He has released solo albums and replaced Richard Fortus as the guitarist of the band The Dead Daisies. Doug Aldrich began playing guitar at 11 and in 2014 he became part of the show Raiding the Rock vault at the New Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He was first featured on Lion albums in the 1980s and has also played on albums by Hurricane, Bad Moon Rising, Burning Rain, Dio, Whitesnake, Revolution Saints, and The Dead Daisies and has collaborated with Brian McKnight, Lady Gaga, and more.