Hard rock supergroup BLACK STAR RIDERS will quickly be storming stages across the U.S. in support of their highly-acclaimed debut album All Hell Breaks Loose. The headlining trek of thirty-four shows launches tonight in San Antonio, Texas and will wind its way to Falls Church, Virginia on June 22nd. Six performances will be co-headlined by SKID ROW.
Featuring veteran rock musicians Ricky Warwick (THIN LIZZY / The Almighty) on vocals, Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY / 21 Guns) on guitar, Damon Johnson (THIN LIZZY / Alice Cooper / Brother Cane) on guitar, Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY / Ted Nugent / Whitesnake / Blue Murder) on bass, and Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper / Megadeth / Y&T) on drums, All Hell Breaks Loose was produced by the legendary Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Rush) & debuted on the American Billboard Heatseekers chart at #5 & the Billboard Hard Music chart at #19 last May.
BLACK STAR RIDER guitarist Damon Johnson recently spoke with Houston Press journalist Bob Ruggiero about the recording sessions for the band’s debut album:
“I give [album producer Kevin Shirley] a lot of credit. Kevin pushed Scott, and Scott needed to be pushed. But I'll admit I was super-nervous when [vocalist Ricky Warwick and I] played Scott the demos, some of it recorded on my phone! But he liked everything we played for him so it turned from fear to elation!”
Read the entire Houston Press interview here: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2014/05/black_star_riders_roar_out_of.php
U.S. tour dates for BLACK STAR RIDERS are:
5/01/14 The Aztec Theater – San Antonio, TX
5/02/14 Queen City Music Hall – Fort Worth, TX
5/03/14 Concert Pub North - Houston, TX
5/04/14 Juanita’s Café & Bar – Little Rock, AR
5/05/14 Neumeier’s – Fort Smith, AR
5/08/14 Rialto Theater – Tucson, AZ*
5/09/14 The Marquee - Tempe, AZ*
5/10/14 M15 Concert Bar & Grill – Corona, CA*
5/12/14 Harlow’s Night Club – Sacramento, CA*
5/13/14 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
5/14/14 Fulton 55 – Fresno, CA
5/15/14 Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA*
5/16/14 The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA*
5/24/14 Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
5/25/14 Iron Works – Buffalo, NY
5/26/14 Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
5/27/14 Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
5/29/14 Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI
5/30/14 Rascals Live – Moline, IL
5/31/14 The Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL
6/01/14 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
6/03/14 Exit/In – Nashville, TN
6/04/14 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
6/05/14 Amos Southend – Charlotte, NC
6/06/14 Blue Fox Billiards – Winchester, VA
6/08/14 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
6/09/14 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
6/12/14 Republic of Texas Biker Rally @ County Expo Center – Austin, TX
6/14/14 Varsity Theater – Baton Rouge, LA
6/15/14 Workplay Theatre – Birmingham, AL
6/17/14 BB Kings – New York, NY
6/19/14 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
6/20/14 Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
6/22/14 State Theatre – Falls Church, VA
*co-headlining with SKID ROW
Purchase links for the album – which features artwork is by renowned American pin-up artist Gil Elvgren - can be found on the All Hell Breaks Loose Landing Page: http://bit.ly/BSR-AHBL
BLACK STAR RIDERS videos include:
• “Kingdom Of The Lost (official) - http://youtu.be/--N4ISYI-4c
• “Kingdom Of The Lost” (lyric video) - http://youtu.be/OEWPbi3Jtm4
• “Hey Judas” (official) - http://youtu.be/sUFhANBJPwY
• “Bound For Glory” (lyric video) - http://youtu.be/kq6Z6C3ipMk
This fall, BLACK STAR RIDERS will enter the studio in Dublin, Ireland to start recording their sophomore album, which will be produced by DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott and engineer by Ronan McHugh.
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