Doug Aldrich

Doug Aldrich (born February 19, 1964) is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St. John in 1998 and has played previously with the bands Whitesnake, Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising and Revolution Saints. He is currently in the band The Dead Daisies. He has also released several solo albums. In 2015, Doug was touring as guitar player of former Deep Purple bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes band. In early 2016 it was announced that he would be replacing Richard Fortus as guitarist of The Dead Daisies, as Fortus is leaving that band to perform with the Guns N' Roses reunion.

Biography
Aldrich was first introduced to the guitar at age 11 when his sister Jennifer introduced him to the playing of Jeff Beck. Aldrich's first guitar was a Les Paul model and came from Sears. Aldrich auditioned for Kiss. He did not get the gig but as a result of the audition he met Gene Simmons and he and Gene are friends to this day. Aldrich was also once a highly sought after guitar teacher, at one point he was teaching over 70 students a week.

In early 2014 Aldrich joined the critically acclaimed production show Raiding the Rock Vault at the Tropicana Las Vegas, where he performed six shows a week with other Rock'n Roll greats including Robin McAuley (formerly Survivor, MSG), John Payne (Asia), Howard Leese (Bad Company, Heart), Paul Shortino (Quiet Riot) and Andrew Freeman (Offspring), among others. As of late 2015 this collaboration was still on ongoing project.

During 2015 Doug joined the Glenn Hughes solo European tour as guitarist, along with drummer Pontus Engborg, to complete the power trio with Hughes on bass and vocals.

In late January 2016, it was announced that Aldrich would be replacing Richard Fortus as guitarist in The Dead Daisies, as Fortus will be participating in the Guns N' Roses reunion. As of late January 2016 Aldrich was in Nashville with The Dead Daisies, working on a follow-up album to Revolución (2015). As a member of The Dead Daisies Aldrich is being reunited with bassist Marco Mendoza; the two previously performed together in Whitesnake. In November 2016, Aldrich performed with The Dead Daisies on the Kiss Kruise VI event.

Equipment
Aldrich was previously endorsed by Jackson Guitars. He used their Dinky and Soloist superstrats as well as his own signature model which has bridge and neck position humbucking pickups were "Full-shred" pickups which Seymour Duncan specially wired. Presently, California-based Suhr Guitars offers Aldrich signature humbucking pickups. He plays various Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Stratocasters through Suhr/ Cameron hot-rodded Marshall JMPs and Vintage Modern amps. In 2016, Aldrich became an official endorsee of ESP Guitars. Aldrich sums up his philosophy of playing this way, "I'm not one of those guys that follows whatever is trendy. I'd rather do what I do best and do it to the best of my ability."

Other works

 * 1989 – One - Minoru Niihara
 * 1989 – Cutting Air Act 1 - Air Pavilion
 * 1996 - La Saga du Metal 7 - Melodique - Progressif 
 * 1997 (Japan) & 1999 (Europe) – Windows – Mike Vescera Project
 * 1998 (Japan) & 2000 (Europe) – Ignition – Mark Boals
 * 1999 – A Tribute to Early Van Halen – The Atomic Punks (Ralph Saenz)
 * 1999 – Here Before – Stone 
 * 2000 – Mikazuki in Rock
 * 2001 – Art of Mackin' – Ghetto Dynasty
 * 2001–2002 – Superhero & More... – Brian McKnight
 * 2002 – (1989-2002) From There to Here – Brian McKnight
 * 2003 – Wake the Nations – Ken Tamplin and Friends
 * 2003 – Guitar Zeus 1 – Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus''
 * 2003 – Sho（照）Twist Songs – Sera Masanori
 * 2003 - Wild Souls - On The Road
 * 2005 – The Real Thing – Christian Tolle
 * 2007 – Live for Tomorrow – Marco Mendoza
 * 2007 – Wolfman Jack's Halloween Special: Fun for Kids
 * 2007 – Jacaranda – Masanori Sera
 * 2008 – Anthology – House of Lords
 * 2009 – Play My Game – Tim "Ripper" Owens
 * 2009 – Spirit of Christmas – Northern Light Orchestra
 * 2009 – Conquering Heroes – Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
 * 2009 – Stargazer – Stargazer
 * 2009 – Pulling the Trigger – Cooper Inc.
 * 2010 – Harder and Heavier – 60's British Invasion Goes Metal
 * 2010 – Celebrate Christmas – Northern Light Orchestra
 * 2011 – Oceana – Derek Sherinian
 * 2013 – Artpop – Lady Gaga (guitar on "Manicure")
 * 2013 – Living Like a Runaway – Lita Ford
 * 2013 – Lions & Lambs – Alex De Rosso
 * 2014 – I'm Not Your Suicide – Michael Sweet
 * 2014 – On the Road – Wild Souls
 * 2014 – Eye of the Nine – Eye of the Nine
 * 2014 – Knights of Badassdom – Brendan McCreary
 * 2014 – Songs from the Vault, Volume 2 – Raiding the Rock Vault
 * 2014 – Yurica / Hanatan – The Flower of Dim World
 * 2015 – Hard To Bleed – Phill Rocker
 * 2015 – Rise of the Animal – Wolfpakk
 * 2016 – Now and Then – Christian Tolle Project
 * 2017 – Just A Lie – David Scott Cooper
 * 2017 – Howling Wolves – Sera Masanori
 * 2018 - All For Metal - Doro Pesch
 * 2018 - Forever Warriors, Forever United - Doro Pesch
 * 2018 - Dónde Terminaré - La Beriso 20 Años
 * 2018 - Point Blank - Christian Tolle Project

Tribute albums

 * Crossfire: A Salute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996)
 * Forever Mod: A Tribute to Rod Stewart (1998)
 * Little Guitars: A Tribute to Van Halen (2000)
 * Bat Head Soup: A Tribute to Ozzy (2000)
 * Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica (2000)
 * Tie Your MIX Down: A Tribute to Queen (2000)
 * Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute to Queen (2001)
 * One Way Street - Let the Tribute Do the Talkin': A Tribute to Aerosmith (2002)
 * Spin the Bottle: An All-Star Tribute to KISS (2004)
 * Metallic Attack: Metallica - The Ultimate Tribute' (2004)
 * We Salute You: A Tribute to AC/DC (2004)
 * Numbers from the Beast: An All Star Salute to Iron Maiden (2004)
 * An 80's Metal Tribute to Van Halen (2006)
 * Butchering the Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute to the Beatles (2006)
 * Flying High Again: Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne (2006)
 * Frankie Banali & Friends: Led Zeppelin Tribute - 24/7/365 (2007)
 * The Omnibus Album: This Is Guitar Gods (2007)
 * Northern Light Orchestra: The Spirit of Christmas (2008)
 * We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year (2011)
 * A World with Heroes: KISS 40th Anniversary (Calling Dr. Love) (2013)
 * Thriller: A Metal Tribute to Michael Jackson (2013)
 * This Is Your Life: Tribute To Ronnie James Dio (2014)
 * Super Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne:(Japanese Edition) (2014)
 * The House is Rocking: A Tribute To Stevie Ray Vaughan (2015)
 * Immortal Randy Rhoads: The Ultimate Tribute (2015)
 * Moore Blues For Gary: A Tribute To Gary Moore By Bob Daisley And Friends (2018)

Movies and TV Games

 * Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Soundtrack (1984)
 * The Wraith - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1986)
 * The Transformers The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1986)
 * "Holiday Greetings From The Epic, Portrait And CBS Associated Families" (1987)
 * "Last Gladiators Soundtrack (Digital Pinball)" (1995)
 * "Necronomicon (Ditital Pinball)" (1996) [Kall Swan sang here too]