BLACK STAR RIDERS are back - with a new album, a new line-up, and what frontmanRicky Warwick calls “a new energy and chemistry”. The band's third studio album"Another State Of Grace" will be released on September 6th via Nuclear Blast Recordsand in a trailer released today, Robert and Ricky sit down to tell us a bit about the new line-up and how they met Chad and Christian.
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The new album is a stunning collection of songs that will further develop the band’s burgeoning reputation as one of the most essential contemporary rock acts. Recorded at Sphere Studios in Burbank, California in February 2019, the album was produced & mixed byJay Ruston (STONE SOUR, ANTHRAX, URIAH HEEP).
After a lengthy period off the road, BLACK STAR RIDERS are back with a 15 date UK & Ireland Tour with special guests STONE BROKEN and WAYWARD SONS. The dates for the UK & Ireland tour are as follows:
- Oct 10 Bristol - O2 Academy *^
- Oct 11 Cambridge - Corn Exchange *^
- Oct 12 London - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire *^
- Oct 13 Wrexham - William Aston Hall *^
- Oct 16 Dublin - The Academy *
- Oct 17 Belfast - Limelight *
- Oct 18 Glasgow - Braehead Arena §
- Oct 19 Newcastle - O2 Academy *^
- Oct 20 Nottingham - Rock City *^
- Oct 22 Bexhill - De La Warr Pavilion *^
- Oct 23 Bournemouth - O2 Academy *^
- Oct 24 Cardiff - University (Great Hall) *^
- Oct 25 Wolverhampton - KK's Steel Mill *^
- Oct 26 Leeds - O2 Academy *^
- Oct 27 Mancheste - O2 Ritz *^
Special guests: * Stone Broken | ^ Wayward Sons
§ BSR Only
Tickets are on sale now: blackstarriders.com
The band will then be hitting the road in Europe with support from DIAMOND HEAD and WAYWARD SONS. The EU tour dates rack up as follows:
- Oct 30 Roskilde - Gimle +
- Oct 31 Malmö - Kulturbolaget +
- Nov 01 Stockholm - Fryshuset Klubben +
- Nov 02 Gothenburg - Trädgår'n +
- Nov 03 Oslo - Vulkan +
- Nov 05 Tampere - Talo +
- Nov 06 Helsinki - The Circus +
- Nov 08 Borlänge - Liljan
- Nov 09 Esbjerg - Tobakken
- Nov 12 Hamburg - Markthalle +^
- Nov 13 Köln - Die Kantine +^
- Nov 14 Dresden - Reithalle Strasse E +^
- Nov 15 Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal +^
- Nov 17 Zurich - Dynamo ^
- Nov 18 München - Backstage (Halle) +^
- Nov 19 Nürnberg - Hirsch +^
- Nov 20 Prague - Nová Chmelnice ^
- Nov 21 Leipzig - Anker +^
Long-time supporter Joe Elliott, vocalist of DEF LEPPARD says “I’ve been an ardent supporter ever since they started their journey having moved away from being Thin Lizzy and becoming a legitimate band in their own right. For me, this is by far their best effort to date”.
Vocalist Ricky Warwick says, “This has probably been the most enjoyable experience in the studio I have had making a record. The vibe and commitment the boys brought into this was stellar. Our most anthemic and soulful album to date. I’m very proud and excited for people to hear 'Another State Of Grace'!”
The album is available on CD, vinyl and vinyl picture disc, limited edition boxset and limited edition light green vinyl:
Tracklist:
1.Tonight The Moonlight Let Me Down
2. Another State Of Grace
3. Ain’t The End Of The World
4. Underneath The Afterglow
5. Soldier In The Ghetto
6.Why Do You Love Your Guns?
7. Standing In The Line Of Fire
8. What Will It Take?
9. In The Shadow Of The War Machine
10. Poisoned Heart