Courtney Cox is an American guitarist and member of the all-female tribute band

The Iron Maidens The Iron Maidens are an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 2001 as an all-female tribute act to English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The band currently consists of drummer Linda McDonald, bassist Wanda Ortiz, lead vocalist ...

Career

A native of

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, Courtney Cox started playing guitar around age 13. At 15, she enrolled at

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. During her tenure there, she performed in U.S tours with acts including

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and

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, performing with such artists as George Lynch and

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. During that time, Cox co-founded an all-female

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tribute band called ''Queen Diamond''. At age 19, Cox moved to Los Angeles. In December 2008, she was invited to be a guest performer with

the Iron Maidens The Iron Maidens are an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 2001 as an all-female tribute act to English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The band currently consists of drummer Linda McDonald, bassist Wanda Ortiz, lead vocalist ...

, and later she became an official member of the band. As a member of the Maidens, Cox's stage name is Adriana Smith, a female version of

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...

guitarist

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. and in Japan. Cox performed with members of Phantom Blue at the

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Memorial Concert in May 2009 at the

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. As the first female artist for Caparison Guitars, Cox released the signature model Horus-M3 CC. In 2010, she placed runner-up in ''

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Discography

Videos

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Metal Gathering Tour Live in Japan 2010 ''Metal Gathering Tour Live in Japan 2010'' is a Japan-only live video by the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens. Recorded live during their tour in Japan in January 2010, it was the band's first release with new lead vocalist Kirsten Rosenb ...

'' (2010)

References

External links

The Iron Maidens official site
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