Black Light/White Noise

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Black Light/White Noise
Black Light.White Noise.jpg
Studio album by
Smith/Kotzen
Released4 April 2025
Recorded2024
StudioThe House, Los Angeles
Genre
Length49:15
Label BMG
Producer Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith
Smith/Kotzen chronology
Smith/Kotzen
(2021)		Black Light/White Noise
(2025)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth 7/10 [1]
KNAC.com4.5/5 [2]
Sonic Perspectives8.0/10 [3]
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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 "White Noise" was released on 20 November 2024, followed by the second one titled "Black Light" published on 20 February 2025. [6] The third single entitled "Outlaw" was released on 9 April 2025. [7]

Contents

Track listing

Black Light/White Noise track listing [8]
No.TitleLength
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

Additional personnel

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 Chart [14] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)ERROR in "Oricon": Invalid date format. Expected: YYYY-MM-DD. [15] 49
Japanese International Albums [16] 7
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 5
Spanish Vinyl Albums [18] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 14
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 73
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] 3
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [22] 1
US Top Album Sales ( Billboard ) [23] 15
US Top Hard Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [24] 1
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [25] 6
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [26] 5
US Indie Store Album Sales ( Billboard ) [27] 7

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. ↑ "16/2025". Mr Adrian Smith. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  15. ↑ ERROR in "Oricon": Invalid date format. Expected: YYYY-MM-DD. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2025-04-14/p/5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "16/2025". Mr Adrian Smith. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 11/4/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "15/2025" (in Spanish). promusicae.es. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen – Black Light / White Noise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  20. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 11/4/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 11/4/2025 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 11/4/2025 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  23. ↑ "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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