Black Light/White Noise

Black Light/White Noise
Studio album by Smith/Kotzen
Released	4 April 2025
Recorded	2024
Studio	The House, Los Angeles
Genre	Hard rock blues rock
Length	49:15
Label	BMG
Producer	Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith
Smith/Kotzen chronology
Smith/Kotzen (2021) Black Light/White Noise (2025)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth	7/10 [1]
KNAC.com	4.5/5 [2]
Sonic Perspectives	8.0/10 [3]
Teraz Rock	[4]

Black Light/White Noise is the second studio album from rock musicians duo Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, released on 4 April 2025. ^[5] The first promotional single "Black Light" was released on 20 November 2024, followed by the second one titled "White Noise" published on 21 February 2025. ^[6] The third single entitled "Outlaw" was released on 9 April 2025. ^[7]

Track listing

Black Light/White Noise track listing ^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Muddy Water"	3:32
2.	"White Noise"	4:48
3.	"Black Light"	4:32
4.	"Darkside"	5:19
5.	"Life Unchained"	5:14
6.	"Blindsided"	4:23
7.	"Wraith"	4:12
8.	"Heavy Weather"	4:24
9.	"Outlaw"	5:10
10.	"Beyond the Pale"	7:23
Total length:		49:15

Personnel

Musicians

• Adrian Smith – vocals, guitars, composition, recording, producer
• Richie Kotzen – vocals, guitars, composition, engineer, recording, producer, bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10), drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Julia Lage – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
• Bruno Valverde – drums (tracks 4, 7)
• Kyle Hughes – drums (track 5)

Additional personnel

• David Donnelly – mastering
• Jay Ruston – mixing
• John McMurtrie – art direction and photography
• Stuart Crouch Creative – artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Black Light/White Noise

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10]	181
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11]	87
Finnish Physical Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [12]	6
French Albums (SNEP) [13]	169
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14]	33
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [15]	49
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16]	5
Spanish Vinyl Albums [17]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18]	14
UK Albums (OCC) [19]	73
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [20]	3
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [21]	1

References

1. "Smith/Kotzen second album review". blabbermouth.net. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
2. "Black Light/White Noise is a true modern classic for the longstanding fans of muscular, blues-tinged heavy rock". knac.com. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
3. "Album review: Smith/Kotzen – Black Light/White Noise". Sonic Perspectives. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
4. "Full harmony of rock masters". Teraz Rock Magazine (in Polish). 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
5. "Black Light/White Noise the second album is coming". ironmaiden.com. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
6. "The second single from Smith/Kotzen album". eddietrunk.com. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
7. "The third single from Smith/Kotzen album". bravewords.com. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
8. "Smith/Kotzen official information". smithkotzen.com. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
9. "Austriancharts.at – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen – Black Light / White Noise" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
10. "Ultratop.be – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen – Black Light / White Noise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
11. "Ultratop.be – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen – Black Light / White Noise" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
12. "15/2025" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 11 April 2025.
13. "Lescharts.com – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen – Black Light / White Noise". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen – Black Light / White Noise" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
15. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2025-04-14/p/5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
17. "15/2025" (in Spanish). promusicae.es. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen – Black Light / White Noise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
19. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
20. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
21. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2025.