Top 20 Metal Albums of 2019 As always, the top albums of the year are for full albums (no EP’s or demos) released in 2019. They are new studio albums for the year, not re-recordings, re-releases, cover songs, or live albums. Below the combined top 20 you will find links…
BLACK STAR RIDERS
Best of 2019: Marko Syrjälä
BEST ALBUMS OF 2019 WHITESNAKE FLESH & BLOOD David Coverdale and his snakes return with FLESH AND BLOOD. The album is the band’s most fresh and vital album since SLIP OF THE TONGUE (1989). The renewed line-up sounds just fantastic together. Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra make a great guitar…
BLACK STAR RIDERS – bassist Robbie Crane and guitarist Christian Martucci discuss ANOTHER STATE OF GRACE, Scott Gorham, a new lineup, and the evolution of the band.
INTERVIEW AND LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Black Star Riders released their fourth album, ANOTHER STATE OF GRACE, in February 2019, and now, eight months later, the band returned to tour in Finland. Since the previous visit more than two years ago, Black Star Riders have gone through many changes.…
Black Star Riders with support act Diamond Head on Another State Of Grace European Tour 2019 – leg 1 – at Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden
Black Star Riders – headline act Another State Of Grace European Tour 2019 – leg 1 – Diamond Head – very special guests Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden 31/10 – 2019 Live pictures and review by: Anders Sandvall The brand new Black Star Riders brand new album ANOTHER STATE OF GRACE came…
Scott Gorham of Black Star Riders on New CD Another State of Grace – We Don’t Want to Sound Like Anyone Else!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto Black Star Riders will be releasing their fourth CD, Another State of Grace on September 6th via Nuclear Blast. Building on the success of their previous three releases Heavy Fire [2017], All Hell Breaks Loose [2013] and Killer Instinct [2015] the band has paved the way…
The Dead Daisies with support act on Burn It Down World Tour 2018, European leg 1 – at Pumpehuset Copenhagen, Denmark
The Dead Daisies – Burn It Down World Tour 2018, European leg 1 – The New Roses – support act Pumpehuset, Copenhagen,Denmark 24/4 – 2018 Review and live pictures by: Anders Sandvall
Metal-Rules.com: Best of 2017
As always, the top albums of the year are for full albums (no EP’s or demos) released in 2017. They are new studio albums for the year, not re-recordings, re-releases, cover songs, or live albums. Below the combined TOP 30 are links to each individual staff members’ personal “best of”…
Copenhell Festival 2017 at Refshaleoen Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhell Festival 2017 Refshaleoen, Copenhagen, Denmark 22-24/6 – 2017 Live pictures and review by: Anders Sandvall Guest contributor: Ulrika Henriksson
SWEDENROCK 2017
SWEDENROCK 2017 Once again, the Finnish Metal-Rules.com two-man-team made their annual road trip to Sweden Rock. The 2017 line up presented a wide range of metal and hard rock as usual. Over 70 bands offered one hell of an experience for the attendees during the four-day festival. Sweden Rock has…
BLACK STAR RIDERS Premiere New Video For Upcoming Album
U.S./Irish hard rockers BLACK STAR RIDERS are set to release their hotly-anticipated third album Heavy Fire on February 3rd via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Today, the band premiere the new lyric video for “Heavy Fire,” the album’s thundering opening track. Lead vocalist/guitarist Ricky Warwick explains about the track, “Only fools would…
BLACK STAR RIDERS – vocalist Ricky Warwick discuss the new album HEAVY FIRE and more
INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Black Star Riders is a hard rock band formed in 2012 when members of Thin Lizzy’s most recent line-up decided to record new material and not release it under the Thin Lizzy name. Black Star Riders’ debut album ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE was…
BLACK STAR RIDERS – announce new tour for 2017
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 & Jimmy DeGrasso) are back…
Black Star Riders with support on European Tour 2015 at Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden
Black Star Riders European Tour 2015 Bonafide – special guest The Weyers – support act
BLACK STAR RIDERS Tour Starts This Week
Black Star Riders, comprised of an all-star line-up of seasoned professionals including guitarist Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY, 21 GUNS), vocalist Ricky Warwick (THIN LIZZY, THE ALMIGHTY), guitarist Damon Johnson (THIN LIZZY, ALICE COOPER/BROTHER CANE), drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Y&T, MEGADETH), and bassist Robbie Crane (RATT, LYNCH MOB), will embark on five…
Black Star Riders / Europe @ Glasgow 02 ABC
Black Star Riders (BSR) / Europe @ Glasgow 02 ABC 5th March 2015 Review by Ritchie Birnie Photography by Gavin Lowrey It’s early March and already we have had a raft of Gigs in Scotland’s biggest city. Tonight sees the second co headline tour of the year with Black Star…