BLACK STAR RIDERS: Debut Album Lands On U.K. Chart

June 3, 2013

"All Hell Breaks Loose", the debut album from BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals),Damon Johnson (guitar),Scott Gorham (guitar),Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) on drums, has entered the U.K. chart at position No. 25. The CD was released on May 28 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment.

The "All Hell Breaks Loose" artwork features a painting by Gil Elvgren (March 15, 1914 - February 29, 1980),the legendary U.S. painter best known for his work on pin-up girls, advertising and illustration.

"All Hell Breaks Loose" was recorded and mixed by producer Kevin Shirley (LED ZEPPELIN, IRON MAIDEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH) at his The Cave studios in Malibu, California. Mastering duties were handled by Bob Ludwig (JIMI HENDRIX, RUSH, KISS, LED ZEPPELIN) at Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine.

The album was released as a standard CD and also as a special-edition digipak featuring a bonus track, "Right To Be Wrong", and a "making-of" DVD.

BLACK STAR RIDERS made its live debut last Thursday, May 30 at The Marshall Theatre in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.

The set featured a mix of music from BLACK STAR RIDERS' debut album, "All Hell Breaks Loose", along with classic THIN LIZZY tracks.

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