Black Star Riders (Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper and Brother Cane) guitarist Damon Johnson New Solo Album: “Memoirs Of An Uprising” Release Date: 9thNovember 2018 Warwick Johnson Tour Dates Announced For The UK In Sept/Oct 2018 Photo credit Stephen Jensen Damon Johnson is pleased to announce his forthcoming new solo album …
Read More »Warwick-Johnson – Announce ‘Sonic Acoustic Attack Tour’
WARWICK JOHNSON ANNOUNCE UK AND EUROPE ACOUSTIC TOUR IN AUTUMN 2018 RICKY WARWICK (Black Star Riders / Thin Lizzy / The Almighty) DAMON JOHNSON (Black Star Riders / Thin Lizzy / Alice Cooper) Rock veterans Ricky Warwick and Damon Johnson are pleased to announce a “Sonic Acoustic Attack Tour” in Autumn …
Read More »Damon Johnson Announces Pledge Campaign For New Solo Album
Black Star Riders (Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper and Brother Cane) guitarist Damon Johnson Announces Pledge Campaign For New Solo Album “Memoirs Of An Uprising” Album Release in Late 2018 Warwick Johnson Tour Dates Announced For The UK In Sept/Oct 2018 Photo Credit Stephen Jensen Damon Johnson has announced a Pledge …
Read More »Damon Johnson guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has announced a Pledge Campaign for his forthcoming new solo album “Memoirs Of An Uprising”
Damon Johnson has announced a Pledge Campaign for his forthcoming new solo album “Memoirs Of An Uprising”. The album will receive a full release later in 2018. Damon has an illustrious career as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for Brother Cane, Alice Cooper and currently Black Star Riders and Thin Lizzy. …
Read More »Black Star Riders – Re-Signs New Worldwide Deal With Nuclear Blast Entertainment
RE-SIGNS NEW WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT Off the back of the extremely successful album “Heavy Fire” and UK/European tour, Black Star Riders are pleased to announce a new worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Formed in 2012, Black Star Riders signed their first contract with Nuclear Blast …
Read More »Black Star Riders Welcome New Drummer – Chad Szeliga
BLACK STAR RIDERS WELCOME CHAD SZELIGA Black Star Riders are proud to announce that their new drummer is Chad Szeliga. Chad, formerly with Breaking Benjamin and Black Label Society amongst others, first came to Ricky, Scott & Damon’s attention in 2012 when Thin Lizzy were touring North America with Judas …
Read More »Black Star Riders Premiere New Video ‘Dancing With The Wrong Girl’
Black Star Riders Premiere New Video For ‘Dancing With The Wrong Girl’ U.S./Irish hard rockers BLACK STAR RIDERS released their hotly-anticipated third album Heavy Fire on the 3rd of February via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Fresh off their extensive run of the UK and Ireland, the band return with a music video for new single, ‘Dancing …
Read More »Backyard Babies – New DVD: “Live At Cirkus”
BACKYARD BABIES NEW DVD: “LIVE AT CIRKUS” RELEASE DATE: 24th FEBRUARY 2017 UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED IN MARCH 2017 SUPPORTING BLACK STAR RIDERS “returning after a five year hiatus … doing what they do best – kick ass, straight-up rock ‘n’ roll songs, flecked with punk attitude and sleaze rock …
Read More »Ramblin’ Man Fair announce more acts
Ramblin’ Man Fair have announced more acts…. Black Star Riders (Special Guests / UK Festival Exclusive) Danny Worsnop Aaron Keylock Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown Lionize Announced acts to date are: Friday 28th July Planet Rock Main Stage Saxon (Main Stage Headliner) Y&T Last in Line Graham Bonnet Band …
Read More »Black Star Riders Release Fifth Trailer for ‘Heavy Fire’
Black Star Riders Release Fifth Trailer for ‘Heavy Fire’ BLACK STAR RIDERS are set to release their forthcoming album Heavy Fire on the 3rd of February via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Today, the band unveil the fifth video trailer in which Damon Johnson, Ricky Warwick and Scott Gorham discuss some of their early influences and favourite bands and …
Read More »Jimmy DeGrasso, Black Star Riders interview
I spoke to Jimmy DeGrasso late last year to talk about Black Star Riders with a new album, Heavy Fire, due out on 3rd February followed by a UK tour. We finished recording, I think it was the third week in September, but there’s so much else that goes on …
Read More »Black Star Riders Release Fourth Trailer for ‘Heavy Fire’
Black Star Riders Release Fourth Trailer for ‘Heavy Fire’ BLACK STAR RIDERS are set to release their forthcoming album Heavy Fire on the 3rd of February 2017 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. In anticipation of this release, the band have unveiled a fourth video in which Damon Johnson, Ricky Warwick and Scott Gorham discuss how the album’s title track …
Read More »Black Star Riders Premiere New Video ‘Testify Or Say Goodbye’
Black Star Riders Premiere New Video ‘Testify Or Say Goodbye’ BLACK STAR RIDERS are set to release their forthcoming album Heavy Fire on the 3rd of February 2017 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Today, the band premiere the new video for second single, ‘Testify Or Say Goodbye‘. Frontman Ricky Warwick comments on the track: “Power, glory, rock n …
Read More »Black Star Riders – First Trailer For “Heavy Fire”
BLACK STAR RIDERS BAND RELEASE FIRST TRAILER FOR THIRD ALBUM ‘HEAVY FIRE‘ A week ago, Black Star Riders announced their third studio album, “Heavy Fire“, set for release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment in February 2017. Today, the band have revealed the first video trailer in which frontman Ricky Warwick explains the writing process behind …
Read More »Black Star Riders – New Album “Heavy Fire” Out February 2017
New Album: Heavy Fire Released: 3rd February 2017 UK & Eire Tour – March 2017 New single “When The Night Comes In” lyric video available here https://youtu.be/aR-w6_IH7hE Nuclear Blast are pleased to announce the release of Black Star Riders third studio album, “Heavy Fire”, in February 2017. The band will …
Read More »Black Star Riders Announce 2017 Tour
Black Star Riders are hitting the road next year with a comprehensive UK tour in support of their new album ‘Heavy Fire’, set for release in early 2017. After a full year off the road, Black Star Riders (Ricky Warwick, Scott Gorham, Damon Johnson, Robert Crane and Jimmy DeGrasso) are …
Read More »Backyard Babies – Announce UK Tour In 2017 Supporting Black Star Riders
BACKYARD BABIES UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED IN MARCH 2017 SUPPORTING BLACK STAR RIDERS “returning after a five year hiatus … doing what they do best – kick ass, straight-up rock ‘n’ roll songs, flecked with punk attitude and sleaze rock swagger” (Vive Le Rock). Backyard Babies returned to the …
Read More »Damon Johnson – Announces Solo EP “Echo” Out On 27th May 2016
Damon Johnson – Announces Solo EP “Echo” Out On 27th May 2016 Damon Johnson (Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, Brother Cane) is pleased to announce his first solo electric project with the ‘Echo’ EP, to be released in May 2016. Recorded throughout 2015, the 5 track EP sees …
Read More »Ricky Warwick – PlanetMosh Exclusive
Northern Ireland-born Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick certainly believes in keeping busy. In 2015 he released no less than three PledgeMusic-funded solo albums, and toured virtually non-stop in support of BSR’s own second album, ‘The Killer Instinct’. In between this, he also undertook a UK tour with band mate, …
Read More »Ricky Warwick – Ahoghill, Diamond Rock Club – 2 January 2016
A little more than three months after he last graced this same stage – then accompanied by his Black Star Riders bandmate Damon Johnson – Ricky Warwick returned to one of his favourite haunts for this special New Year show. In fact, Warwick had forsaken the somewhat sunnier climes of …
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