Black Star Riders is responsible for four pretty peerless Hard Rocking releases from 2013 to 2019. They’ve also dominated our end of year BEST OF charts more than any other band starting with the […]
Just a few days ahead of their new album Wrong Side Of Paradise, Black Star Riders are thrilled to announce the launch of their brand new single ‘Catch Yourself On’. In addition, to celebrate the forthcoming […]
Following the announcement of new guitarist Sam Wood, Black Star Riders, the Anglo American rockers featuring Ricky Warwick (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Robert Crane (Bass Guitar) and drummer Zak St. John, are excited to release their new […]
“The true spirt of rock n’ roll is a relentless pursuit that consumes me on a daily basis. Chasing after it, making this record was a race well run” – Ricky Warwick. If you’ve followed Ricky’s […]
With just three weeks to go until the release of his first solo record in five years, Ricky Warwick has released the title track to WHEN LIFE WAS HARD AND FAST featuring none other […]
Episode 25 of The Rockpit Podcast – sponsored by Dual Engraving and The Dead Daises (New single Holy Ground out now!) Featuring an interview with Ricky Warwick of Black Star Riders and Thin Lizzy […]
Musically Ricky and I go back a long way. I first saw him on stage playing with New Model Army on dates on the ‘Ghost of Cain’ tour way back in the day though […]
Internationally renowned guitarslinger, vocalist, songwriter, Damon Johnson announces the release of his new album Battle Lessons, due February 19th, 2021 via Double Dragon Records. The collection was made possible with the assistance of an […]
Today sees RICKY WARWICK release the second single from his first studio album in five years, “When Life Was Hard And Fast” (out February 19, 2021, via NUCLEAR BLAST). The new single is titled “You Don’t […]
RICKY WARWICK (Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, The Almighty) has announced today that he will be releasing a brand new studio album, his first since 2015. The new album is titled ‘When Life Was […]
In this unusual 2020, BLACK STAR RIDERS are back with a new single ‘Candidate For Heartbreak‘, released today via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The single is accompanied by a lyric video, available to watch below. […]
Off the back of an extremely successful 2019, BLACK STAR RIDERS greet the new decade with an incredibly relevant new video ‘In The Shadow Of The War Machine‘, out today via Nuclear Blast. The […]
It’s hard to compare apples with oranges let alone bananas so this year we’re not even going to try. This year our Top 10 Hard Rock albums were picked by some of our contributors […]
The BLACK STAR RIDERS are excited to announce the release of their third single ‘Tonight The Moonlight Let Me Down‘, which is accompanied by a lyric video. The arrival of ‘Tonight The Moonlight Let […]
Where does a legend like Scott Gorham sit in your Rock n’ Roll Hall of Great Guitarists? Pretty high up in our book and with an outstanding career that has taken him from iconic […]
After yesterday’s exclusive premiere on the Ken Bruce Show (BBC Radio 2), BLACK STAR RIDERS are thrilled to share their brand new single ‘Ain’t The End Of The World‘, out today. The second single […]
Episode 7 of The Heaven & Hell show…presented by The Rockpit. Each episode will be split into 2 segments – The first hour is Heaven, which represents the hard rock and blues and the […]
BLACK STAR RIDERS release a video to accompany their new single ‘Another State Of Grace’. A cool performance video that introduces the new band lineup, featuring Chad Szeliga (Drums) and Christian Martucci (Lead Guitar), […]
Just enough cloud cover on Sunday, May 5 made for a gorgeous Southern California day for the 5th Annual RIDE FOR RONNIE Motorcycle Ride and Concert, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer […]
Nuclear Blast are delighted to announce the release of BLACK STAR RIDERS new studio album “Another State Of Grace” on the 6th September 2019. The band will support the record with a full UK […]
If you’re a fan of going to live shows I can’t imagine it matters where you live in the world, going to an awesome venue just enhances the experience. That’s what I was treated […]
A lineup of some some great classic rock and metal hit Detroit at the tail end of March as Judas Priest brought long with them Saxon and Black Star Riders for a show that […]
There’s a beautiful purity to the finest rock ‘n’ roll, a thrilling simplicity in striking an over-amplified guitar chord, a transcendent joy in getting high on just volume, adrenaline and a backbeat. BLACK STAR RIDERS, […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast Records including updates on The Night Flight Orchestra, Overkill, Cellar Darling, Pristine, Municipal Waste, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and Black Star Riders Swedish classic/progressive rock […]
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 […]
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