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Opening with a quote from American author & poet Maya Angelou and closing with a quote from THIN LIZZY frontman & bassist Phil Lynott, the new BLACK STAR RIDERS video for ‘Kingdom Of The Lost’ has debuted on the Classic Rock Magazine homepage: http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/music_and_videos/black-star-riders-kingdom-ofthe-lost/Described as “one of the most personal songs for me on the record” by BLACK STAR RIDERS vocalist Ricky Warwick, ‘Kingdom Of The Lost’ comes off the band’s debut album, »All Hell Breaks Loose«, which entered the charts on #15 – Sweden, #25 – U.K., #29 – Germany, #38 – Finland, #63 – Switzerland, #64 – Ireland, #107 – Wallonia, #122 – France, #163 – Belgium.BLACK STAR RIDERS are currently on tour through Europe through December 15th. Video footage of singer Ricky Warwick, bassist Marco Mendoza, and guitarist Damon Johnson’s special acoustic performance for their Meet & Greet guests in Malmö, Sweden can be seen here: BLACK STAR RIDERS – on tour: 16.11. FIN Helsinki - Virgin Oil 17.11. DK Copenhagen - Amager Bio 18.11. DK Kolding - Godset 19.11. D Cologne - Live Music Hall20.11. B Vosselaar - Biebob 22.11. UK Bournemouth - O2 Academy 23.11. UK Londond - Shepherds Bush Empire 24.11. UK Bristol - O2 Academy 26.11. UK Cambridge - Junction 27.11. UK Norwich - UEA 29.11. UK Pwllheli, Gwynedd - HARD ROCK HELL 30.11. UK Wolverhampton - Wulfrun Hall 01.12. UK Cardiff - University / Solus 02.12. UK Oxford - O2 Academy 03.12. UK Liverpool - O2 Academy 05.12. UK Inverness, Scotland - Ironworks 06.12. UK Edinburgh, Scotland - Picturehouse 07.12 UK Newcastle -O2 Academy 08.12. UK Leeds - O2 Academy 10.12. UK Leamington Spa - The Assembly Rooms 12.12. UK Nottingham, England - Rock City 13.12. UK Manchester - Ritz 14.12. IRE Dublin - Academy 15.12. IRE Belfast, N. Ireland - Belfast Limelight BLACK STAR RIDERS guitarist Scott Gorham & vocalist Ricky Warwick appeared earlier this year on VH1’s That Metal Show. Watch the episode online here: http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/936152/that-metal-show-ep-7-act-1.jhtmlABOUT BLACK STAR RIDERS: In 2012, the touring members of THIN LIZZY began to seriously consider utilizing the vast songwriting talent within the band and spoke of it freely in the press. When THIN LIZZY drummer Brian Downey and keyboardist Darren Wharton bowed out of a new studio album and the subsequent tours to support it, the remaining members decided to continue under the BLACK STAR RIDERS name allowing the band to forge forward from - yet informed by - the historical legacy infused in the THIN LIZZY name. BLACK STAR RIDERS features veteran musicians Ricky Warwick (THIN LIZZY / THE ALMIGHTY) on vocals, Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY / 21 GUNS) on guitar, Damon Johnson (THIN LIZZY / ALICE COOPER / BROTHER CANE) on guitar, Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY / TED NEGENT / WHITESNAKE / BLUE MURDER) on bass and Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER / MEGADETH / Y&T) on drums. »All Hell Breaks Loose« was produced & mixed by the legendary Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Rush). Album artwork is by renowned American pin-up artist Gil Elvgren. The track listing for »All Hell Breaks Loose« is:01. All Hell Breaks Loose02. Bound For Glory 03. Kingdom Of The Lost 04. Bloodshot05. Kissin’ The Ground06. Hey Judas 07. Hoodoo Voodoo08. Valley Of The Stones09. Someday Salvation10. Before The War11. Blues Ain't So BDigi-pak BONUS TRACK: ‘Right To Be Wrong’The special edition digi-pak version also features a “Making of” DVD.Order your copy of »All Hell Breaks Loose« here: http://bit.ly/BSR-AHBL Other BLACK STAR RIDERS videos:‘Hey Judas’ (official) ‘Bound For Glory’ (lyric video) ‘Kingdom Of The Lost’ (lyric video) Read more... then come back and comment below.

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