Veteran rock vocalist & lyricist Ricky Warwick peels the skin back on the last five tracks on The Killer Instinct - the second studio album by melodic rockers BLACK STAR RIDERS - due out in North America on February 24th.
Learn what becomes of the junkie in “Blindsided” who takes a chance on a new beginning and the relationship between “Turn In Your Arms” and Native Americans on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahg2lk5iBxM&index=1&list=PLB4brr7vf-P7rdX5OYLLJov84TnTea0Aq
Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON), The Killer Instinct is a talking book collection of perfectly crafted short stories seasoned with harmonized guitar riffs, barbed wire choruses, and a level of musicianship that will stand the test of time. One listen to “Through The Motions,” “Finest Hour,” “Soldierstown,” “Blindsided,” and “Sex, Guns & Gasoline” proves melodic hard rock is not only alive & well, but thriving.
Featuring guitarist Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY, 21 GUNS), vocalist Ricky Warwick (THIN LIZZY, THE ALMIGHTY), guitarist Damon Johnson (THIN LIZZY, ALICE COOPER/BROTHER CANE), drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Y&T, MEGADETH), and bassist Robbie Crane (RATT, LYNCH MOB), The Killer Instinct is a lustrous contribution to the chronicles of rock’s still-evolving history.
Following their appearance on this year’s Monsters Of Rock cruise, BLACK STAR RIDERS will play three U.S. shows this April as special guests to EUROPE. Upcoming dates are:
04/24/15 Potawatomi Casino – Milwaukee, WI
04/28/15 House of Blues – Chicago, IL [BUY TICKETS: http://concerts.livenation.com/event/04004E2FF60C46B7]
04/30/15 Irving Plaza – New York, NY [BUY TICKETS: http://concerts.livenation.com/event/00004E33D2F03FA2]
Additional U.S. tour dates will be announced soon.
Pre-sale ticket links are available on the official BLACK STAR RIDERS Facebook page.
The Killer Instinct can be pre-ordered in multiple formats (domestic, import, and exclusive vinyl) from the album’s landing page: http://smarturl.it/BSR-Killer-Instinct.
The track listing for the 2-CD digi-pak version of The Killer Instinct is:
01. The Killer Instinct (purchase the single on iTunes)
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)
Watch two special episodes of the BLACK STAR RIDERS Artist Profile featuring guitarist Damon Johnson & vocalist Ricky Warwick on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel.
BLACK STAR RIDERS will co-headline a 16-date tour throughout the U.K. & Ireland with EUROPE beginning in early March 2015, return to the U.S. to appear on the Monsters Of Rock cruise in April, and perform at England’s Download Festival this June.
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