Heavy Fire Black Star Riders

• 1 Heavy Fire 04:28
• 2 When the Night Comes In 03:16
• 3 Dancing with the Wrong Girl 03:21
• 4 Who Rides the Tiger 04:20
• 5 Cold War Love 04:05
• 6 Testify or Say Goodbye 04:17
• 7 Thinking About You Could Get Me Killed 03:38
• 8 True Blue Kid 04:17
• 9 Ticket to Rise 04:38
• 10 Letting Go of Me 03:44
• 11 Fade 04:22
• Total Runtime 44:26

Info for Heavy Fire

Ricky Warwick, Scott Gorham und die Black Star Riders gehen mit dem neuen Album "Heavy fire" an den Start. Das kommende, dritte Studio-Werk wurde in Nashville mit Produzent Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, MASTODON) aufgenommen und ist der stärkste Longplayer bis dato. Fans von Thin Lizzy, Krokus, Thunder oder auch The Answer kommen hier voll auf ihre Kosten.

Aufgenommen wurde das neue Album in Nashville, Tennessee. Hinterm Mischpult saß dabei ein echter Vollprofi: der mehrfach mit dem Grammy ausgezeichnete Produzent Nick Raskulinecz. Zu seinen Kunden gehörten in der Vergangenheit bereits System of a Down, Marilyn Manson, Fu Manchu, die Foo Fighters, Danko Jones, Korn und viele mehr.

"Mit ihrem dritten Album stellen die Black Star Riders erneut klar wofür sie musikalisch stehen, ohne Wenn und Aber. Die neuen Tracks lassen keine Zweifel aufkommen, wo der musikalische Hammer hängt. Energisch und drückend steigt man mit einem exzellenten Triple ein: „Heavy fire“, „When the night comes in“ sowie „Dancing with the wrong girl“ beweisen pure Spielfreude, ein austariertes Songwriting sowie die typischen Trademarks des Black Star Riders Sounds. Die fest verankerten Thin Lizzy-Einflüsse dominieren erneut die Songs, die dennoch ein beachtliches Eigenleben führen. Warwicks Gesang ist für jede Menge angenehmer Schauer zuständig. In diesem Zusammenhang muss einfach das groovig-tighte „Testify or say goodbye“ hervorgehoben werden. Beim krachenden „Who rides the tiger“ besticht die Doppelgitarrenarbeit der Herren Gorham und Johnson. „Heavy fire“ ist hörbar stärker ausgefallen als sein Vorgänger. Man hat deutlich auf mehr Power sowie Geschwindigkeit gesetzt, was das ganze Album zu einem sehr kurzweiligen Hörerlebnis macht!" (EMP Redaktion)

Ricky Warwick, vocals, guitar
Scott Gorham, lead guitar
Damon Johnson, lead guitar, lap steel, mellotron, backing vocals
Robbie Crane, bass
Jimmy DeGrasso, drums, percussion
Wendy Moten, backing vocals (on tracks 2, 9)
Gale Mayes, backing vocals (on tracks 2, 9)
Drea Rhenee, backing vocals (on tracks 2, 9)
Pearl Aday, backing vocals (on track 6)
Fred Mandel, Hammond B3 organ (on track 6)
Nick Raskulinecz, mellotron (on track 10)

Produced by Nick Raskulinecz

Black Star Riders
are a band with a huge pedigree. Featuring lead guitarists Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy) and Damon Johnson (Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper), lead vocalist/guitarist Ricky Warwick (Thin Lizzy, The Almighty), bassist Robert Crane (Vince Neil, Ratt) and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Megadeth, Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth), the band are in their fifth year and have three albums under their belt.

Formed in 2012 and taking inspiration for their name after a gang of outlaws in the 1993 western film Tombstone, the band quickly signed a record deal with A&R guru Monte Conner’s label, Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Their debut album, “All Hell Breaks Loose” (produced by Kevin Shirley) was released in May 2013. The release drew widespread acclaim from the world’s press and fans alike.

2013 & 2014 saw live appearances at the prestigious Download Festival in UK and Sweden Rock Festival in addition to headline tours of Europe, USA & Japan.

The bands second album, “The Killer Instinct”, was released in March 2015 and reached a UK national chart position of number 13. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Mastodon, Alice In Chains) in Nashville, the album features Warwick & Johnson as the primary songwriters. Coupled together with Gorham’s classic ‘Thin Lizzy sound’, Black Star Riders came up with something special. The album that surpassed the first in press and fan reaction and gaining many 9/10 and 10/10 reviews.

BBC Radio 2, the UK’s most listened to station, continued their support of the band’s releases and playlisted tracks from the album that gained them ‘Record of the Week’ status.

More touring continued into 2015 culminating in a UK arena run with Def Leppard & Whitesnake at the end of that year.

The bands third album “Heavy Fire” was released on February 3rd 2017 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Written and recorded in 2016 with Nick Raskulinecz again at the helm, the two lead singles were Radio 2 playlisted and again made “Record of the week” status.

The album is set for top 10 position in the UK national charts and top 20 in other European countries. An extensive UK headline tour starts March 2nd and many summer festival appearances are scheduled including the ‘special guest’ slot at the Ramblin’ Man Fair in UK.

Looking ahead, 2018 see’s the band invited to the SOLD OUT Rock Legend’s VI cruise out of Florida, alongside Sammy Hagar and Bad Company.

Booklet for Heavy Fire