BLACK STAR RIDER guitarists Damon Johnson (THIN LIZZY, ex-ALICE COOPER/BROTHER CANE) & Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY, ex-21 GUNS) check-in about their time spent in the studio with heralded producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON), who “was like the 6th member of the band” during the recording of The Killer Instinct, which will be released in the U.S. and Canada on February 24th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment.
Watch the video clip, the album trailer, the title track’s lyric video, and two studio reports on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilmHKRNXHtQ&list=PLB4brr7vf-P7rdX5OYLLJov84TnTea0Aq
The second studio album by BLACK STAR RIDERS, The Killer Instinct is a rich collection of story-based tracks (“Soldierstown,” “Finest Hour,” “Blindsided,” “Sex, Guns & Gasoline”) rooted in master craftsman performances by vocalist Ricky Warwick, guitarist Damon Johnson, guitarist Scott Gorham, drummer Jimmy DeGrasso, and bassist Robbie Crane.
How did Don Jamieson of THAT METAL SHOW and VH1 CLASSIC react to the new music on The Killer Instinct? “Mind… BLOWN! 6 stars out of 5! Bravo.”
Check out the following recent interviews with members of BLACK STAR RIDERS:
• ROCK GUITAR DAILY.com interviews Damon Johnson:
http://rockguitardaily.blogspot.com/2015/01/damon-johnson-paying-it-forward-with.html
• MUSIC ENTHUSIAST Magazine interviews Ricky Warwick & Damon Johnson:
http://musicenthusiastmag.com/black-star-riders-damon-johnson-ricky-warwick-killer-instinct-2015-interview/
• AXS.com interviews Ricky Warwick:
http://www.axs.com/black-star-riders-frontman-ricky-warwick-on-his-band-s-killer-instinct-37231
• TradioV interviews Ricky Warwick:
http://tradiov.com/la/videos/inside-metal-1-13-15-ricky-warwick/
Multiple formats of the new album can be pre-ordered from The Killer Instinct Landing Page. They include: digi-pak + exclusive band logo t-shirt bundle, jewel case CD, black vinyl LP gatefold, and an exclusive clear vinyl LP gatefold (imported & limited to 300 copies).
The track listing for the 2-CD digi-pak version of The Killer Instinct is:
01. The Killer Instinct (purchase the single on iTunes: http://geni.us/BSRInstinctiTunes)
02. Bullet Blues
03. Finest Hour
04. Soldierstown
05. Charlie I Gotta Go
06. Blindsided
07. Through The Motions
08. Sex, Guns & Gasoline
09. Turn In Your Arms
10. You Little Liar
BONUS CD
01 – Gabrielle
02 – The Reckoning Day
03 – The Killer Instinct (acoustic)
04 – Blindsided (acoustic)
05 – Charlie I Gotta Go (acoustic)
06 – Finest Hour (acoustic)
After their appearance at the U.K.’s Giants Of Rock Festival in February 2015, BLACK STAR RIDERS will co-headline a 16-date tour throughout the U.K. and Ireland with EUROPE beginning in early March 2015. They’ll return to the U.S. to perform on the Monsters Of Rock cruise to the Caribbean in April 2015.
View upcoming BLACK STAR RIDERS tour dates on the band’s official Facebook page.
Left to right: Robbie Crane • Damon Johnson • Ricky Warwick • Jimmy DeGrasso • Scott Gorham
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