Sault St. Marie (MI), Minneapolis (MN), and Moline (IL) are the three additional U.S. cities where melodic hard rockers BLACK STAR RIDERS will be taking the finesse of their high-caliber headlining show this April in support of their second studio album, The Killer Instinct, due out in North America on February 24th.
The six U.S. dates (three as special guests to EUROPE) follow the band’s appearance on this year’s Monsters Of Rock cruise:
04/23/15 Kewadin Casino – Sault St. Marie, MI
04/24/15 Potawatomi Casino – Milwaukee, WI (with EUROPE)
04/25/15 Fineline Café – Minneapolis, MN
04/26/15 Rascals Live – Moline, IL
04/28/15 House of Blues – Chicago, IL (with EUROPE) [BUY TICKETS]
04/30/15 Irving Plaza – New York, NY (with EUROPE) [BUY TICKETS]
Pre-sale ticket links are available on the official BLACK STAR RIDERS Facebook page.
The Killer Instinct was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON) and is a perfectly crafted collection of organic & musical 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 that the emotions evoked by hard rock music are timeless and that great songwriting trumps formulaic checklists each and every time.
A lustrous contribution to the chronicles of rock’s inter-generational legacy, The Killer Instinct features an all-star line-up of seasoned professionals including 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).
Long-time guitar hero Scott Gorham shares: “THIN LIZZY is a known situation, but with BLACK STAR RIDERS we’re moving into uncharted territory and that’s pretty damned exciting. I’m having more fun playing right now than I have in years.”
More on BLACK STAR RIDERS:
• Live acoustic versions of “Finest Hour” & “The Killer Instinct” + two special Artist Profile episodes featuring guitarist Damon Johnson & vocalist Ricky Warwick on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel.
• Ricky Warwick shares the back-stories on all of The Killer Instinct‘s album tracks here.
• Discover Damon Johnson’s life-altering albums here.
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)
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 and play six shows in America in April, then perform at England’s Download Festival this June.
