A lyric video for the BLACK STAR RIDERS single “Bound For Glory” is now available for viewing on YouTube: http://youtu.be/kq6Z6C3ipMk
BLACK STAR RIDERS frontman Ricky Warwick shares a bit of the backstory on the “Bound For Glory” track:
"I had the chords for ages, but I couldn't find the right lyric. Then one night Scott [Gorham, guitarist] and Marco [Mendoza, bassist] went out for a Chinese [food] in Plymouth - of all places. When the waitress realized who they were, she said 'Oh, my dad's a huge THIN LIZZY fan!' And next thing they know, they're being introduced to this old Chinese guy called Johnny Wong who says to Scott: 'Southbound! I love Southbound!' [a song from THIN LIZZY’s classic 1977 album Bad Reputation]. They got talking and he told them how he'd been kicking against the pricks all these years, struggling to make ends meet. That's why the first line of ‘Bound For Glory’ goes, 'Johnny Wong keeps tryin’ to get it right.'"
The BLACK STAR RIDERS line-up features THIN LIZZY members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper / Megadeth). Produced & mixed by the legendary Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Rush), their debut album All Hell Breaks Loose will be released in North America on May 28th. A painting by Gil Elvgren - the most renowned pin-up artist in the history of American Illustration – is featured in the album artwork.
The “Bound For Glory” single can be purchased on iTunes: http://bit.ly/blackstarridersbfg
The track listing for All Hell Breaks Loose is:
01. All Hell Breaks Loose
02. Bound For Glory
03. Kingdom Of The Lost
04. Bloodshot
05. Kissin’ The Ground
06. Hey Judas
07. Hoodoo Voodoo
08. Valley Of The Stones
09. Someday Salvation
10. Before The War
11. Blues Ain't So Bad
The album will be released as a standard CD and also as a special edition digi-pak featuring a bonus track “Right To Be Wrong” and a “Making of” DVD.
A 24-minute compilation of behind-the-scenes video reports from the band’s studio time in Los Angeles can be viewed on YouTube: http://youtu.be/JEx9gD8RPz8
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