from early 2022...! Adrian Smith is a British rock icon who is the guitarist/songwriter for Iron Maiden, a monster metal act in the U.K. He debuted on Shrapnel Records as a technical guitarist and has since worked as a guitarist for bands such as Poison and Mr. Big. American rock icon Richie Kotzen, who has also worked as a guitarist in bands such as Poison and Mr. Big, and currently performs solo and with The Winery Dogs at the same time. The two have joined forces to launch the Smith/Cotzen project in 2021. The album "SMITH/KOTZEN" released in March 2021 was highly acclaimed by media and fans around the world and ranked in the Top 20 in markets such as the UK, Germany, the US, and Canada, a great achievement for a first collaboration project. It was a great success for the first collaboration project. About 8 months after the release of the album, they completed an EP "BETTER DAYS" with 4 new songs, which was released in November 2021 in the form of a Record Store Day Black Friday limited edition analog vinyl and digital distribution.The EP features two newly recorded songs ("Better Days" and "Got A Hold On Me") at The House Recording Studios in LA in April 2021, plus "Hate And Love" and "Rise Again," which, like the album, was produced by Richie and Adrian and mixed by Kevin Shirley. (1/2)

Tracklisting:

1.Better Days2.Got a Hold on Me3.Hate and Love4.Rise Again5.Hate and Love [Live]6.Got a Hold on Me [Live]7.Scars [Live]8.You Don't Know Me [Live]9.Running [Live]
1.Better Days
2.Got a Hold on Me
3.Hate and Love
4.Rise Again
5.Hate and Love [Live]
6.Got a Hold on Me [Live]
7.Scars [Live]
8.You Don't Know Me [Live]
9.Running [Live]