BLACK STAR RIDERS: Damon Johnson and Scott Gorham discuss developing their songwriting skills on the new album "The Killer Instinct"

BLACK STAR RIDERS guitarists Damon Johnson (THIN LIZZY, ex-ALICE COOPER/BROTHER CANE) and Scott Gorham (THIN […]

January 31, 2015

BLACK STAR RIDERS guitarists Damon Johnson (THIN LIZZY, ex-ALICE COOPER/BROTHER CANE) and Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY, ex-21 GUNS) check-in again to discuss how they have developed their songwriting skills over the years, and even still during the recording of the band's new album, "The Killer Instinct".

Watch the official interview over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D0BAFNM-_TM

Album trailer #1: https://youtu.be/CcSvF3glc9w
Album trailer #2: https://youtu.be/nTjG_-evgGY

The second studio album by BLACK STAR RIDERS is a rich collection of story-based tracks ('Soldierstown', 'Finest Hour', 'Blindsided', 'Sex, Guns & Gasoline') rooted in master craftsman performances by vocalist Ricky Warwick, guitarist Damon Johnson, guitarist Scott Gorham, drummer Jimmy DeGrasso and bassist Robbie Crane.

"The Killer Instinct" will be released in different formats: CD, Limited 2 CDs Digibook, Limited Gatefold Black Vinyl and Limited Gatefold Clear Vinyl (available for mail orders only).

Full tracklisting is as follows:

LIMITED 2CD DIGIBOOK
1. The Killer Instinct
2. Bullet Blues
3. Finest Hour
4. Soldierstown
5. Charlie I Gotta Go
6. Blindsided
7. Through The Motions
8. Sex, Guns & Gasoline
9. Turn In Your Arms
10. You Little Liar

Bonus CD:
1. Gabrielle
2. The Reckoning Day
3. The Killer Instinct (Acoustic)
4. Blindsided (Acoustic)
5. Charlie I Gotta Go (Acoustic)
6. Finest Hour (Acoustic)

CD
1. The Killer Instinct
2. Bullet Blues
3. Finest Hour
4. Soldierstown
5. Charlie I Gotta Go
6. Blindsided
7. Through The Motions
8. Sex, Guns & Gasoline
9. Turn In Your Arms
10. You Little Liar

VINYL
Side A
1. The Killer Instinct
2. Bullet Blues
3. Finest Hour
4. Soldierstown
5. Charlie I Gotta Go

Side B
1. Blindsided
2. Through The Motions
3. Sex, Guns & Gasoline
4. Turn In Your Arms
5. You Little Liar

Pre-order your copy of "The Killer Instinct" at the following link: https://smarturl.it/BSRTheKillerInstinct

BLACK STAR RIDERS head out on a co-headline UK and Eire tour with EUROPE throughout March 2015. Full dates are:

06.-09.02. UK Minehead - Giants of Rock Festival
02.03. IRL Dublin - Olympia
03.03. IRL Belfast - Ulster Hall
05.03. UK Glasgow - ABC
06.03. UK Glasgow - ABC
07.03. UK Newcastle - O2 Academy
08.03. UK Leeds - O2 Academy
10.03. UK Nottingham - Rock City
11.03. UK Cambridge - Corn Exchange
13.03. UK Manchester - Academy
14.03. UK Wolverhampton - Civic
15.03. UK Exeter - Uni
16.03. UK Bristol - O2 Academy
18.03. UK Bournemouth - O2 Academy
19.03. UK Norwich - UEA
20.03. UK London - Shepherds Bush Empire
21.03. UK London - Shepherds Bush Empire
18.04. USA Miami, FL - Monsters Of Rock Cruise
24.04. USA Milwaukee, WI - Potawatomi Casino
28.04. USA Chicago, IL - House of Blues
30.04. USA New York, NY - Irving Plaza