Kotzen had been Poison’s guitarist between 1991 and 1993, taking over for C.C. DeVille. While a member of the group, he was the guitarist on the group’s 1993 effort, Native Tongue. How Richie ...

Richie Kotzen has revealed that he almost joined Nine Inch Nails, but the opportunity was cruelly taken away when his glam metal past caught up with him. "The closest band that I ever came to joining ...

Credit: John McMurtie In 2021, longtime Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and nomadic virtuoso Richie Kotzen came together to form the aptly titled Smith/Kotzen, a blues-based duo showcasing the ...

Kotzen, now 55, reflected on a party he attended at Stevie Nicks’ house in the early 1990s. At the time, he was a young musician just starting to make waves in the industry. Nicks, who was in her ...

Trent didn't want the headlines. "And, you know, aesthetically, when you think about the fanbase and you think about how people would read into something, I can kind of could see that; I could see ...

In this interview, we chat with Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith about the second collaborative record with Richie Kotzen, his past projects outside of Maiden, going down guitar wormholes on YouTube ...

But his recent work with Richie Kotzen offers a look at what it could have been like if he hadn't joined the British heavy metal legends. The pair are set to release their second album under the ...

Adrian Smith/Richie Kotzen. Black Light/White Noise. Solid classic rock with awesome guitar-play from Iron Maiden’s Smith and ex-Poison star Kotzen. Ten swaggering tracks explode with riffs and ...

Richie Kotzen is known for his stints in Poison, Mr. Big and The Winery Dogs, but his career almost took a decidedly different turn when at one point he almost joined Nine Inch Nails. Kotzen ...